French defence minister Goulard announces resignation
(FILES) This file photo taken on May 20, 2017 at the Eiffel tower in Paris shows France’s Defence Minister Sylvie Goulard (C) meeting French soldiers of the “Operation Sentinelle”. French Defence Minister Sylvie Goulard announced her resignation on June 20, 2017 over a fake jobs scandal that has hit her small centrist MoDem party, allied with President Emmanuel Macron’s party. Goulard, who was previously a member of the European Parliament, said she could not remain in the government while there was a possibility that she could be investigated over alleged misuse of expenses at the parliament./ AFP PHOTO / POOL / Michel Euler
PARIS, France (AFP) – French Defense Minister Sylvie Goulard announced her resignation on Tuesday over a fake jobs scandal that has hit her small centrist MoDem party, allied with President Emmanuel Macron’s party.
Goulard, who was previously a member of the European Parliament, said she could not remain in the government while there was a possibility that she could be investigated over alleged misuse of expenses at the parliament.