In the tempestual "Wind of Change" created by President Hollande after the Local Election Results last Sunday, he unceremoniously sacrificed his old Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault and then replaced him with the previous Minister of the Interior, Manuel Valls, who is now the new Prime Minister !
The old pack of Cabinet Ministers was reshuffled and 14 have been retained to form the new Cabinet ! There are only 2 new faces, Ségolène Royal and François Rebsamen which makes 16 Ministers at present !
The frank and clear impression in France is that nothing has really changed ! François Hollande is still President and one wonders if he himself has changed or if he has changed any of his old aims or policies ?
To go further, the real question now being asked in the local Streets and Markets is, "Has President Hollande really understood why the Socialists were battered in the Local Elections last week ?"
Will the old team which never managed to stem unemployment suddenly find the spark to solve the problem ? Will Taxes suddenly stop rising and Benefits stop declining ? Will the new Cabinet reverse this revolt by "Die-Hard Socialists" ?
Or will the Socialists in France do nothing new and run the huge risk of another crushing defeat in the EU Elections of MEPs by the Extreme Right on May 25, 2014 ?
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