French call for a cabinet reshuffle

A MAJORITY of the French favour a government reshuffle in the aftermath of a scandal that forced the budget minister to resign after lying about a secret foreign bank account, a poll showed yesterday.

By The Newsroom

Published 8th Apr 2013, 03:19 BST

Mr Hollande and his finance minister have spent the past week fending off accusations of a cover-up after former budget minister Jerome Cahuzac admitted lying about a secret €600,000 account.