[R] Transform data set

[Thomas Jensen]

Dear R Experts,

I am having some trouble creating a variable in R. I have data on
self-placement of voters, their placement of parties, and which party
they feel closest to. The data is structured like this:

 Party_Close	lrplaceself	lrplaceParty1	lrplaceParty2 ...	
   party1		2		4		5 
   party2		5		6		4
   party1		6		2		1

etc...

I want to format the data set so it looks like this:

Party_Close	lrplacepartyclose	    lrplaceself
  party1		4			2
  party2		4			5
  party1		2			6

Any help is greatly appreciated!

With kind regards,
Thomas