French President Dissolves Government
![French Prime Minister Manuel Valls, left, leaves with French President Francois Hollande after a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Aug. 25, 2014. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/047d5600-dc00-4500-946a-da22d4cd4f56_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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French Prime Minister Manuel Valls, left, leaves with French President Francois Hollande after a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Aug. 25, 2014.
![Outgoing French Economy Minister Arnaud Montebourg speaks at a news conference. Montebourg announced he would not seek a role in the reshuffled French government to be unveiled by the prime minister, Paris Aug. 25, 2014. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/ed492bb1-3f2e-4e1b-a925-3fde772ad868_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Outgoing French Economy Minister Arnaud Montebourg speaks at a news conference. Montebourg announced he would not seek a role in the reshuffled French government to be unveiled by the prime minister, Paris Aug. 25, 2014.
![A sledding dog is covered in ice after spending the night in the open air with his musher at the polar base of Val-Cenis, as they ready for the next stage of the 12th edition of "La Grande Odyssee" sledding race across the Alps in Val Cenis Lanslevillard, France.](https://gdb.voanews.com/251c8eb6-c8b5-4a5e-bebc-00876682d647_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A sledding dog is covered in ice after spending the night in the open air with his musher at the polar base of Val-Cenis, as they ready for the next stage of the 12th edition of "La Grande Odyssee" sledding race across the Alps in Val Cenis Lanslevillard, France.
![Outgoing Economy Minister Arnaud Montebourg speaks during a press conference. France’s Socialist government dissolved on Monday after open feuding in the Cabinet over how much cutting or spending will revive the country’s stagnant economy, in Paris, Aug.25, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6078d8bf-ce47-41fc-84bd-f56c0c142c6a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Outgoing Economy Minister Arnaud Montebourg speaks during a press conference. France’s Socialist government dissolved on Monday after open feuding in the Cabinet over how much cutting or spending will revive the country’s stagnant economy, in Paris, Aug.25, 2014.