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Mary-Kate Olsen has a new boyfriend: Olivier Sarkozy, the half brother of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy. The actress, 25, who split with her previous beau, artist Nate Lowman, more than two years ago, has been spotted with Sarkozy, 42 ...  

One half of the Olsen twins, Mary-Kate Olsen, is rumored to be dating the brother of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy. There’s a 17-year age difference between Olivier Sarkozy, 42, and Olsen, 25, but a source told Us Weekly that they’re definitely dating.  

In a plot that reads like one of the Olsen twins' direct-to-video movies, 25-year-old Mary-Kate Olsen is reportedly dating Olivier Sarkozy, the 42-year-old half-brother of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy.  

Olivier Sarkozy's new relationship with Mary-Kate Olsen may not impress his bosses at the Carlyle Group, who had previously ordered him to maintain a lower profile, the Post reports. The 42-year-old half-brother of former French president ...  

MARY-KATE OLSEN has sparked rumours she is dating the brother of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy after they were spotted spending MemorialDay weekend (26-27May12) together.  

Mary-Kate Olsen has a new man in her life — and he comes from a very famous family! The child-star-turned-fashion-mogul is dating the brother of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, according to reports. The New York Post broke the news that Olsen, 25, and Olivier Sarkozy, 42, have quietly been seeing each other for the last month. The couple took their romance public over Memorial Day weekend when they spent time together in the Hamptons...  

But would Danny Tanner approve? Rumors are running rampant that former Full House star Mary-Kate Olsen's love life has gone international by way of former French president Nicolas...  

Olsen and Sarkozy at a NY Knicks game in April (Wenzelberg/Splash News)Mary-Kate Olsen has a new man in her life — and he comes from a very famous family! The child-star-turned-fashion-mogul is dating the brother of former French president Nicolas ...  

Mary-Kate Olsen has sparked rumors she is dating the brother of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy after they were spotted spending Memorial Day weekend together. The former child star has been dating businessman Olivier Sarkozy, the ...  

Former child star Mary-Kate Olsen, one half of the Full House duo that captivated our hearts in the early 90s, is reportedly dating the younger brother of French president Nicolas Sarkozy, Olivier. According to New York Post, Mary-Kate, 25, and ...  

Child star-turned-clothing designer Mary-Kate Olsen is reportedly "head over heels" for Olivier Sarkozy, the half-brother of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, according to The NY Post. Olsen, 25, and Sarkozy, 42, were spotted together in the ...  

With the right-wing UMP party predicted to lose upcoming parliamentary elections, former interior minister Brice Hortefeux (pictured left) and other French conservatives are embracing recently departed president Nicolas Sarkozy.  

#marykateolsen Page Six reported Wednesday that America's weird young spinster aunt Mary-Kate Olsen, 25, is now dating Oliver (né Olivier) Sarkozy, 42, the half-brother of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy. According to the Post, the two were spotted in the Hamptons over Memorial Day weekend (presumably together, or this ain't much of a story), and have been dating for about a month...  

MARY-KATE OLSEN has sparked rumours she is dating the brother of former French President NICOLAS SARKOZY after they were spotted spending Memorial Day weekend (26-27May12) together.  

It seems Mary Kate Olsen is ready for a new relationship as she's rumored to be dating Olivier Sarkozy who is the younger half-brother of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy. After calling it quits with her artist boyfriend, Nate Lowman, more than two ...  

Mary-Kate Olsen is reportedly dating former French president Nicolas Sarkozy's younger half brother, Olivier. Sources say the child star-turned-fashion designer, 25, has been dating the 42-year-old asset manager for a month. The pair are 'head over heels ...  

MARY-KATE OLSEN has sparked rumours she is dating the brother of former French President NICOLAS SARKOZY after they were spotted spending Memorial Day weekend (26-27May12) together. The former child star has been dating businessman Olivier Sarkozy, the ...  

It seems Mary Kate Olsen is ready for a new relationship as she's rumored to be dating Olivier Sarkozy who is the younger half-brother of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy. After calling it quits with her artist boyfriend, Nate Lowman, more than two years ago, the 25-year-old actress-turned-fashion designer has reportedly given love another shot with the 42-year-old finance bigwig, as they have been spotted together several times the...  

Mary-Kate Olsen's new found romance with Oliver Sarkozy, the 42-year-old brother of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has reportedly angered his bosses. Olsen, 25, who is renowned for her role as role Michelle Tanner on the ABC sitcom Full House ...  

Mary-Kate Olsen is rumored to be dating Oliver Sarkozy, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy's younger brother. Ashley's twin sister seems to have a thing for older men now, as her new boyfriend is almost twice her age. Page Six said on ...  

Us Weekly is reporting that Mary-Kate Olsen is dating former French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s younger half-brother, Olivier Sarkozy. Sources tell the mag that Olsen, 25, is “definitely interested” in Sarkozy, who, at 42, is 17 years her senior.  

The 42-year-old half-brother of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy had been told to "tone it down ... New York racing officials have imposed a strict set of rules for horses running in the Belmont Stakes. With the Triple Crown on the line, New York ...  

And are you familiar with the surname ‘Sarkozy’? As in, you know, maybe former French President, Nicolas Sarkozy? Well it’s not him. Sorry. But it is rumored to be his half-brother, Olivier Sarkozy, who is the forty-two year-old managing director of Carlyle Financial, a global asset management group who is worth a pretty penny himself. [...]  

Mary-Kate Olsen has found amour again with former French president Nicolas Sarkozy's younger brother, Olivier Sarkozy, a source tells Us Weekly. "It's true, they're dating, and she's definitely interested in him," the Olsen insider tells Us about her new ...  

The 25-year-old former child star Mary-Kate Olsen is in a relationship with former French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s half-brother, Olivier Sarkozy, the New York Post reported.  

According to Us Weekly, Mary-Kate Olsen is dating the brother of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy. The man in question, Olivier Sarkozy, is younger than his lawmaking bro but, at 42, he's still old enough to be the 25-year-old's dad. "It's true ...  

The web is buzzing over the romance news that Mary-Kate Olsen is dating Olivier Sarkozy, half brother of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy. The actress, 25, who split with artist Nate Lowman more than two years ago, has been spotted with Sarkozy, 42 ...  

Mary-Kate Olsen has sparked rumours she is dating the brother of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy after they were spotted spending Memorial Day weekend together. The former child star has been dating businessman Olivier Sarkozy, the politician's ...  

Use of the ECB's cash - lent at an interest rate of 1.0 percent - to buy higher yielding government debt has become known as the "Sarkozy trade" after then-French president Nicolas Sarkozy urged banks to use the money for that purpose at the end ...  

Mary-Kate Olsen is reportedly dating Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy's brother, Olivier Sarkozy, and the fashion designer is said to have fallen "head over heels" for him.  

Mary-Kate Olsen has sparked rumors she is dating the brother of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy after they were spotted spending Memorial Day weekend together. The former Full House star has reportedly been dating businessman Olivier Sarkozy, the ...  

Mary-Kate Olsen and Olivier Sarkozy, French president Nicolas Sarkozy's younger brother, are dating. It's a new relationship, but a legitimate one. "It's true, they're dating, and she's definitely interested in him," an Olsen insider ...  

The Greek prime minister announced the decision in Cannes after Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy gave him an ultimatum that Greece had to “abide by the rules” of the Brussels bail-out agreement – “or leave the eurozone”. Mr Papandreou said that ...  

Use of the ECB's cash - lent at an interest rate of 1.0 percent - to buy higher yielding government debt has become known as the "Sarkozy trade" after then-French president Nicolas Sarkozy urged banks to use the money for that purpose at the end of the last year.  

MARY-Kate Olsen is dating a MUCH OLDER man! The former child star has apparently hooked up with former French president Nicolas Sarkozy‘s younger brother, Olivier Sarkozy. “It’s true, they’re dating, and she’s definitely interested in him,” a source said. Ashley is 25; her new paramour is 42. Sources say their age differences suits her just [...]  

Mary-Kate Olsen has a new boyfriend, and not only is he the half brother of former French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, he’s a shocking 17 years older than she is! The 25-year-old twin has been dating 42-year-old Olivier Sarkozy for about a ...  

A morning mix of entertainment headlines... • Mary-Kate Olsen is apparently dating Olivier Sarkozy , a managing director at the Carlyle Group and the half-brother of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy. The New York Post reports that Olsen, 25, and Sarkozy, 42, have been together for about a month and are “head over heels” for each other. They were spotted together in the Hamptons over the ...  

London, May 17 (ANI): Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has launched a furious attack on her country's national broadcaster after her husband Nicolas Sarkozy was reportedly victimised. She is said to have accused the broadcaster saying: It's not France ...  

With Nicolas Sarkozy losing his premiership to socialist leader Francois Hollande, speculation is rife as to where life will take him and his glamourous Italian-French wife Carla Bruni. Sarkozy has yet to indicate whether his defeat will mean a step back ...  

Francois Hollande brought Nicolas Sarkozy's decade-long grip over France's security apparatus to a high-profile end yesterday, firing the country's three top police and intelligence chiefs seen as unflinchingly loyal to their former boss. Bernard Squarcini ...  

Even though Carla Bruni-Sarkozy isn't a first lady anymore, that doesn't mean that her fashion cred will fall by the wayside. The former model walked...  

London: Carla Bruni is facing embarrassing revelations about her past love affair with France’s new Foreign Minister ... relationship with Laurent Fabius, 65, before she married the then President Nicolas Sarkozy, in 2008.  

Just because her hubby, Nicolas Sarkozy, 57, is out of office as the French head of state after Sunday's election defeat, doesn't mean we won't be seeing any less of model/singer Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, 44. She hopes. Veronique Rampazza, spokeswoman for the ...  

London, May 8 (ANI): Nicolas Sarkozy, who has become the first French president in 31 years to be rejected after just one term, has confirmed that he will be giving up politics for 'good'. On Monday, Sarkozy invited his campaign team to the Elysee Palace ...  

Mary Kate Olsen’s boyfriend is said to be Olivier Sarkozy, former French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s younger half brother and from what we hear things are getting serious awfully quick. The Daily Mail is reporting that the 25-year-old child star has ...  

News of the 44-year-old's desire to revive her showbusiness career came after her husband, Nicolas Sarkozy, announced his retirement from politics. The 57-year-old suffered a humiliating electoral defeat on Sunday night, meaning that he became the first ...  

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy performing at Radio City Musuc Hall in 2009. Carla Bruni is swapping the presidential palace for the recording studio. Following her husband Nicolas Sarkozy's defeat in the French presidential election to François Hollande—which ...  

Please click NEXT to read further.... Image: France's outgoing President Nicolas Sarkozy and outgoing First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy leave the Elysee Palace at the end of a handover ceremony in Paris on Tuesday Photographs: Patrick Kovarik/Reuters  

Now that her husband, Nicolas Sarkozy, is done with his silly part-time job as leader of the world’s escargots, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, 44, can finally return to her work making us all bothered and overheated with her rhymes. The former model and ...  

As he walked down the red carpet at the Elysée, hand in hand with a delighted-looking Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, Nicolas Sarkozy appeared grim-faced. But the man whose fondness for the symbols of wealth led to him being nicknamed President Bling ...  

(CBS News) Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is plotting her return to the music spotlight. France's outgoing first lady has plans to release a new album by the end of the year. She's also planning a series of concerts, according to Le Parisien, a newspaper in France.  

Nicolas Sarkozy, who has become the first French president in 31 years to be rejected after just one term, has confirmed that he will be giving up politics for 'good'. May 8, 2012 - London Nicolas Sarkozy, who has become the first French president in 31 ...  

The decisive reelection loss of French President Nicolas Sarkozy has many wondering what lies ahead for a Europe divided on how to grapple with its current debt crisis — which, we suppose, is one way of looking at things. Read full article >>  

French President Nicolas Sarkozy's action-packed six-year term has ended in defeat at the hands of Socialist challenger François Hollande. Hollande, who ran on pledges to raise income taxes, took a little less than 52 ...  

As she appeared with her husband at the Elysee Palace today for the formal ceremony to swear in Hollande, erstwhile First Lady Carla Bruni looked to have admitted defeat in more ways than one.  

She has enjoyed a five year reign as France's First Lady. But today, as Nicholas Sarkozy handed over the Presidential reigns to Francois Hollande, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy's role was relinquished too. And as she appeared with her husband at the Elysee Palace ...  

The prospect of a new life for Mr Sarkozy was reportedly welcomed by his wife, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy who has publicly fretted her husband was "working himself to death." Others worried that the sudden drop in the workaholic leader's gruelling schedule could ...  

The word is la nation (nation). Outgoing President Nicolas Sarkozy claimed that the election would decide the fate of the “French nation”. In contrast, Socialist challenger Francois Hollande insisted that Sarkozy was using nationalism as ...  

Vor dem Gipfeltreffen der Parteichefs von Union und FDP sorgt CSU-Chef Horst Seehofer mit immer neuen Vorschlägen für Misstöne in der schwarz-gelben Koalition. Die FDP ist empört. Manchen in der Koalition erinnert das unruhige Auftreten an einen anderen Politiker - an Nicolas Sarkozy.  

The couple will set sail on the Mediterranean for a cruise on a yacht. France's outgoing President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife, Carla Bruni, will travel to Turkey in late May for a vacation, ...  

The 44-year-old former supermodel Carla Bruni (pictured) had a 'brief but very passionate' relationship with Laurent Fabius, 65, before she married the then President Nicolas Sarkozy, in 2008.  

Mr Sarkozy rushed into the hospital in the 16th arrondissement after his wife was admitted on Wednesday, he then dashed out again barely 30 minutes later, boarding a plane for Frankfurt. It is believed he missed the birth of the baby girl who was born at ...  

She has enjoyed a five year reign as France's First Lady. But today, as Nicholas Sarkozy handed over the Presidential reigns to Francois Hollande, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy's role was relinquished too. And as she appeared with her husband at the Elysee Palace ...  

London: Francois Hollande, who unveiled his cabinet led by a bevy of young and stylish Mademoiselles on Saturday night, is threatening to make the French former first lady Carla Bruni a distant memory. Green party leader Cecile Duflot, now Housing Minister ...  

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has launched a furious attack on her country’s national broadcaster, saying: ‘It’s not France Television anymore, it’s left-wing television!’ The 44-year-old multimillionaire heiress is still reeling from her husband Nicolas ...  

Sarkozy was greeted by cheering crowds when he arrived to vote at a school in an upmarket Paris neighborhood close to the home of his wife Carla Bruni ... France is headed in the right direction," Jean-Claude Charge, an IT technician, told ...  

Carla Bruni Sarkozy may have her detractors but never let it be said that she doesn’t know how to dress.Related StoriesPutin starts again – with crackdown on dissentEvacuation after WWII bomb find in DenmarkGunman on motorbike wounds nuclear bossThe far-right firebrand who holds Europe's future in his handsIrish Catholic leader offers apology over priest's child abuse  

Hindustan TimesRevealed! Carla Bruni had affair with foreign ministerHindustan TimesOne of Bruni's most high-profile affairs was with the philosopher Raphael Enthoven, whom she started sleeping with while officially going out with his father, Jean-Paul Enthoven. She had a son with Raphael, and was blamed for destroying his marriage to ...and more »  

Involved for years in humanitarian and charity work, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy became world ambassador for the protection of mothers and children against HIV in 2008. In April 2009, she launched the Fondation Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, to promote access to ...  

It has been just three days since Francois Hollande was voted in as French president but his girlfriend Valerie Trierweiler hasn’t hung about when it comes to insulting her predecessors. Carla Bruni-Sarkozy (Picture: AP) Valerie Trierweiler (Picture: AP) In a thinly veiled attack on Carla Bruni, France’s new first lady yesterday claimed the glamorous ex-Italian model ‘never...  

France's Left will comfortably beat the conservative UMP party in next month's parliamentary election, a new poll has shown, as rivalries triggered by Nicolas Sarkozy's presidential defeat splitting the Right-wing vote.  

London: Nicolas Sarkozy, who lost the recent presidential race in France, is to quit politics and practice law, a media report said. The 57-year-old outgoing French President, a qualified lawyer, will first have a holiday at his wife Carla Bruni’s ...  

LONDON: Nicolas Sarkozy, who lost the recent presidential race in France, is to quit politics and practice law, a media report said. The 57-year-old outgoing French President, a qualified lawyer, will first have a holiday at his wife Carla Bruni ...  

(AP Photo/Bob Edme) French President and UMP candidate Nicolas Sarkozy waves to wellwishers as he and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, center right, leave after casting their votes for the second round of the presidential elections in Paris ...  

The right needs a convincing majority in the national assembly to form a government in opposition to the new Socialist president, François Hollande, whose party controls the upper house of parliament. While Sarkozy enjoys a holiday as a guest of the king ...  

Excuse me, but are style watchers napping on the job? France has a new First Lady, or 'Premiere Dame'. Forty-seven-year-old Valerie Trierweiler, a journalist and university lecturer has suddenly become the new Carla Bruni. Or, for the English ...  

French President Nicolas Sarkozy's action-packed six-year term has ended in defeat at the hands of Socialist challenger François Hollande. Hollande, who ran on pledges to raise income taxes, took a little less than 52 percent to Sarkozy's little more than 48 percent in the runoff election.  Hollande has promised to raise income tax rates from 41 percent to 75 percent. He has also pledged to accelerate the departure of French troops from...  

BKU recapitalized in May 2009 with a $900 million investment from an A-list of private equity investors that includes Olivier Sarkozy, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s half-brother. In addition to possessing one of the highest Tier 1 ...  

A Twitter account allegedly owned by Carla Bruni-Sarkozy ... annonce en ce moment la mort de Lady Margareth Thatcher,” wrote the prankster. The 4,000+ followers of the fake account were basically told that the British ambassador informed the French ...  

President Francois Hollande's Socialists and other left-wing partner parties could together win 44 per cent of the vote in the June 10 first round of the election, compared with just over a third for the UMP. The left aims to build on its momentum after ...  

Daily MailNobody voted for this! Carla Bruni threatens to start singing in public again ...Daily MailBy Peter Allen In Paris Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is to start singing live again and will release a new album of songs in the autumn, her promoter confirmed today. There are even rumours of France's outgoing first lady starring in a new biopic about her ...Merkel tells François Hollande: eurozone agreement is not up for negotiationThe...  

Beyond the obvious implications of a new president of France, we here at Fashionista felt a little bummed to lose First Lady Carla Bruni Sarkozy. Along with her counterparts, Michelle Obama and Samantha Cameron, former supermodel Carla made being stylish a ...  

His first day was also spent organizing his domestic political arrangements, with the nomination as his prime minister of Jean-Marc Ayrault ... between Hollande and Sarkozy, before departing by car, Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife, Carla Bruni, exchanged ...  

Outgoing French first lady Carla Bruni welcomed incoming première dame Valérie Trierweiler to the Élysée Palace this morning ahead of President-elect François Hollande's investiture ceremony. Carla, who is clearly over it, put on a dark pantsuit and a sweater, while Valérie, a fan of "quality prêt-à-porter brands," wore a black ... More »  

Will former French first lady steal the limelight from her replacement Valerie Trierweiler? First Post Jonathan Harwood LAST UPDATED AT 17:07 ON Tue 8 May 2012 NOW THAT she has been relieved of the burden of being France’s first lady, Carla Bruni is set to make a return to music and is planning a series of concerts and a new album to be released this autumn. Although she has rarely been out of the...  

Gérard Longuet, the defence minister, said that having a president “feeling good about his life is a gift” to the French. Socialist MP Jérôme Cahuzac warned Mr Sarkozy not to exploit the birth for political ends. “The president has got us used to ...  

"It's up to the French people to decide if it's going to be a good day." Sarkozy, accompanied by wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, voted at midday in Paris' 16th arrondissement. Scores of television cameras surrounded the couple, and members of the ...  

Defeated French President Nicolas Sarkozy wished his opponent luck in the face of hard times ahead after voters crowned Francois Hollande the first socialist president in nearly two decades. "Dear compatriots. The French people have made their choice," Mr ...  

On Sunday, French president Nicolas Sarkozy lost his reelection bid to François Hollande, which means his wife, former model/singer/actress Carla Bruni, will soon step down from her post as the most fashionable First Lady of France. We were quite fond of la première dame's style choices, from her ultra-chic maternity duds to her knack for choosing surprising (but always ladylike) silhouettes. Check out a slideshow of her best looks over the...  

May 18 : Carla Bruni is facing embarrassing revelations about her past love affair with France's new foreign minister. The 44-year-old former supermodel reportedly had a "brief but very passionate" relationship with Laurent Fabius, 65, before she married ...  

French first lady says she will not be a 'trophy wife'. Who could she be referring to? One-Minute Read LAST UPDATED AT 15:01 ON Thu 10 May 2012 LESS THAN a week after assuming the mantle of French first lady, Valerie Trierweiler, the companion of president-elect Francois Hollande, has been accused of directing a thinly veiled attack on her glamorous predecessor, former supermodel Carla Bruni. Trierweiler...  

The author explained as to why the affair may have been kept secret ... and was blamed for destroying his marriage to the writer Justine Levy. But after becoming France’s first lady she turned into a loyal conservative wife, and had her first child ...  

Socialist Francois Hollande defeated conservative incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy on Sunday to become France's next president, heralding a change in how Europe tackles its debt crisis and how France flexes its military and diplomatic muscle around the world.  

The Inquisitr MSNBC Airs Wrong Chyron For Nicolas Sarkozy: 'Prostitute Speaks'Huffington PostMSNBC used the wrong graphic for footage of French president Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday, airing a chyron that read "Prostitute Speaks." The network made the flub one day after Sarkozy lost the presidential election to Socialist candidate François …MSNBC Accidentally Calls French President Nicolas Sarkozy [...]  

ABC NewsTHE RACE: Defeat of French President Nicolas Sarkozy may sound a political ...Washington PostFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy's defeat could be a bad omen for President Barack Obama. Sarkozy on Sunday joined a growing list of leaders swept aside by Europe's economic crisis or by austerity measures hated by voters. Some 11 have now fallen, ...For Global Leaders, Including Obama, a Game of SurvivorNew York Times (blog)all 4,647 news...  

Carla Bruni was today facing embarrassing revelations about her past love affair with France's new foreign minister. The 44-year-old former supermodel had a 'brief but very passionate' relationship with Laurent Fabius, 65, before she married the then ...  

The judge investigating claims Liliane Bettencourt was manipulated by those close to her is looking into whether former French President Nicolas Sarkozy received illegal donations to his 2007 campaign, Le Monde said. Judge Jean-Michel Gentil ...  

Paris: When outgoing president Nicolas Sarkozy and his supermodel turned singer wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy make way for France's new first couple, a very different first lady will enter the Elysee Palace. Valerie Trierweiler, twice divorced, is ...  

Asked if the fort was luxurious enough for her, Ms Bruni-Sarkozy paid tribute to Bernadette Chirac, her predecessor as First Lady. Ms Bruni-Sarkozy said: ‘I haven’t touched anything, not even a curtain. It is very comfortable. I wouldn’t call it Spartan.  

RABAT: Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, who was voted out two weeks ago, and his wife Carla are enjoying a holiday in one of the Moroccan king's residences in Marrakesh, a local official said Tuesday.  

Her model is not so much Bruni, nor Bernadette Chirac, who both worked for charitable causes. It is the feisty late Danielle Mitterrand, wife of the other postwar Socialist president, who worked for left-wing and Third World causes, upsetting her husband's diplomats.  

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. Photograph: Getty Images. By this time next week, it looks likely Nicolas Sarkozy will be out of a job and – if he is to be believed – French politics for good. But his defeat is a ...  

Carla Bruni surrendered her (proverbial) First Lady of France crown today and handed it to Valerie Trierweiler, the girlfriend of Francoise Hollande, at Hollande's inauguration as president of France. It was a historic changing of the guards at ...  

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François Hollande’s journalist girlfriend Valérie Trierweiler has been described as his “lucky charm” in the election. What about Nicolas Sarkozy’s wife, beauty-turned-Botox queen Carla Bruni? Is she a hindrance or a help to his campaign?  

France's new first lady Valerie Trierweilier, the first woman in the Elysee Palace to be unmarried and have a job, manged to upstage new president Francois Hollande on first day in office.  

A fake celebrity Twitter account posing as that of outgoing French first lady Carla Bruni has been used to spread false rumours that former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher had died. An update from the fake @CBruniOfficial Twitter account was ...  

What a waste for such a smart bunch of women! This is expected to be the first major overseas trip for Trierweiler, the well-known journalist replacing botox-boosted Carla Bruni-Sarkozy as First Lady of France. Bruni-Sarkozy, a former fashion model ...  

Outgoing French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who has enjoyed legal immunity for the past five years, could soon be forced to explain himself to magistrates in three separate funding scandals that have dogged his time in power.  

The outgoing French President Nicolas Sarkozy is meeting his cabinet of Ministers for the last time and is dissolving his government. Outgoing ministers paid him tributes. President Sarkozy has announced that after losing elections, he is to give up ...  

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PARIS, May 10 (Reuters) - Outgoing French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who has enjoyed legal immunity for the past five years, could soon be forced to explain himself to magistrates in three separate funding scandals that have dogged his time in ...  

The affair is understood to have ended well before she began dating ... and was blamed for destroying his marriage to the writer Justine Levy. But after becoming France's First Lady she turned into a loyal conservative wife, and last year had her first ...  

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has conceded the presidential election to Socialist challenger Francois Hollande. Hollande is set to become the nation's first left-wing president since Francois Mitterrand left office in 1995.  

(CBS News) PARIS - Like a fighter down on points in the late rounds, Nicolas Sarkozy had to come out swinging. According to the generally accepted wisdom in France, a knockout, or at least a TKO, was the only chance Sarkozy had in Wednesday night's sole ...  

An unfortunate lower third appeared during a tease on MSNBC this morning. Thomas Roberts (did you hear, he has a cameo in the biggest movie opening ever?) was promoting two stories: French president Nicolas Sarkozy‘s loss at the French polls yesterday, and the Colombian prostitute at the center of the Secret Service scandal. And, this happened. It was on screen for about two seconds, before the proper “Au Revior Austerity” lower third appeared...  

Outgoing French President Nicolas Sarkozy told members of his UMP party on Monday that he was serene and at peace following his loss to Socialist Francois Hollande, a source at the meeting said. Sarkozy met with ministers and senior party officials at the ...  

MSNBC used the wrong graphic for footage of French president Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday, airing a chyron that read "Prostitute Speaks." The network made the flub one day after Sarkozy lost the presidential election to Socialist candidate François Hollande.  

We love it when a new style icon burst on to the scene - especially one that has brains as well as beauty. Multi-tasking journalist and France’s new First Lady, Valerie Trierweiler is our spanking fresh style obsession – and not just because she gave ...  

Reuters reports — Outgoing French President Nicolas Sarkozy urged his divided conservative UMP party on Monday to pull together quickly after his election defeat to fight off a double challenge from the left and far-right in ...  

FRANCE 24 (blog)Carla Bruni, the worm in Sarkozy's mouldy apple?FRANCE 24 (blog)Before meeting Sarkozy, she ditched her harem of rock-star boyfriends for middle-aged publisher Jean-Paul Enthoven (pictured right). Then she fell pregnant. With his son's baby (left). Yep. It's the kind of thing you expect from a guest on the Jerry ...and more »  

The wages of austerity is death. Political death. That’s the lesson of Europe — conveyed most recently by the defeat of French President Nicolas Sarkozy. He’s the first French president defeated for reelection in more than 30 years. In Greece, which ...  

French President Nicolas Sarkozy's defeat could be a bad omen for President Barack Obama. Sarkozy on Sunday joined a growing list of leaders swept aside by Europe's economic crisis or by austerity measures hated by voters. Some 11 have now fallen ...  

Outgoing French president Nicolas Sarkozy has revealed plans to quit politics for good after his election defeat to François Hollande. Defeated incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy struck a conciliatory tone in his concession speech (Picture: Reuters) The fiery 57-year-old made the admission after becoming the first French president for 31 years to not be re-elected.The conservative said: ‘I hope to live a normal life.‘I lost the election...  

French President Nicolas Sarkozy lost his bid for a second term Sunday to Socialist candidate Francois Hollande, in a vote that could have reverberations across Europe and around the world – and especially in Washington.   The decision marks ...  

Center-right French President Nicolas Sarkozy lost his office Sunday after the Socialist party triumphed in France’s presidential election. Francois Hollande will be France’s first left-wing president since Francois Mitterrand left office in ...  

(AP) Socialist Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, facing a groundswell of discontent over successive austerity packages, decided to bring forward by four months to November 20 a vote initially scheduled for March 2012. The election was ...  

FASHION - What is the point of high fashion?Last year supermodel Carla Bruni (now the First Lady of France) wanted to bring herself down when standing beside the Queen Elizabeth II... She also chose a sombre grey dress-coat so to not upstage the Queen and for her shoes she wore a pair of plain black flats, while the Queen wore black heels.Had she worn something exquisitely beautiful it would have been wildly out-of-place... plus with Carla...  

• Now that she'll have some free time, Carla Bruni plans to release a new album this fall, according to her rep. [Daily Mail] • Elle.com taps Amina Akhtar, former editor of FashionEtc.com (and editor of this very blog before that), to be their new executive editor. She succeeds Keith ... More »  

I refer to an article titled “France gets new leader, Europe new direction,” (The Jakarta Post Online, Associated Press, May 7). The previous remarks by the France President Nicolas Sarkozy regarding veils has hurt the religious sentiments ...  

May 15 - France is exchanging one glamorous first lady for another as Carla Bruni-Sarkozy quits the Elysee Palace and the new president Francois Hollande's partner Valerie Trierweiler considers moving in.  

PARIS, FRANCE - Many French trade unionists rejoiced over the defeat of the former conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy by Socialist candidate Francois Hollande earlier this month. Under Sarkozy, public sectors unions were hit with increased ...  

Jean-Louis Georgelin, who heads the prestigious Legion ... Sarkozy left the palace hand-in-hand with wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, had a last handshake on the palace steps with Hollande, then was driven away. Former staffers gathered in the palace courtyard ...  

Following the second round of the presidential election in France, we believe that Nicolas Sarkozy lost for two main reasons. Firstly, in politics, everyone must remember the lesson of SSR – do not mix politics and religion.  

PARIS: French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist Francois Hollande clashed repeatedly in their only television debate but the conservative incumbent failed to land a knockout blow to shake his challenger's lead for Sunday's runoff. Hollande ...  

Of the new "first lady" of France, Valérie Trierweiler, Karl told WWD, "I like [Hollande's] girlfriend ... I think she's very handsome, very elegant." Christian Lacroix said she'd probably shun "all the tricks of fakeness," and Bouchra Jarrar added, "She makes me think of a heroine in a Claude Chabrol ... More »  

Wednesday brought about the most anticlimactic and anticipated political moment of this year. A visibly-aged President Nicolas Sarkozy confirmed on French television that: "Yes, I am a candidate for the presidential election." Yet Sarkozy, the most astute ...  

French president Nicolas Sarkozy has failed to deliver a knockout blow against leftist frontrunner Francois Hollande in their only head-to-head debate in France's presidential campaign, the last major hurdle just four days before Sunday's election finale.  

Kate Middleton's dress that she wore to a private function at Claridge's Hotel in Mayfair this week, has caused a stir online. The stunning cream Roland Mouret gown -which featured a thigh-high slit - was teamed with a pair of shimmering Jimmy Choos ...  

Jean-Louis Georgelin, who heads the prestigious Legion ... Sarkozy left the palace hand-in-hand with wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, had a last handshake on the palace steps with Hollande, then was driven away. Former staffers gathered in the palace ...  

He says he holds no stocks and owns nothing like the 50,000-euro Patek Philippe SA watch that was given to Sarkozy by his third wife, Carla Bruni- Sarkozy. He vacations in a 130 square meter (1400 square foot) house with swimming pool near the ...  

France's outgoing President Nicolas Sarkozy came to power in May 2007 on a promise to change French politics, but his approval rating soon sank as the French grew to dislike his brash behaviour and extravagant style. Outgoing President Nicolas Sarkozy is leaving office as one of the most unpopular presidents in France's history and with the unwelcome distinction of being only the second French head of state to fail to win re-election since...  

In his last state ceremony as France's president, Nicolas Sarkozy led commemorations today in Paris marking the end of World War II in Europe, standing side-by-side with the man who ousted him from power.Related StoriesMoscow police break up overnight anti-Putin protestUkraine postpones summit boycotted over TymoshenkoThree injured in blast at Istanbul universityBerlin police find improvised pipe bombsHollande and Sarkozy stand side-by-side...  

PARIS (AP) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Sunday fiercely ... Sarkozy has come under criticism during the presidential campaign for his tough language toward immigrants — language that some have compared to that of France's Nazi ...  

PARIS (AP) - Only in France. Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the superstar model-turned-songstress with a freewheeling lifestyle, now hands the job of first lady to a twice-divorced journalist who's the first presidential partner to enter the Elysee Palace without a ...  

It’s official: the République française will soon have a new leader. The people of France ousted incumbent president Nicolas Sarkozy today in a runoff election, denying the Union pour un Mouvement Populaire (Union for a Popular Movement) leader a second term in favor of Socialist François Hollande, who has called for more investment in France’s public services and fewer [...]  

Only in France. Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the superstar model-turned-songstress with a freewheeling lifestyle, now hands the job of first lady to a twice-divorced journalist who's the first presidential partner to enter the Elysee Palace without a ...  

French President Nicolas Sarkozy held a giant and elaborately-produced May Day rally in front of the Eiffel Tower on Tuesday, as opinion polls put him behind the Socialist candidate, Francois Hollande. The president, who is currently trailing Hollande by ...  

when she became the first lady of France. Her trajectory from model to first lady is a modern-day fairy tale about marrying up, albeit the heroine is from a wealthy family and has had a successful artistic career. Since becoming first lady ...  

Wrong. Stimulus measures are enacted, then crushing austerity. Unemployment soars. The Socialists of Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero are wiped off the map in November 2011 elections; Mariano Rajoy's conservatives take over. ITALY: Silvio Berlusconi ...  

President Nicolas Sarkozy's chances of holding on to power were fading two days before France's election runoff, with far-right and centrist leaders refusing to endorse him and his usually bland Socialist rival performing confidently in a TV debate.  

President "Bling Bling" has been replaced by "Mr. Normal." Francois Hollande has won France's presidential runoff, beating Nicolas Sarkozy. “François Hollande is the president of the republic, he must be respected,” Sarkozy said in a concession speech. “I want to wish him good luck in the midst of these tests.” Sarkozy then presumably jumped into a Bentley convertible waiting for him with his wife Carla Bruni and their daughter before...  

Kate Middleton's Roland Mouret dress caused an instant internet sensation when she stepped out at Claridge’s Hotel in London last night. But the Duchess of Cambridge isn't the first style icon to have worn her floor-sweeping dress. Originally from the RM ...  

PARIS, May 15: Barely an hour after former French president Nicolas Sarkozy left office on Tuesday, one of his former senior advisers revealed that he has been charged with money laundering. Several of Sarkozy’s allies have been implicated in ...  

AS President Nicolas Sarkozy makes a final effort to woo the National Front voters crucial to his re-election hopes on Thursday, his flirtation with the far Right has caused a tiff in his own party. Ministers fell out after one hinted that they could break ...  

Globe and MailFrançois Hollande ousts Nicolas Sarkozy to become presidentThe IndependentFrançois Hollande scored a narrow victory in the French presidential election last night and now has seven weeks to persuade the world that it can live with the new, Socialist face of France. President Nicolas Sarkozy became only the second incumbent ...Euro declines on French and Greek election resultsBBC NewsEuropean shares slump after French, Greek...  

IN A heated debate in which president Nicolas Sarkozy was fighting for his political life, the French leader last night accused his socialist challenger of lying when challenged about the economy. With François Hollande the clear leader in the polls, the ...  

AFP - Shortly after leaving the Elysee Palace on Tuesday, former French president Nicolas Sarkozy went jogging in Paris's Bois de Boulogne park near the chic neighbourhood where he now lives. Right-wing politician Sarkozy left the Elysee Palace ...  

IN A heated debate in which president Nicolas Sarkozy was fighting for his political life, the French leader last night accused his socialist challenger of lying when challenged about the economy. With François Hollande the clear leader in the polls, the ...  

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who will seek re-election on the second round of presidentials Sunday, has vowed he will overturn the balance against rival, socialist Francois Hollande. Saturday is reflection day in France and all political canvassing for elections is forbidden, while Friday both Hollande and Sarkozy held their final campaign rallies. According to opinion polls, Hollande is likely to win the race, with some 53% of the...  

French presidential runner Francois Hollande leads against incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy, gathering approximately 52.5% to 53% of all votes on Sunday, exit polls show, according to a Belgian daily. Sarkozy's result is between 47% and 47....  

Four European nations – France, Greece, Serbia, and Armenia – are holding Sunday, May 6, 2012, crucial elections. France: Anti-Sarkozy Vote? In France, incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy is facing his Socialist challenger, Francois Hollande in the run-off of the French Presidential Elections, with Sarkozy trailing Hollande by 6 percentage points in polls Friday. ...  

“It's up to the French people to decide if it's going to be a good day,” he said. Mr. Sarkozy, accompanied by first lady and former supermodel Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, voted at midday in Paris' 16th arrondissement. Scores of television cameras surrounded ...  

He is the father of three sons and, as of last year, a daughter with former supermodel Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, his third wife. Before this election, Sarkozy said he would quit politics if he lost. "A new epoch is opening," he said Sunday night ...  

Whether or not he returns to work as a lawyer, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is entitled to lavish post-retirement perks - a hefty pension, a furnished apartment, a chauffeur-driven car and free air tickets. Like all former French presidents ...  

From the French genius' 2009 collection, it was a hit among the supermodels. The stunning gown was previously modelled by sizzling Vogue covergirl Amber Valleta in teal and international glamourpuss Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. Madame Sarkozy was seen sashaying ...  

Turkey began EU accession negotiations in 2005 but made little progress since then due to a dispute with Cyprus and opposition by former French president Nicolas Sarkozy to Turkey's membership. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said this ...  

After casting France's first lady Carla Bruni in his film 'Midnight in Paris', director Woody Allen says that he ... in 'Midnight in Paris', which also stars Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams and Marion Cotillard. Allen explained that he decided to cast the ...  

PARIS - Barely an hour after former French president Nicolas Sarkozy left office on Tuesday, one of his former senior advisers revealed that he has been charged with money laundering.Several of Sarkozy’s allies have been implicated in a string of graft ...  

"It's up to the French people to decide if it's going to be a good day," he said. Sarkozy, accompanied by first lady and former supermodel Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, voted at midday in Paris' 16th arrondissement. Scores of television cameras ...  

She features prominently in the "64 special pages" of its "souvenir album" election issue. Trierweiler now succeeds Carla Bruni-Sarkozy as France's first lady. Hollande pledged to be a "normal" president, partly to contrast Sarkozy's taste for bling.  

French President Nicolas Sarkozy launched fierce assaults on his Socialist rival Francois Hollande in their pre-poll debate but failed to land a decisive blow against the frontrunner. French President Nicolas Sarkozy launched fierce assaults on his ...  

PARIS -- Barely an hour after former French president Nicolas Sarkozy left office Tuesday, one of his former senior advisers revealed that he has been charged with money laundering. Several of Sarkozy's allies have been implicated in a string of graft ...  

Nicolas Sarkozy, France's President and UMP party candidate for his re-election, leaves with his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy (R) after a televised debate at the studios in La Plaine Saint-Denis, near Paris, May 2, 2012. President Sarkozy and Francois Hollande ...  

French first lady and former model Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is out, too. Time to meet Bruni's successor and Francois Hollande's lady-friend Valerie Trierweiler, the unmarried 'companion' of the French president-elect who will accompany Hollande into the Elysee.  

Paris, May 7 (IANS) French President Nicolas Sarkozy conceded defeat to his Socialist Party challenger Francois Hollande in the presidential runoff Sunday, saying he had called his rival on the phone and wished him "good luck". "I am responsible for my ...  

Francois Hollande's 'companion' will make headlines like Bruni - but for different reasons First Post LAST UPDATED AT 13:34 ON Mon 7 May 2012 SHE MIGHT not be Carla Bruni, but France's new first lady, journalist Valerie Trierweiler, could generate just as many headlines as the woman she inherits the role from. The glamorous 47-year-old journalist is well known in France thanks to her job as a writer for...  

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) -- A former Libyan prime minister claims Moammar Gadhafi's regime financed French President Nicolas Sarkozy's 2007 election campaign, according to his lawyer. Sarkozy vehemently denies the allegations. The accusations of a ...  

Wank Swap asks: Is anyone else excited about Eurovision 2012?Due to austerity measures, Wank Swap has been unable to scrape together funds for a next season. However: MASSIVE NEWS! There were elections! (Yeah, we do that in Europe, too.)Let's start and end with France, the nation that popularized modern concepts of "democracy" and "invading Russia":OH NOES WHERE HAVE YOU GONE JOE DIMAGGIO FRENCH PRESIDENT NICOLAS SARKOZY?Nicholas Sarkozy joins...  

PARIS  - Outgoing French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who has enjoyed legal immunity for the past five years, could soon be forced to explain himself to magistrates in three separate funding scandals including a 1990s submarine sale to Pakistan that have dogged his time in power. France’s constitution says a president cannot be required to testify or be investigated or prosecuted until a ...  

PARIS - Only in France. Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the superstar model-turned-songstress with a freewheeling lifestyle, now hands the job of first lady to a twice-divorced journalist who's the first presidential partner to enter the Elysee Palace without a ring ...  

He is the father of three sons and, as of last year, a daughter with former supermodel Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, his third wife. Before this election ... Her departure leaves Premier Jean Charest with just a one seat majority in the National Assembly - and ...  

Telegraph.co.ukFrance election: Nicolas Sarkozy closes gap on Francois Hollande in final pollsTelegraph.co.ukThe final polls before France's presidential election Sunday show President Nicolas Sarkozy making up ground on Socialist challenger Francois Hollande - but still predict a Hollande victory. Ahead of Sunday's presidential run-off, French leader Nicolas ...Final polls suggest close result, Hollande win in French presidential...  

David Cameron will snub Francois Hollande when the socialist French presidential hopeful arrives in London on a campaign visit today. After giving his full backing to incumbent president Nicolas Sarkozy, the Prime Minister has refused to meet Mr Hollande ...  

Disappointing loss ... Carla Bruni-Sarkozy's husband Nicolas will no longer be president. Photo: Getty Images One of his MPs told reporters earlier in the day that Mr Hollande would phone Mrs Merkel after the result and quickly organise a trip to Berlin.  

In one of his final official duties before he hands over power to Francois Hollande, outgoing French President Nicolas Sarkozy has lead commemorations in Paris marking the end of World War II in Europe.  

In tonight's look at the French media: a headache for Nicolas Sarkozy's re-election hopes next year as one his political protégés Rama Yade joins ranks with rival presidential contender Jean-Louis Borloo. Meanwhile, the end-of-school exams or ...  

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is to start singing live again and will release a new album of songs in time for Christmas her promoter confirmed. There are even rumours of France’s outgoing First Lady starring in a new biopic about her family history.  

News TribeFrance Hires New President in Election UpsetAlaska Native NewsBy GW Rastopsoff | Alaska Native News 12 hours 58 minutes ago In an election upset, French presidential candidate Francois Hollande edged out French President Nicolas Sarkozy for the top political seat in France today. The run-off election mirrored the ...Sarkozy upset as François Hollande wins France election with 53% of voteNews TribeFrance election: Nicolas Sarkozy...  

Showing the signs of strain in the closely run French election, president Nicolas Sarkozy yesterday admitted that he might be defeated when voters go to the polls on Sunday. The political leader, who has been desperately trying to hang on in a political ...  

Not a big surprise. But exit polls reported in Switzerland and Belgium say Socialist Franciois Hollande has defeated French President Nicolas Sarkozy. If confirmed, I believe Hollande would only be the second Socialist President of France under the Fifth French...  

The government of outgoing French President Nicolas Sarkozy stepped down on Thursday ahead of the inauguration of president-elect François Hollande on May 15. Hollande is due to reveal the new government line up once he enters office.  

Sarkozy, accompanied by wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, voted at midday in Paris' 16th ... A body believed to be that of a missing hiker was found in Anza-Borrego Springs Saturday. A body believed to be that of a missing hiker was found in Anza-Borrego Springs ...  

French President Nicolas Sarkozy conceded to challenger Francois Hollande Sunday as results from exit polls and official tallies in the runoff election came in. "I carry the entire responsibility for this defeat, and I'm going to say why. I fought for...  

Paris - The conservative government of outgoing French President Nicolas Sarkozy resigned on Thursday, paving the way for Socialist president-elect Francois Hollande to take office on May 15. Prime Minister Francois Fillon delivered a letter of resignation ...  

02 MAY 2012 Carla Bruni-Sarkozy debuted a flattering new 'do at her husband's last major rally before Sunday's presidential elections. With Nicolas Sarkozy under immense pressure in the fight for another term, the couple, who have been married four years ...  

PARIS, May 11 (UPI) -- Investigators say French president Nicolas Sarkozy could be summoned for questioning about corruption allegations this summer. Sarkozy has been under scrutiny over suspected campaign finance improprieties and will lose his ...  

France's new President Francois Hollande (R) shakes hands with outgoing president Nicolas Sarkozy as he arrives at the Elysee Palace before the handover ceremony in Paris May 15, 2012. (REUTERS/Christophe Ena/Pool) PARIS - French President Francois ...  

Paris, May 10: Outgoing French President Nicolas Sarkozy Thursday accepted the resignation of the government led by Prime Minister Francois Fillon. "Prime Minister Francois Fillon presented today (Thursday) to the President of the Republic the resignation ...  

Outgoing French president likely to return to law practice, but could be forced to explain himself over series of scandalsHe has spent 30 bruising years in politics, often saying it would have been more pleasant to earn big money in private business, and now plans to return to work as a lawyer while his millionaire pop star wife takes to her tourbus with a new album. But after he hands power to the Socialist François Hollande next week...