French Justice Minister Christiane Taubira has stepped down from her job after she had disagreed on a reform that allows the revoking of French nationality from citizens with dual nationality who have been convicted of terrorism.
In a statement, the Elysee Palace said President Francois Hollande accepted the resignation of Taubira and both agreed to end her duties as head of the Justice Ministry on the same day that the procedure of processing the constitutional reform begins in the National Assembly.
She will be replaced by Socialist deputy Jean-Jacques Urvoas, chairman of the legislative committee of the Assembly, who with Prime Minister Manuel Valls will defend in parliament the reform of the constitution promoted by Hollande after the jihadist attacks last November.
Taubira later tweeted that "sometimes to resist means staying, sometimes resisting means leaving."
Born in French Guiana, Ms Taubira, 63, has suffered racist taunts from the far-right during her time as justice minister.
She was perhaps best known for shepherding legislation through parliament to legalise same-sex weddings in France.
While her active role on that major social policy change was widely recognised, she was often accused of advocating a softer touch on law and order than others in the government.
That stance has looked even more problematic in the wake of the November 13 attacks and the security clampdown they sparked, and as countries across Europe take a harder line on policing.
