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Sarkozy confirms cabinet reshuffle in October

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-07-13 02:59

PARIS-- French President Nicolas Sarkozy confirmed that a cabinet reshuffle was scheduled for October in an interview with France 2 television on Monday night.

In the live-broadcast TV interview, Sarkozy said a rearrangement of ministers would take place in October after the pension reform.

This is the first time that the president has confirmed the reshuffle publicly after the decision was mentioned at a party session on July 1.

There were rumors and speculations that the cabinet reshuffle would be advanced up before September following a series of recent ministerial scandals, which pressed heavily to Sarkozy's economically burdened government.

Sarkozy said he was determined to reshuffle his government and re-organize his right-wing majority party UMP in autumn, in front of several party parliament members at the last session.