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His immigration policies were called racist by some of his opponents. However, his supporters were sufficiently numerous in 2002, propelling him to the [[runoff]] round of the French Presidential election, that [[Nicolas Sarkozy]] felt compelled to court them in the 2007 election by running well to the right of his predecessor [[Jacques Chirac]], who had appointed him [[interior minister]], although Sarkozy's message always emphasized [[economic]] reform, rather than immigration. This strategy paid off; Sarkozy, always a front-runner, defeated [[Socialist]] [[Ségolène Royal]] in the runoff round.

His immigration policies were called racist by some of his opponents. However, his supporters were sufficiently numerous in 2002, propelling him to the [[runoff]] round of the French Presidential election, that [[Nicolas Sarkozy]] felt compelled to court them in the 2007 election by running well to the right of his predecessor [[Jacques Chirac]], who had appointed him [[interior minister]], although Sarkozy's message always emphasized [[economic]] reform, rather than immigration. This strategy paid off; Sarkozy, always a front-runner, defeated [[Socialist]] [[Ségolène Royal]] in the runoff round.

He is also famous for predicting the riots by "oppressed Africans" ([[Muslims]]) that occurred within France for several weeks in October and November 2005.  His policies on immigration would have prevented this outbreak of violence caused by a politically correct state.

He is also famous for predicting the riots by "oppressed Africans" ([[Muslims]]) that occurred within France for several weeks in October and November 2005.  His policies on immigration, in the view of many French citizens,  would have prevented this outbreak of violence caused by a leftist government trying to be too "politically correct".

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