| − | '''Nicolas Sarkozy''' (born in 1955) is a [[French]] [[conservative]] [[politics|politician]]. He is the president of the "[[UMP|Union pour un Mouvement Populaire]]", [[France]]'s main [[conservative]] party, and one of the main candidates for the [[2007 French presidential elections|presidential elections of 2007]]. Up until March 26th, 2007, he was also the [[Interior Minister]]. Sarkozy is considered to be more pro-[[United States of America|American]] than most French politicians. Sarkozy is also notorious for claiming 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</ref> | + | '''Nicolas Sarkozy''' (born in 1955) is a [[French]] [[conservative]] [[politics|politician]]. He is the president of the "[[UMP|Union pour un Mouvement Populaire]]", [[France]]'s main [[conservative]] party, and one of the main candidates for the [[2007 French presidential elections|presidential elections of 2007]]. Up until March 26th, 2007, he was also the [[Interior Minister]]. Sarkozy is considered to be more pro-[[United States of America|American]] than most French politicians. Sarkozy is also notorious for claiming 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</ref> |
| | ''Sarkozy, 52, is an atypical Frenchman. He is the son of a Hungarian father (real name: Sarkozy de Nagy-Bocsa) and a mother who was herself the daughter of a Greek immigrant... Sarkozy is an admirer of the United States.'' <ref>http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20070424-102752-8335r.htm</ref> | | ''Sarkozy, 52, is an atypical Frenchman. He is the son of a Hungarian father (real name: Sarkozy de Nagy-Bocsa) and a mother who was herself the daughter of a Greek immigrant... Sarkozy is an admirer of the United States.'' <ref>http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20070424-102752-8335r.htm</ref> |
| | Nicolas Sarkozy also ''has been a highly controversial figure in France for his staunch support of immigration controls and youth employment law that the government was forced to repeal after widespread protests.''<ref>http://worldnews.about.com/od/france/g/sarkozy_nicolas.htm </ref> | | Nicolas Sarkozy also ''has been a highly controversial figure in France for his staunch support of immigration controls and youth employment law that the government was forced to repeal after widespread protests.''<ref>http://worldnews.about.com/od/france/g/sarkozy_nicolas.htm </ref> |