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| − | '''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 | + | '''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/> | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
[[Ségolène Royal]] | [[Ségolène Royal]] | ||
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Revision as of 00:00, May 1, 2007
Nicolas Sarkozy (born in 1955) is a French conservative politician. He is the president of the "Union pour un Mouvement Populaire", France's main conservative party, and one of the main candidates for the presidential elections of 2007. Up until March 26th, 2007, he was also the Interior Minister. Sarkozy is considered to be more pro-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[1]
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. [2]
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.htmCite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name