Tag Archives: Nicolas Sarkozy

  1. French president Nicolas Sarkozy delivers a speech in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, May 1, 2012

    Sarkozy’s Final Pitch: “We Don’t Want Socialism”

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    The incumbent French president characterizes his challenger’s economic plan as one of “crazy overspending.”

  1. François Hollande, presidential candidate for the French Socialist Party, addresses supporters in Valence in southeastern France, March 13, 2012

    Hollande, Sarkozy Advance to Second Round

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    Incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy and his socialist challenger François Hollande won the first round in France’s presidential election.

  1. President Nicolas Sarkozy on the campaign trail, March 31, 2012

    After Five Years of Sarkozy, France’s Economy Still Stagnant

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    The president promised to “break with the past” but did little to reform France and improve its economic prospects.

  1. President Nicolas Sarkozy of France addresses a conservative party conference in the city of Villepinte, March 11, 2012

    Sarkozy Advocates Protectionism Ahead of Election

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    The French president decried “savage competition” from abroad and threatened to withdraw from Europe’s open border area.

  1. President Nicolas Sarkozy addresses supporters in Montpellier, France, February 28, 2012

    Hollande Proposes Tax Hike, Sarkozy Narrows Gap

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    Incumbent president Nicolas Sarkozy says his opponent’s plan to raise taxes on the rich would “isolate France.”