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Gov't reshuffle possible if Greens accepts to join: PM

Xinhua, March 31, 2015 Adjust font size:

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls on Tuesday said a government reshuffle was possible if the Greens accepted some portfolios in the Socialist Party cabinet, a move aimed at backing the Socialists' majority and refreshing their line up after their defeat in the regional election.

"A government reshuffle could happen if they (the Greens) consider that it's possible to govern with our economic policy, with the reforms in energy transition that we are undertaking and with the fight against inequality," Valls told news channel BFMTV.

"We have a majority in the National Assembly. It is important that all the Left unite. Division leads to defeat. I want to gather together," he added.

In their third election test, the Socialists failed to secure a first place spot in the regional runoff, an outcome widely attributed to their broken promises to promote growth and trim joblessness.

Acknowledging that the defeat in the regional election was "a collective responsibility," Valls stood firm in his resolve to carry out reforms to put the French economy back on the recovery track.

"Everything is being done to regain competitiveness," he reiterated, adding that he hoped the growth rate would be at 1.5 percent this year, up 0.5 percent from a previous estimate. Endit