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French health minister resigns over contentious immigration law

French Health Minister Aurelien Rousseau attends a session of questions to the government at the National Assembly in Paris on November 14, 2023. AFP - LUDOVIC MARIN

France's health minister has resigned over the adoption of a controversial immigration law backed by the far-right, a government spokesman said on Wednesday, while denying there was any rebellion within President Emmanuel Macron's cabinet.

Health Minister Aurelien Rousseau did not attend a cabinet meeting on Wednesday morning and would be replaced on a temporary basis by junior minister Agnes Firmin Le Bodo, the government said.

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