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'''Nicolas Sarkozy''' (born in 1955) is a [[France|French]] [[conservative]] [[politics|politician]] who was elected President of France on May 6, 2007.  

'''Nicolas Sarkozy''' (born in 1955) is a [[France|French]] [[conservative]] [[politics|politician]] who was [[2007 French presidential elections|elected]] [[President]] of France on May 6, 2007.  

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]]. 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 [[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. 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, 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>

Married and 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/</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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