[Southack]

Dominique de VILLEPIN is still the Prime Minister of France, the position with the most power in France’s government.

He’s virulently anti-American.

[AFPhys]

From Wikipedia, regarding deVillepin:
“...In addition, his mutual distaste for Nicolas Sarkozy, head of the UMP (Union for a Popular Movement) majority party, is well-known

“Villepin, then Foreign Minister, with Bavarian Prime Minister Edmund Stoiber.
He was appointed Foreign Minister by Chirac in the cabinet of Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin at the beginning of his second term in 2002.”

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It doesn’t sound like deVellepin is going to remain in this APPOINTED position much longer.

[matt1234]

Dominique de VILLEPIN is still the Prime Minister of France, the position with the most power in France’s government.

He’s virulently anti-American.

According to my gov't textbook from college, the President is the chief executive, and the Prime Minister is appointed by the President.

[George W. Bush]

Dominique de VILLEPIN is still the Prime Minister of France...

But will that viper still be prime minister next week?

You know he must be corrupt, just like Chirac. I'd bet Sarkozy can rid himself of him, send him back to the French Parliament. Personally, I'd like to that particular oily frog in prison. Even more than the corrupt Chirac.

He already has bested de Villepin politically. A year ago, we were expecting that he might defeat Sarkozy for the party's nomination for the presidency.

[dangus]

De Villepin has one month to go. Sarkozy will be in position to form his own cabinet.