1. President Nicolas Sarkozy of France gives a television interview at the Élysée Palace in Paris, January 29, 2012

    Sarkozy Wants French to Be More Like Germans

    “If it worked for them,” the embattled French president wondered in a television interview, “why wouldn’t it work for us?”

  1. French presidential candidate François Hollande addresses Socialist Party members in a suburb of Paris, January 22, 2012 (Benjamin Boccas)

    Sarkozy Rival Says “Finance” His Enemy

    François Hollande, the Socialist Party candidate, said he wasn’t running against the president but “the world of finance.”

  1. President Nicolas Sarkozy of France participates in a military remembrance ceremony in Paris, June 6, 2011

    France Suspends Afghan Mission After Shooting

    President Sarkozy warned that French troops may pull out of Afghanistan ahead of schedule after four servicemen were murdered.

  1. The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, October 8, 2010 (Millan P. Rible)

    France, Eurozone Nations Lose Top Credit Ratings

    Austria and France could lose their top credit ratings. Germany and the Netherlands would likely be exempt from a downgrade.

  1. President Nicolas Sarkozy during a visit to Chasseneuil-du-Poitou in western France, January 5, 2012

    Hope For Sarkozy Yet: Socialist Rival Losing Support

    The French president is gaining ground on his Socialist Party challenger with the smallest margin registered between them yet.