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|spouse=[[Carla Bruni-Sarkozy]]

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'''Nicolas Sarkozy''' (born in 1955) is a [[France|French]] [[neoconservative]] [[politics|politician]], who was [[2007 French presidential elections|elected]] [[President]] of France on May 6, 2007. He is a strong admirer of the [[United States]]<ref>[http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20070424-102752-8335r.htm "Sarkozy vs. Royal", The ''Washington Times'' Online]</ref>. Sarkozy was the target of vicious [[leftist]] attacks during his presidency.<ref>http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/le-pen-brands-sarkozy-as-scum/story-e6frg6so-1111113355628</ref>  Sarkozy championed a policy of foreign interventionalism, particularly in [[Libya]], that is characteristic of [[neoconservatives]] in [[Britain]] and the [[United States]], while downplaying the significance of social issues like [[marriage]]. On 6 May 2012, Sarkozy was defeated in his bid for a second term by the [[French Socialist Party|Socialist Party]] candidate [[François Hollande]].

'''Nicolas Sarkozy''' (born in 1955) is a [[France|French]] [[neoconservative]] [[politics|politician]], who was [[2007 French presidential elections|elected]] [[President]] of France on May 6, 2007. He is a strong admirer of the [[United States]]<ref>[http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20070424-102752-8335r.htm "Sarkozy vs. Royal", The ''Washington Times'' Online]</ref>. Sarkozy was the target of vicious [[leftist]] attacks during his presidency.<ref>http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/le-pen-brands-sarkozy-as-scum/story-e6frg6so-1111113355628</ref>   

 

Sarkozy championed a policy of foreign interventionalism, particularly in [[Libya]], that is characteristic of [[neoconservatives]] in [[Britain]] and the [[United States]], while downplaying the significance of social issues like [[same-sex marriage]]. On 6 May 2012, Sarkozy was defeated in his bid for a second term by the [[French Socialist Party|Socialist Party]] candidate [[François Hollande]].

Sarkozy was born in [[Paris]] in 1955 to a French mother of Greek Jewish origin (the daughter of a Greek immigrant born to the Mallah family, one of the oldest Jewish families of Salonika, Greece <ref> [http://www.pascalsview.com/pascalsview/2007/05/nicolas-sarkozys-jewish-heritage.html Nicolas Sarkozy’s Jewish Heritage.] </ref>) and a [[Hungarian]] father (real name: Sarkozy de Nagy-Bocsa) who had escaped [[Communism]]. Sarkozy attended law school at the University of Paris, and also studied at the Institute of Political Studies. In 1983, at the age of 28, he became [[mayor]] of Neuilly-sur-Seine, a major suburb of Paris. He was elected to the French [[Parliament|National Assembly]] in 1988 and named minister in 1993. From 2002 to 2007 he served as interior minister and budget minister during which time he burnished his reputation as a tough-on-crime and straightforward politician. On January 14, 2007, he was chosen by the [[UMP|Union pour un Mouvement Populaire]] (UMP), France's main conservative party, as its candidate for president.

Sarkozy was born in [[Paris]] in 1955 to a French mother of Greek Jewish origin (the daughter of a Greek immigrant born to the Mallah family, one of the oldest Jewish families of Salonika, Greece <ref> [http://www.pascalsview.com/pascalsview/2007/05/nicolas-sarkozys-jewish-heritage.html Nicolas Sarkozy’s Jewish Heritage.] </ref>) and a [[Hungarian]] father (real name: Sarkozy de Nagy-Bocsa) who had escaped [[Communism]]. Sarkozy attended law school at the University of Paris, and also studied at the Institute of Political Studies. In 1983, at the age of 28, he became [[mayor]] of Neuilly-sur-Seine, a major suburb of Paris. He was elected to the French [[Parliament|National Assembly]] in 1988 and named minister in 1993. From 2002 to 2007 he served as interior minister and budget minister during which time he burnished his reputation as a tough-on-crime and straightforward politician. On January 14, 2007, he was chosen by the [[UMP|Union pour un Mouvement Populaire]] (UMP), France's main conservative party, as its candidate for president.

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Divorced twice, Sarkozy is father to three sons, Pierre and Jean from his first marriage and Louis from his second.<ref>[http://www.support-sarkozy-france.com/nicolas_sarkozy/ Nicolas Sarkozy's Biography]</ref> He was married for a third time on February 2, 2008, to model and singer [[Carla Bruni]].<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/02/03/europe/03sarkozy.php Elaine Sciolino, "French president and ex-model wed, quietly," ''International Herald Tribune'' 3 Feb. 2008.]</ref>

Divorced twice, Sarkozy is father to three sons and a daughter, Pierre and Jean from his first marriage and Louis from his second.<ref>[http://www.support-sarkozy-france.com/nicolas_sarkozy/ Nicolas Sarkozy's Biography]</ref> He was married for a third time on February 2, 2008, to model and singer [[Carla Bruni]].<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/02/03/europe/03sarkozy.php Elaine Sciolino, "French president and ex-model wed, quietly," ''International Herald Tribune'' 3 Feb. 2008.]</ref>

Sarkozy also has engendered much controversy in France with his advocacy of economic reforms, [[immigration]] controls, a youth employment law that the [[government]] was compelled to repeal by widespread protests,<ref>[http://worldnews.about.com/od/france/g/sarkozy_nicolas.htm "France - The News From France", ''About.com'']</ref> and his notorious comment that his intention was to "wash away the scum", when referring to the [[2005 Paris Riots]].<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/france/story/0,,2063783,00.html "Troubled Suburbs Rally to Stop Sarkozy", ''The Guardian'' Online]</ref>

Sarkozy also has engendered much controversy in France with his advocacy of economic reforms, [[immigration]] controls, a youth employment law that the [[government]] was compelled to repeal by widespread protests,<ref>[http://worldnews.about.com/od/france/g/sarkozy_nicolas.htm "France - The News From France", ''About.com'']</ref> and his notorious comment that his intention was to "wash away the scum", when referring to the [[2005 Paris Riots]].<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/france/story/0,,2063783,00.html "Troubled Suburbs Rally to Stop Sarkozy", ''The Guardian'' Online]</ref>

== Libyan affair ==

== Libyan affair ==

[[Bernard Henri Levy]], a friend of Sarkozy since 1983 but with an extremely complicated relationship, is the man who, some consider,  waged a war in Libya. Lévy, 62 (born in Algeria in 1948, to a wealthy Sephardi Jewish family), a Zionist French philosopher is the man behind the French and American War on Libya... After persuading Sarkozy, Mr. Lévy, gives Mr. Sarkozy sole credit for persuading London, Washington and others to support intervention in Libya. <ref> [http://anarchitext.wordpress.com/2011/05/10/bhl-war-in-libya/ B.H. Levy: the man who waged a War in Libya.] </ref>

[[Bernard Henri Levy]], a friend of Sarkozy since 1983 but with an extremely complicated relationship, is the man who, some consider,  waged a war in Libya. Lévy, 62 (born in Algeria in 1948, to a wealthy Sephardi Jewish family), a Zionist French philosopher is the man behind the French and American War on Libya... After persuading Sarkozy, Mr. Lévy, gives Mr. Sarkozy sole credit for persuading London, Washington and others to support intervention in Libya. <ref> [http://anarchitext.wordpress.com/2011/05/10/bhl-war-in-libya/ B.H. Levy: the man who waged a War in Libya.] </ref>