President Nicolas Sarkozy dismissed his labor minister and reshuffled several other Cabinet posts Monday after leftists walloped his conservatives in France's regional elections _ a defeat that exposed his inability to convince the public on his economic reforms.
Labor Minister Xavier Darcos lost his job after being soundly defeated in his election bid in the western Aquitaine region. Twenty of Sarkozy's Cabinet members ran for regional posts, and all lost. Budget Minister Eric Woerth was to step in for Darcos on Tuesday.
The election blowout Sunday could hand a new opening to Sarkozy's potential presidential rivals _ from IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn in …
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