Too close to Ben Ali: Alliot-Marie, the French Foreign Minister Michele Alliot-Marie will be explained, according to government sources on Sunday morning her resignation. As the news agency AFP on Saturday learned in Paris, Alliot-Marie wanted to step down after returning from Kuwait. The Foreign Minister was due to their contacts with the environment of the Tunisian President Ben Ali ousted last come under severe pressure.
During her visit to Kuwait, where on Saturday for the 20th celebration Anniversary of the liberation of the Gulf emirate from Iraq took part, said Alliot-Marie, as usual, they go about their business. Two cabinet colleagues had on Friday but said Alliot-Marie has become for the government of President Nicolas Sarkozy "intolerable".
According to Defence Minister Alain Juppe head the Foreign Ministry in future. At the same time announced at the Elysee Palace on Sunday evening, a nationally transmitted speech by President Nicolas Sarkozy. According to his office, it should go in it but not the person, but rather the international situation.
The 64-year-old Alliot-Marie is alleged to have used their Christmas vacation in the private jet a confidant of the Tunisian head of state Ben Ali. The fact that they went after Christmas just to Tunisia, where the protests against Ben Ali is already in progress were met with criticism.
She had at that time the beleaguered Tunisian leadership offered police assistance, additional reports came through real estate transactions by its parents with the environment of the deposed dictator. Only in mid-November, Sarkozy reshuffled the Cabinet. He had then separated by some ministers had become uncomfortable, to set the course for the coming 2012 presidential election.
At that time, Alliot-Marie took over the post of foreign minister, before she was Minister of Justice. Prime Minister François Fillon was.
During her visit to Kuwait, where on Saturday for the 20th celebration Anniversary of the liberation of the Gulf emirate from Iraq took part, said Alliot-Marie, as usual, they go about their business. Two cabinet colleagues had on Friday but said Alliot-Marie has become for the government of President Nicolas Sarkozy "intolerable".
According to Defence Minister Alain Juppe head the Foreign Ministry in future. At the same time announced at the Elysee Palace on Sunday evening, a nationally transmitted speech by President Nicolas Sarkozy. According to his office, it should go in it but not the person, but rather the international situation.
The 64-year-old Alliot-Marie is alleged to have used their Christmas vacation in the private jet a confidant of the Tunisian head of state Ben Ali. The fact that they went after Christmas just to Tunisia, where the protests against Ben Ali is already in progress were met with criticism.
She had at that time the beleaguered Tunisian leadership offered police assistance, additional reports came through real estate transactions by its parents with the environment of the deposed dictator. Only in mid-November, Sarkozy reshuffled the Cabinet. He had then separated by some ministers had become uncomfortable, to set the course for the coming 2012 presidential election.
At that time, Alliot-Marie took over the post of foreign minister, before she was Minister of Justice. Prime Minister François Fillon was.
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