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Nicolas Sarkozy, born Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa on January 28, 1955 in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, is the current President of France and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra, elected on 6 May 2007 after defeating Socialist Party contender Ségolène Royal during the second round of the 2007 election. Before his presidency, he was leader of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) right wing party. Under Jacques Chirac’s presidency, he served as the Minister of the Interior in Jean-Pierre Raffarin (UMP)’s first two governments (from May 2002 to March 2004), then was appointed Minister of Finances in Raffarin’s last government (March 2004 May 2005), and again Minister of the Interior in Dominique de Villepin’s government (2005-2007). Sarkozy was also president of the General council of the Hauts-de-Seine department from 2004 to 2007 and mayor of Neuilly-sur-Seine, one of the wealthiest communes of France from 1983 to 2002. Furthermore, he was also Minister of the Budget in Édouard Balladur (RPR, predecessor of the UMP)’s government during François Mitterrand’s last term.
 
 Sarkozy is known for his strong stance on law and order issues and his desire to revitalise the French economy. In foreign affairs, he has promised closer cooperation with the United States. His nickname “Sarko” is used by both supporters and opponents.

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France vows to push al-Qaida fight

UPI - 2 days ago

Paris, July 27 (UPI) -- The French government pledged Tuesday to pump up its fight against al-Qaida in northern Africa after kidnappers killed a French hostage in the Sahel desert. Al-Qaida in ...

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Sarkozy blasts AQIM slaying of Frenchman

UPI - 3 days ago

PARIS, July 26 (UPI) -- The execution of a French engineer by Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb was a "barbarous" act, the French president said in a statement Monda...

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Sarkozy Sparks Summer of Scandal in France

Newsweek - 5 days ago

It's become a Scandalous summer in France. Allegations are mounting that the octogenarian heiress to the Billions of the L'Oréal cosmetics fortune, ..

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France: Anger as Sarkozy Targets Roma in Crime Crackdown

Time - 6 days ago

During his rise to and occupancy of the French presidency, Nicolas Sarkozy has regularly announced new law-and-order offensives in the hopes of stoking support among the majority of French voters who say they're sc...

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