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| French justice minister Christiane Taubira resigns | French justice minister Christiane Taubira resigns |
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| France’s justice minister, Christiane Taubira, has resigned, the office of the president, François Hollande, said in a statement. | |
| The news came as parliament prepared to debate a controversial constitutional reform that allows people convicted of terrorism to be stripped of their French citizenship in certain circumstances. | The news came as parliament prepared to debate a controversial constitutional reform that allows people convicted of terrorism to be stripped of their French citizenship in certain circumstances. |
| Taubira had expressed reservations about the plan, and was often at odds with her government on policy. | |
| The statement said her resignation had been accepted and that Jean-Jacques Urvoas, widely known as a strong advocate of the government line on such reforms, would replace her. | The statement said her resignation had been accepted and that Jean-Jacques Urvoas, widely known as a strong advocate of the government line on such reforms, would replace her. |
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