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Sarkozy: A New Hope?
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| News Date | Thursday, November 27, 2003 07:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | He's popular, pro-US and doesn't get on with Jacques Chirac. Does France's interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy represent the best hope for Franco-American relations in decades?
The worst-kept secret in French politics was revealed on Monday when ambitious young interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy admitted that he hopes to run in 2007's presidential election - against incumbent Jacques Chirac if necessary.
Last week, Sarkozy told television viewers that he often daydreamed about becoming president. On Monday, he went further, arguing that French presidents, like their US counterparts, should serve no more than two terms in office. Chirac, who is into his second term, has suggested that he may run for a third - a decision motivated, at least in part, by the fact that he could face criminal charges once his presidential immunity expires. |
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