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Nicolas Sarkozy: a New Way or Entering the Same River Twice?

..., vowed to leave the arena and keep away from the officialdom. However, these developments have made his rightwing return both possible and, to many, desirable. Will Paris actually change its policies should Sarkozy prevail in the 2017 race? Elected UMP Chairman and Back in the Game In the midst of the pause in French politics and scarce global events, it was the high-profile Bygmalion affair that again put Sarkozy at the centre of the media’s lens. The scandal broke out in May-June 2014 soon ...

30.04.2015

Nicolas Sarkozy's Comeback

The results of the election for the new President of the leading center-right party – the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) – were announced in France on the evening of November 29, 2014. One-time French President (2007-2012) Nicolas Sarkozy gained 64.5 per cent of the vote of party members with a record turnout after a significant pause for tabulation. It was a ...

08.12.2014
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