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  • March 2008

    • Sarkozy's Party Suffers Defeat at Local Polls

      BBC  |  Mar 16, 08 8:21 PM CDT

      Sarkozy's Party Suffers Defeat at Local Polls

      (Newser) - French voters dealt Nicolas Sarkozy another blow today in the second round of local balloting. The maverick president's right-wing UMP party lost mayorships in Strasbourg and Reims to opposition socialists, who also gained Toulouse and held on to power bases in Paris and Lyon, the BBC reports. UMP retained control of Marseilles. More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • Paris  • Carla Bruni  • French elections  • Marseille

  • June 2007
  • May 2007

    • Sarko, Ségo Shake Things Up

      New York Review of Books  |  May 31, 07 12:33 PM CDT

      Sarko, Ségo Shake Things Up

      (Newser) - France has been gripped by a serious case of political stagnation, and the recent election between two bright young things—Nicolas Sarkozy and Ségolène Royal—has smashed it out of its stupor, William Pfaff reflects in the New York Review of Books . More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • election  • voters  • French elections  • Segolene Royal

    • Unions Fire Warning Shots At Sarkozy

      Guardian (UK)  |  May 8, 07 6:00 AM CDT

      Unions Fire Warning Shots At Sarkozy

      (Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy could be on a collision course with French labor unions over  his "economic evolution." The president-elect wooed voters with proposals to extend the 35-hour work week, slash welfare, curb the right to strike and cut taxes. But even as Sarkozy headed to Malta before taking office next week, union leaders were flexing muscles. More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • labor  • union  • Jacques Chirac  • French elections

    • Ou Est Mme. Sarkozy?

      Times (UK)  |  May 7, 07 10:57 AM CDT

      Ou Est Mme. Sarkozy?

      (Newser) - To add frisson to the French election, new president Nicolas Sarkozy is already facing questions about his rocky marriage to his glamorous second wife, Cecilia. The London Times reports the former model, who once said she was "bored stiff" at the idea of being France's First Lady, was conspicuously absent from the campaign trail and appeared only briefly at victory celebrations.     More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • marriage  • Cecilia Sarkozy  • French elections

    • Sarkozy Sees Mandate for New France

      Guardian (UK)  |  May 7, 07 6:29 AM CDT

      Sarkozy Sees Mandate for New France

      (Newser) - Newly elected French President Nicolas Sarkozy declared an economic revolution for France and closer friendship with the United States to thousands of jubilant supporters at Paris's Place de La Concorde last night. But there were riots in Bastille and car burnings in the suburbs as disappointed Socialists reacted to the pugnacious right winger's victory. More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • election  • French elections  • riot  • French economy

    • Sarko Takes French Presidency

      BBC  |  May 6, 07 1:41 PM CDT

      Sarko Takes French Presidency

      (Newser) - Nicholas Sarkozy, a right-leaning Hungarian immigrant's son, will be the next president of France, according to initial results from the final round of elections there. Sarkozy's victory within an 85% turnout dashed the hopes of a galvanized Socialist Party, and its candidate Ségolène Royal, of placing the first woman in France's highest office. More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • election  • Jacques Chirac  • French elections  • Segolene Royal

    • Royal Slams Sarkozy in French Debate

      Guardian (UK)  |  May 3, 07 6:25 AM CDT

      Royal Slams Sarkozy in French Debate

      (Newser) - Socialist candidate Ségolene Royal scored points for passion and toughness, and conservative Nicolas Sarkozy for policy brilliance in the French presidential debate last night. Commentators said Royal, who was trailing in opinion polls, helped close the gap by seizing the offensive, turning the tables on the notoriously combative Sarkozy.  More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • election  • French elections  • Segolene Royal

  • April 2007

    • French Winners Woo Centrist

      BBC  |  Apr 24, 07 5:45 PM CDT

      French Winners Woo Centrist

      (Newser) - Defeated presidential candidate Francois Bayrou is now the most wanted man in France, as Sarko and Ségo compete to woo his seven million voters. Socialist Ségolène Royal has appealed directly to Bayrou to form an alliance, while right-wing Nicolas Sarkozy is rebranding himself as a centrist-friendly “candidate of openness.” More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • election  • French elections  • Segolene Royal

    • Sarkozy, Royal in French Runoff

      CNN  |  Apr 22, 07 3:03 PM CDT

      Sarkozy, Royal in French Runoff

      (Newser) - Conservative Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist Segolene Royal won the first round of voting today to succeed French president Jacques Chirac, CNN reports. Based on vote counts from hundreds of polling stations, Sarkozy drew 30.46% of the votes, and Royal  24.41%. They will face each other in a runoff election May 6. More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • election  • Jacques Chirac  • French elections  • Segolene Royal

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