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| Sarkozy faces strikes after election drubbing |
| 2010-03-24 |
| [Al Arabiya Latest] French public sector workers unleashed nationwide strikes Tuesday, disrupting train services and schools in another challenge to President Nicolas Sarkozy after his party's elections defeat. Sarkozy dismissed his labor minister and reshuffled his cabinet after the Socialists and their left-wing allies swept to victory in the regional vote on Sunday, the last ballot box test before the 2012 presidential polls. All of France's major unions were taking part in the national day of protest against job cuts and plans for pension reform, a centerpiece of Sarkozy's agenda in the second half of his presidency. |
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