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Nicolas Sarkozy

Zut alors! In a country that thrives on tradition, France's charismatic president is shaking things up

For Nicolas Sarkozy, the conservative son of a Hungarian immigrant, winning the 2007 French presidential elections was a double coup in a country where both xenophobia and the left seem ascendant. After coming from behind to rout Socialist Ségolène Royal, Sarkozy took office in May, promising a tough stance on crime, immigrants, and unemployment.

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February 2008
- Sarkozy Rips 'Idiot' Citizen
  
  Independent (UK) | Feb 25, 08 4:28 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - In his latest popularity blunder, French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been captured on tape calmly skewering a French citizen who refused to shake his hand at an agricultural show in Paris. "Get lost, you idiot," Sarkozy zings in a sanitized translation when the man tells the president he doesn't want to be "dirtied" by him. Hundreds of thousands of people have checked out the exchange on the internet. More »
- Critics Blast Sarkozy's Holocaust School Plan
  
  New York Times | Feb 16, 08 12:53 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy has sparked a new controversy: The maverick leader is now defending his plan to have every fifth grader study a French youth killed in the Holocaust. Critics, including Jewish analysts, warn the move could traumatize students. But one historian applauded Sarkozy's "courage" and said what children "see on television or in a horror film is much worse." More »
- Bruni Sorry for Nazi Outburst
  
  Independent (UK) | Feb 14, 08 9:53 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - France's first lady of less than 2 weeks has already had her first run-in with the media, after incautiously comparing a gossip website with Nazi collaborators, reports the Independent . Carla Bruni-Sarkozy yesterday apologized for an interview in which she denounced a website that printed a dubious item about her new husband by saying, "If these types of websites had existed during the war, how many denunciations of Jews would there have been?" More »
- Sarko Junior Makes His Political Debut
  
  Daily Telegraph (UK) | Feb 12, 08 5:45 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Before becoming France's hyper-president, Nicolas Sarkozy was mayor of chic Parisian suburb Neuilly-sur-Seine, the country's richest town. But only weeks before a mayoral election, his hand-picked successor has withdrawn from the race after losing a powerful supporter: Jean Sarkozy, the president's own 21-year-old son. Many are now wondering about the political ambitions of Sarkozy fils , writes the Telegraph . More »
- Sarkozy Denies Desperate Text to Ex-Wife
  
  BBC | Feb 11, 08 1:25 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - "If you come back, I'll call it all off," Nicolas Sarkozy said in a desperate text message to ex-wife Cecilia just 8 days before he married Carla Bruni—or so says a magazine website now being sued by the French president. But the magazine's editor has said he stands by the story, reports the BBC. More »
- Sarko's Love Life Now 3 Open Books
  
  Times (UK) | Feb 10, 08 9:51 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Ooh-la-la, that French president Nicolas Sarkozy has a certain je ne sais quoi when it comes to marrying beautiful women, n'est-ce pas ? But now his secret is out and his wife-wooing technique is carefully detailed in three new books rushed to print, reports the Times of London . More »
- Sarko Unveils Rescue Plan for the 'Burbs
  
  BBC | Feb 8, 08 11:04 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy unveiled a three-year plan to resurrect the poverty-torn suburbs of France, saying the "very idea of the nation is at stake." The plan calls for a major boost in police officers to crack down on pervasive drug dealers, the BBC reports, along with a bid to create 100,000 new jobs. The suburbs teem with ethnic and racial tension and have seen major riots in recent years. More »
- Wedding Over, Time for Sarko to Woo French
  
  Times (UK) | Feb 4, 08 10:10 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The French breathed a collective sigh of relief after Nicolas Sarkozy's weekend wedding, hoping it allows the lovestruck president to move beyond the whirlwind romance that made his work suffer and his approval ratings plummet. But as Sarkozy goes back to work, the possible extent of his damage control remains to be seen, reports the Times of London. More »
- Sarkozy, Bruni Wed (Finally)
  
  Reuters | Feb 2, 08 8:36 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy has finally made an honest woman out of his supermodel-cum-singer girlfriend, Reuters says. The French president married Carla Bruni, 40, today at the Elysee Palace in a hush-hush ceremony atypical for the usually public couple. The mayor of a Paris district who officiated the nuptials said the bride was “ravishing,” adding, “the bridegroom wasn’t bad either.” More »
January 2008
- Get a Receipt for Those Candlesticks
  
  Times (UK) | Jan 22, 08 7:52 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Carla Bruni has not yet become Mrs. Nicolas Sarkozy. In an interview with Liberation , the French president's ex-model girlfriend also made life easier for Indian officials by saying she won't accompany Sarkozy on his upcoming official trip there. Protocol-meisters in the conservative country, where unmarried couples are unusual, weren't sure how to treat the First Girlfriend. More »
- Battle for Le Monde Heats Up
  
  Reuters | Jan 22, 08 4:37 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - A showdown over the future of one of the world's most prestigious newspapers has come to a head after the editor in chief of Le Monde said he would fight to keep a bosom buddy of Nicolas Sarkozy's from taking over the paper. The French evening newspaper lost $14.5 million last year, Reuters reports, and editor Eric Fottorino is battling to keep employees from losing their role as majority shareholders. More »
- Reform Plan Roils French
  
  Times (UK) | Jan 22, 08 1:04 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - In his bid to shake up French society, Nicolas Sarkozy commissioned a leading Socialist to head a 40-member committee to "unleash the economic growth that France is lacking." Its report, to be released tomorrow, contains an explosive set of proposals. The 300 items range from constructing high-tech cities to relaxing regulations on retailers, professionals, and trade groups, reports the London Times . More »
- India Blushes Over Sarko, Bruni
  
  BBC | Jan 19, 08 1:00 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy’s ambiguous relationship with Carla Bruni has India up in arms over how to deal with the French president’s upcoming visit. Reports say Sarkozy and Bruni were secretly married recently, but Sakrozy won’t confirm or deny, leaving Indian officials to ponder what the protocol is for his maybe-girlfriend. Unmarried couples are largely considered scandalous in deeply conservative India. More »
- France Dives Into Gulf With Base
  
  Christian Science Monitor | Jan 16, 08 12:37 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - President Nicholas Sarkozy returned to France yesterday with accords that will make his country a major player in the Persian Gulf, the Christian Science Monitor reports. France will soon have a permanent military base on the United Arab Emirates' side of the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil pathway; it will also help the UAE build civilian nuclear reactors, netting billions for French businesses. More »
- Bruni May Have What It Takes to Be First Lady
  
  New York Times | Jan 13, 08 8:22 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Former supermodel Carla Bruni may be catching some flack from critics who think she's distracting Nicolas Sarkozy from leading France, but those who would dismiss her as just a model don't have the whole story, writes the New York Times . The award-winning singer is intelligent, cultured—and strikingly similar to the last Mme. Sarkozy. More »
- Cécilia Sarkozy Loses Bid to Block Tell-All
  
  AFP | Jan 11, 08 10:08 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - A Paris civil court has refused to issue an injunction for Cécilia Sarkozy to block the publication of a new biography, reports the AFP. The tell-all quotes the ex-first lady as calling Nicolas Sarkozy a "sauteur"—a vulgar French word for a womanizer—and charging the "undignified" bachelor president with partaking in "karaoke parties until four in the morning." More »
- Sarkozy Pitches Internet Tax
  
  Time | Jan 11, 08 4:45 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy has proposed taxing internet access and cell phone use to compensate for a ban on advertising on state-owned television stations, reports Time magazine. A monthly tax of a single Euro would generate $290 million per year—a quarter of what would be lost from the ad ban Sarkozy is also seeking, but some officials fear public outrage over such a tax. More »
- Sarko Secretly Hospitalized After Divorce
  
  Daily Mail (UK) | Jan 9, 08 1:28 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - In the latest Sarko plotline, a new book reveals that the French president was hospitalized the day after announcing his divorce from wife Cécilia—and that sick and depressed, he called her from the hospital and she rushed to his bedside. The Daily Mail reports that Nicolas Sarkozy was taken to to a military hospital on October 21, suffering from high fever and a throat abscess. More »
- Sarko's Son Pens Song for Angry Rapper
  
  Times (UK) | Jan 9, 08 10:53 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - A rapper who hates French President Nicolas Sarkozy has recorded a tune by the president's own 23-year-old son, the Times of London reports. Sarko junior, a hip-hop producer who goes by the name Mosey, helped produce rapper Poison's music and threw in some lyrics. "The guy brought me music," Poison said. "He does good sh**." But Poison didn't know Mosey was really Sarko junior. More »
- Sarko Hints at Marriage to Bruni
  
  AFP | Jan 8, 08 8:04 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy alluded to possible wedding bells with supermodel Carla Bruni today, telling a packed press conference that "There is a strong chance that you will learn about it once it's already been done." Calling the relationship "serious," he lashed out at critics who accused him of using his romance to distract from political troubles. More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy: France's staunch nationalist
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"Nicolas Sarkozy, the former French Interior Minister and head of the ruling conservative UMP party, is a staunch nationalist and presents himself as an alternative to France's ruling elite."

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"France's new President Nicolas Sarkozy casts himself as a modernizer, championing a clean break with the country's traditional ruling elite."

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Nicolas Sarkozy (Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarkozy de Nagy-Bocsa) , 1955-, French politician, president of France (2007-), b. Paris. The son of a minor Hungarian aristocrat who immigrated to France and married the daughter of Greek immigrants, Sarkozy became a lawyer and entered politics as a ...

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