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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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The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, is unpopular because of government corruption, because the French economy is weaker than it was supposed to be, because he and his now former foreign minister chose the wrong side in Tunisia, and because he’s erratic and unpredictable. <ref> [http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/frances-goals-in-libya-hit-a-little-closer-to-home/2011/03/28/AF4J7mqB_story.html? France’s goals in Libya hit a little closer to home.] </ref>
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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, 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>