Sarkozy - Ah, l'amour ... but the French aren't so sure- by Jacqueline Male
Since winning the presidency, Nicolas Sarkozy has done his best to demonstrate that indiscretion is the better part of valour. Suave in mirrored aviator sunglasses, French President Nicolas Sarkozy was more George Clooney than Charles de Gaulle as he canoodled with his new lover, Carla Bruni, on the banks of the Nile last month. Sarkozy has opened up his life to the French public, which duly follows its twists and turns in gossip magazines and newspapers. He calls this "transparency"; his critics call it "narcissism".
A newly published book, Des Hommes d'Etat, about Sarkozy's political past, claims he believes that the French public values narrative above achievement in politics.
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