Carla Bruni

According to reports, and an official T.V interview French president Nikolas Sarkozy has announced a big for re-election as the President of France . However, he may face some tough competition as not as many residents of France agree with his policies which have placed him considerably lower in the polls compared to his socialist party rivals. Related articles Sarkozy wants to withdraw from Afghanistan immediately (bazaardaily.com) Nicolas Sarkozy Confirms He Will Run For Second...Read Full Story

French president Nicolas Sarkozy has officially launched his campaign for re-election, setting up a battle with Socialist leader François Hollande. Speaking on French television, Mr Sarkozy said that not standing for re-election would be tantamount to a captain abandoning his ship "mid-storm".Read Full Story

PARIS (Reuters) - President Nicolas Sarkozy declared his candidacy for a second term on Wednesday, seeking to overturn a wide opinion poll deficit with promises to get the unemployed back to work and to listen more to French voters by calling referendums on reforms. The conservative leader ended the wait to officially launch his campaign against Socialist frontrunner Francois Hollande by saying that, like a sea captain in a storm, he could not "abandon my post." "Yes, I am a candidate for the...Read Full Story

CTV.ca Analysis: German boom casts shadow over French election Reuters By Daniel Flynn | PARIS (Reuters) - Germany's booming economy has dominated the early exchanges in France's presidential election campaign but President Nicolas Sarkozy and his Socialist rival draw very different lessons from across the Rhine. French President Tweets as Election Race Looms ABC News Election ahead, France's Sarkozy faces crunch time Boston.com ANALYSIS-German boom casts shadow over French election Reuters...Read Full Story

Thu, Feb 16 2012 13:12 IST | 1 Views | Add your comment SHARE: French President Nicolas Sarkozy has announced his plans to run in the forthcoming presidential election for a second term in the office. The 57-year-old president told TF1 television channel that he made this decision several weeks ago. “I have made this decision due to the current situation in France, Europe and the world, which was in the last three years experienced a number of crises. Not asking for trust...Read Full Story

PARIS (MNI) – French President Nicolas Sarkozy kicked off his campaign for re-election Wednesday, pledging to continue reforms to modernize the country and to consolidate public finances. Sarkozy explained that he took the “heavy” decision several weeks ago, “because the situation today in France, in Europe and in the world, which has experienced an unprecedented series of crisis in the last three years, means that not to seek the confidence of the French again would be like deserting...Read Full Story

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Wednesday that he will run for re-election in the country’s upcoming presidential election to be held in April and May, according to media reports. Confirming widespread speculation, Sarkozy told an interviewer on French television that he would seek a second term. The center-right politician trails his main rival, Socialist Francois Hollande, in national polls ahead of the first round, which will be held April 22. The second...Read Full Story

Plan for €80,000 monument to French first lady, partly funded by the taxpayer, causes outrage in Paris suburb First there was Carla the supermodel, then the singer, then the first lady. Now, coming soon: Carla Bruni-Sarkozy the statue. Following in the immortalised footsteps of Joan of Arc, General de Gaulle and Marianne – the full-figured, flowing-haired female symbol of the French republic who graces Gallic public buildings – the president’s wife is being cast as a six-foot bronze statue...Read Full Story

PARIS -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy says he will run for another five-year term in elections starting in April. Sarkozy has lagged behind Socialist candidate Francois Hollande in opinion polls for months. Pollsters say the president will face an uphill battle to convince disillusioned voters that they should elect him again. Sarkozy made the announcement on national TV network TF1 on Wednesday night, saying, "Yes, I am a candidate." Read More... More on FranceRead Full Story

Read More:- Carla Bruni Statue Carla Bruni Statue , A French mayor’s plan to erect a statue of President Nicolas Sarkozy’s wife, Carla Bruni, in worker’s attire has angered the opposition and embarrassed the first lady and former supermodel. Jacques Martin, the mayor of Nogent-sur-Marne to the east of Paris and member of Sarkozy’s UMP party, commissioned the statue to honour the mostly Italian immigrant women who used to work at a feather factory in the town. But when French newspaper Le...Read Full Story