He was to be replaced by the Europe Minister Bernard Cazeneuve, said a statement from the president's office.
BBC: Jerome Cahuzac, file pic from 19 March 2013
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Bernard Cazeneuve, the Europe minister, who has been pleading the cause in endless meetings with deputies, still holds out hope that dissident Socialists might be won round.
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Another noniste, Bernard Cazeneuve, serves as minister for European affairs.