MOSCOW (Sputnik) – French Ambassador to Russia Jean-Maurice Ripert suggested that by Thursday evening there would be a new government in France.
"I am currently preparing a visit of other ministers. We will, possibly, have a new government in France this evening," Ripert stated, speaking in the Russian Federation Council, the parliament’s upper house.
French President Francois Hollande is due to announce a government reshuffle later on Thursday.
10 February 2016, 11:55 GMT
Earlier this week, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius announced he would soon step down from his post following the presidential nomination to head the country’s Constitutional Court.
