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NEWS ABOUT: Nicolas Sarkozy

Belgium Bails Out Failing Dexia

Belgian division to be nationalized; Belgium, France offer guarantees

(Newser) - Leading Franco-Belgian bank Dexia has agreed to a government rescue plan—making it "the biggest euro zone bank failure in quite some time," one analyst tells the New York Times . The plan will nationalize Dexia's Belgian banking division in a $5.4 billion government buyout; meanwhile, Belgium,... More »

Merkel, Sarko Reach Bank Deal

Mum on details, will pitch to EU leaders this month

(AP) - The leaders of Germany and France, the eurozone's two biggest economies, say they have reached agreement on strengthening Europe's shaky banking sector. German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she and French President Nicolas Sarkozy "are determined to do the necessary to ensure the recapitalization of Europe's banks.... More »

French Left Captures Senate

Major right-wing loss spells trouble for conservatives

(Newser) - Socialists and other left-wing parties captured the French Senate in yesterday's elections for the first time since the founding of the Fifth Republic in 1958, reports the BBC . France's sputtering economy and high unemployment, combined with divisions among the right, caused the dramatic shift. This "will go... More »

Sarkozy, Obama to Abbas: Drop UN Membership Bid

Presidents will make their appeal today

(AP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy and US President Barack Obama plan to heap pressure on their Palestinian counterpart today in a concerted push to persuade Mahmoud Abbas to end his bid for full UN membership and to instead seek upgraded status in the world body. The presidents will make their pitches... More »

Cameron, Sarkozy Visit Libya

British, French leaders pledge support in first visit to rebels

(AP) - British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in Tripoli today, and gave Libya's new rulers strong support, vowing to release billions of dollars more in frozen assets and to push ahead with NATO strikes against Moammar Gadhafi's last strongholds. Cameron told the fugitive Libyan... More »

Chirac, PM Took $20M From African Leaders: Aide

Claims money was sometimes hidden in drums

(Newser) - Former French president Jacques Chirac and his prime minister, Dominique de Villepin, have been accused of taking $20 million in illicit payments from African heads of state, allegations that both men deny. Lawyer Robert Bourgi, a onetime aide to the politicians, made the accusations in a radio station interview today,... More »

Carla Bruni: Media Will Never Get Photos of My Baby

Good luck with that one!

(Newser) - In what sounds a whole lot like a challenge to the paparazzi, Carla Bruni has announced that she will not allow the media to get its hands on the child she is expecting next month with Nicolas Sarkozy. "You don't have a child for the gallery," said... More »

Rich French to Sarkozy: Please Tax Us More

Billionaires urge Sarko to plug budget holes with their cash

(Newser) - As Nicolas Sarkozy prepares to unveil deep budget cuts, some of his country's richest citizens are asking him to take more of their money. Billionaire L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt and 15 others have signed a petition urging the government to hit France's wealthiest people with a "... More »

Investors: Merkel, Sarkozy Plan a Letdown

Investors want big moves, not baby steps

(Newser) - Yesterday's meeting of French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel underwhelmed markets, which had been hoping for more radical steps to help the euro zone, reports the Wall Street Journal . It seems investors want more than what the two proposed—among other things, an elected euro-zone president—... More »

As Merkel, Sarkozy Meet, More Sour Financial News

German GDP was expected to grow 0.5% in Q2 ... and it didn't

(Newser) - Today's financial word of the day: Germany. All eyes are on Angela Merkel's 10am ET talks with Nicolas Sarkozy, as the pair meets to weigh additional moves that could bolster investor confidence in the euro zone. That task will no doubt be a bit tougher following today's... More »

Europe's Economy Teeters, Leaders Go on Holiday

Summer vacations send 'terrible signal to the markets'

(AP) - Europeans have always treasured their long summer vacations, and that goes for their leaders as well. As the European economy teeters on the precipice, Nicolas Sarkozy is by the Mediterranean in his swimming trunks. His prime minister is vacationing in Tuscany. British Chancellor George Osborne is in California, where he... More »

Hackers Turn Sarkozy's Site Into 'Get Him Out' Game

Elysee Palace site hijacked

(Newser) - Inventive French hackers managed to turn their country's equivalent of the White House website into an anti-Nicolas Sarkozy game. For several hours, visitors to the Elysee Palace website were rerouted to a page—viewable here — featuring a cartoon image of the president being pushed out of the presidential... More »

Carla Bruni Finally Confirms Pregnancy

None of us are shocked, of course

(Newser) - Maybe it's because photos of her obviously-pregnant bikini belly were recently splashed all over the Internet, but French first lady Carla Bruni has finally, finally confirmed she's with child. The big reveal comes two months after her father-in-law made the happy announcement himself. No word yet on the... More »

Poll: French Voters Prefer DSK to Sarkozy

But most don't want Strauss-Kahn to run

(Newser) - If French voters had to choose between Dominique Strauss-Kahn and Nicolas Sarkozy in next year's presidential election, the incumbent would be out of a job, a new poll finds. Some 54% would opt for the former IMF chief currently charged with attempted rape, according to the Independent , which notes... More »

As Case Implodes, Strauss-Kahn Allies Eye Presidency

Turnaround in case shakes up French politics

(Newser) - Dominique Strauss-Kahn's old job has been filled, but supporters waking to the news that the sexual assault case against him is collapsing have a new one in mind for him: president of France. Before his arrest, the former IMF chief was considered a leading contender to unseat Nicolas Sarkozy... More »

Assailant Grabs Sarkozy, Gets Tackled

Unnamed Frenchman remains under questioning

(Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy got a little roughed up today while shaking hands in southwest France. A man grabbed Sarkozy roughly by the shoulder as the French president made a public appearance in Brax, reports the AP . Security quickly tackled the man, identified only as a 32-year-old. He wasn't armed and... More »

France Backs Obama's Afghan Drawdown, Plans Its Own

Sarkozy has 4,000 troops there

(Newser) - A mere 12 hours after President Obama spoke on his Afghanistan drawdown, France offered its support for the plan. It will also begin a pullout of its 4,000 troops next month, “in a proportional manner and in a timeframe similar to the pullback of the American reinforcements,”... More »

Sarko's Dad: Yep, Carla's Pregnant

82-year-old confirms Bruni pregnancy, is sure it's a girl

(Newser) - There's one more tongue wagging about whether Carla Bruni is pregnant : father-in-law Pal Sarkozy. The octogenarian papa of French president Nicolas Sarkozy says that the pair are definitely expecting, reports the AP. "Neither wants to know the gender beforehand, but I'm certain it will be a girl,... More »

Bruni a No-Show at Cannes, Fueling Pregnancy Buzz

Bruni has small role in Woody Allen's 'Midnight in Paris'

(AP) - One couple was noticeably missing at the premiere of Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris at the Cannes Film Festival last night: Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni, an absence that has fueled speculation that the first lady is indeed pregnant . The festival announced weeks ago that it would open with... More »

Carla Bruni Pregnant: Reports

Rumor has been wrong in the past, but appears more credible this time

(Newser) - Maybe this will boost Nicolas Sarkozy's reelection chances: Wife Carla Bruni is reportedly pregnant. Though such a rumor has emerged before (three times in as many years, one French newspaper notes), this report appears to be more credible than previous ones. The Daily Mail notes that the news appeared... More »

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