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Sarkozy was 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]]. He 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 was 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]]. He 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, an admirer of the United States, <ref>http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20070424-102752-8335r.htm</ref> was born in Paris to a French mother (the daughter of a Greek immigrant) and a Hungarian father(real name: Sarkozy de Nagy-Bocsa) who had escaped Communism. Mr. Sarkozy attended law school at the University of Paris, also studied at the Institute of Political Studies. In 1983, at the age of 28, Mr. Sarkozy became mayor of Neuilly-sur-Seine, a major suburb of Paris. He was elected to Parliament 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. Divorced and remarried, he has two sons from his first marriage, and a young son from his current marriage. He also has two stepdaughters from his wife's first marriage. [[http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/s/nicolas_sarkozy/index.html?offset=10&]]

Sarkozy, 52, an admirer of the [[United States]], <ref>http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20070424-102752-8335r.htm</ref> was born in Paris to a French mother (the daughter of a Greek immigrant) and a [[Hungarian]] father(real name: Sarkozy de Nagy-Bocsa) who had escaped [[Communism]]. Mr. Sarkozy attended law school at the [[University of Paris]], also studied at the Institute of Political Studies. In 1983, at the age of 28, Mr. Sarkozy became [[mayor]] of Neuilly-sur-Seine, a major suburb of Paris. He was elected to [[Parliament]] 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. [[Divorced]] and [[remarried]], he has two sons from his first marriage, and a young son from his current marriage. He also has two stepdaughters from his wife's first marriage. <ref>http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/s/nicolas_sarkozy/index.html?offset=10&</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>

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[[Category:Heads of state]]

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