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French PM resigns after No vote, new PM appointed
www.chinaview.cn 2005-05-31 18:00:48

    PARIS, May 31 (Xinhuanet) -- French President Jacques Chirac on Thursday accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin, the presidency announced.

    The president also appointed Dominique de Villepin as the new prime minister.

    Raffarin, 56, was widely expected to leave office after French voted "No" in Sunday's referendum on the EU constitutional treaty.Enditem

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