Sarkozy's Socialist appointment infuriates left. : "Mr Kouchner is the founder of aid organisation Doctors Without Borders, a former United Nations high representative in Kosovo and one of France's most popular politicians."
Yes, well, when I saw this on the French news last night I thought this was a real Foreign Minister. Someone who has lived foreign ministry and has dedicated his life to it. In terms of his experience and his commitment to humanity and humanitarian ideas, Bernard Kouchner is someone really worth having as Foreign Minister. It does seem odd, given that he had supported Mme Royal during the presidential campaign, but I believe his commitment to foreign relations and human causes would be greater than anything else. Look at his life. M. Sarkozy may appear to be poaching, but he seems to have put together a very strong ministry. Rachida Dati as Justice Minister is also what appears to be an inspired move. If you look at what M. Sarkozy has done and how these things go, he has appointed people who have real experience, backbone and a real commitment to their areas of responsibility. They are credible and they do seem like a group of ministers who can only strengthen France. Whether they do or not remains to be seen, but it was a pretty impressive list that M. Sarkozy trotted out and from where I sit , it looks like he had carefully considered it and that has to please the French people. They will discuss and debate the implications of their ministerial appointments, but they have to accept they are a group of people who ought to be able to do more than a good job and M. Sarkozy is showing he wants to work with French people.
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