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Nicolas Sarkozy

Nicolas Sarkozy is the current President of France. He attended Université Paris X Nanterre, where he achieved a master in private law and later on, a DEA degree in business law. He became a lawyer specialising in business and family law. Nicolas Sarkozy was the elected mayor of Neuilly-sur-Seine. Between 1993 and 1995 he became the Minister for the Budget. Nicolas Sarkozy went on to have two terms as Minister of the Interior and a short time as Minister of Finance. He was elected President of France in 2007.

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Nicolas Sarkozy was today forced to cancel a visit to London after Gordon Brown refused to fit in a meeting with him... more

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If I can’t diagnose swine flu – then who can?

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WORLD: Carla Bruni and Nicolas Sarkozy spends £660 a day on flowers

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Brown and Sarkozy call for a probe into oil speculators

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Charles to attend D-Day service as Sarkozy acts

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Prince Charles will attend the 65th anniversary commemorations of the D-Day landings in France, Clarence House has confirmed... more

Intimate videos of Carla Bruni stolen from her ex-lover

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Hundreds of "highly intimate" images of Carla Bruni and an ex-lover have been stolen during a burglary... more

Sarkozy insists there is 'no agreement yet'

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French president Nicolas Sarkozy and Germany's Angela Merkel exposed the split at the heart of the G20 summit by warning that they will not tolerate a fresh global economic stimulus package... more

Police arrest 300 in Paris riots over economic crisis

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Nicolas Sarkozy has become an obsessive stamp collector - and has his own stamp society in his palace, it emerged... more

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  • Facts
  • Nicolas Sarkozy is currently married to the singer songwriter and former model Carla Bruni.
  • Nicolas Sarkozy completed his time in military service as a part time Air Force cleaner.

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