The new government of François Fillon revised Sunday, is characterized by the departure of Michele Alliot-Marie and Hortefeux and arrivals of Gerard Longuet and Claude Gueant, and a preponderance of Alain Juppe. Alain Juppe replaces Michele Alliot-Marie at the Quai d'Orsay, announced Sunday, February 27 President Nicolas Sarkozy
After weeks of controversy, Nicolas Sarkozy has redesigned Sunday, February 27 regal positions of his government, replacing Michele Alliot-Marie Alain Juppe at the Quai d'Orsay, to beef up its foreign policy, trounced his procrastination to meet Arab revolutions. This is the fourth cabinet reshuffle of Francois Fillon in less than a year, amid embarrassing business for some of its members.
In a speech Broadcast less than seven minutes Sunday night, the head of state announced the arrival of the Interior of his confidential, the secretary general of the Elysee Claude Gueant, instead another of his followers Hortefeux, and confirmed the appointment of senators UMP boss Gerard Longuet of Defense. "My duty as president is to explain the challenges ahead, but equally to protect the present from the French," he said, "This is why, with (…) Francois Fillon, we have decided to reorganize the departments that relate to our diplomacy and our security. "
If he praised the "great hope" raised by popular revolts that toppled regimes in Tunisia and Egypt and now threaten that of Muammar Qaddafi, Nicolas Sarkozy has warned against "what might be consequences of such tragedies on uncontrollable migration and terrorism. "
"The fear of confrontation, exclusion never allowed to prepare the future, internationally and at national level. Conversely, the refusal to see reality in the face exacerbates tensions," also said the president, while the UMP has already announced a controversial debate, including right on the place of Islam in France.
In this climate, Nicolas Sarkozy justified the remodeling of his government by the need to appoint people "prepared to face the upcoming events which no one can predict the course".He welcomed in Alain Juppe "one who has already exercised these functions (Minister of Foreign Affairs 1993-1995) with a success universally recognized" and Gerard Longuet, "a man of experience." As for Claude Gueant, he "knows all the ins and outs" of the Ministry of Interior.
The president did not have cons in a word for MAM, which was finally submitted his resignation Sunday after weeks of controversy over the conditions of his Christmas vacation in Tunisia. In his letter of resignation, the former boss of the Quai d'Orsay has justified its departure by refusing to accept "that some use this cabal to try to convince a weakening of the international policy of France." After resisting calls to resign, she repeated "have the feeling of having committed any breach."
This remanienent, onne already as a repudiation of Brice Hortefeux.This faithful of the Head of State will join soon, however at the Elysee in "Eminent functions," said Mr Sarkozy's entourage, including where it should prepare the presidential campaign of 2012. According to government sources, Mr. Guéant will be replaced by Acting secretary general of the Elysee by his deputy, Xavier Musca, principal adviser to Nicolas Sarkozy on financial and economic issues.
MAM's companion, Minister of Relations with Parliament, Patrick Ollier, also indicted for his vacation in Tunisia, has retained his portfolio. Benoît Hamon (PS) has estimated that the departure of MMA signed the "fiasco" of the foreign policy of Nicolas Sarkozy and a "humiliating defeat for France." As for Marine Le Pen (FN), she lamented the lack of "concrete announcement (over) flow control our borders."