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Tuesday, July 05, 2005

Nicolas Sarkozy -- The Future of France?

Right now the most popular politician in France is extravagently pro-American. Is this the way of the future?

Foreign Policy reports:
Nicolas Sarkozy has become the most popular French politician by diving headfirst into the country’s most explosive political issues. If he has his way, this hyperactive, pro-American, Gaullist, free marketer will transform French politics for good.
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A politician who often runs against the grain, Sarkozy has challenged his fellow citizens’ views on immigration, social welfare, and tax relief, and told them that, in some cases, France should look abroad for its inspiration to Prime Minister Tony Blair’s Britain and, yes, even President George W. Bush’s America. His emergence has breathed new life into France’s ossified political landscape where the same leaders have been holding sway for decades....
He is further described as:
a pro-American free marketer who threatens to undermine not only France’s economic model but also the secular fabric of French society.
Read about him here.

We should keep an eye on this guy -- he's a comer. He and Merkel in Germany could soon be the new faces of Europe, and that is an outcome sincerely to be hoped for.

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