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5/9/07

France 24: Sarkozy due back after holiday controversy

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Sarkozy due back after holiday controversy

President-elect Nicolas Sarkozy may have been seeking some relaxation, but his Mediterranean getaway has instead sailed him straight into his first storm as French newspapers slammed Wednesday his luxury yacht cruise as ostentatious. The Depeche du Midi slapped Sarkozy for "an immoderate taste for super luxury" over the trip on a 60-metre (200-foot) yacht belonging to his billionaire friend Vincent Bollore.

The newspaper compared his behaviour to a "nouveau riche who has just hit the jackpot. But the Elysee is not the national lottery."

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