Le Spitting Image
frogsmoke.com (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
Last month we had his daddy, now it's baby Sarko's turn: Jean Sarkozy Totally Looks Like Shrek’s Prince Charming
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Webs and political families
PhotoReflect (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
click photo to enlarge Is it just me or is there something quite worrying about family members (fathers and sons, husbands and wives, etc) achieving high political office in democracies? Am I right in thinking that where this does occur it is more likely to be due to "connections" and nepotism than the political attributes of the individuals concerned. And that even if these factors aren't...
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France: Rainbow Princess, Rama Yade, Falls Foul Of Raging Nicolas Sarkozy (And Her Political Party)
Booker Rising (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
I see the British press has caught up to Booker Rising, who has been highlighting this latest struggle for a few weeks now. However, there’s some new info. President Nicolas Sarkozy's short temper has claimed a new victim as his former favorite Rama Yade, France’s independent-minded sports minister, has been frozen out after criticizing the president’s handling of a nepotism scandal...
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Sarkozy’s son stands down from controversial election
Nouse.co.uk (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
In a surprising move, Jean Sarkozy, youngest son of the French president, appeared on French national television to announce his decision to stand down from the elections.
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On Precocity
French Politics (Free subscription) | 25/10/2009
Hugh Brogan* on Tocqueville's precocity: Many and many a talent has announced itself at the age of twenty-three . The vigour of manhood is suddently at the flood, tutelage and self-doubt are shaken off, and a Byron, an Hugo, a Picasso appears. At twenty-four Pitt was Prime Minister; at twenty-five Bonaparte captured Toulon. Tocqueville's time had come ... Too bad Jean Sarkozy's defenders didn't have...
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On Jean Sarkozy's Decision
French Politics (Free subscription) | 24/10/2009
Polling commissioned by the Élysée showed that the EPAD controversy was a major irritant among voters on the Right. This was more trouble than the president had bargained on . A politician never wants to become the butt of ridicule, but the Jean Sarkozy episode was fast becoming paradigmatic for every kind of political shadiness. Witness this episode from the Clearstream trial, of all...
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Video: Sarkozy Quits Top Job Bid
The English Blog (Free subscription) | 24/10/2009
When it was announced the French President's son Jean Sarkozy was to get the top job in Paris's business district, there was public outcry. Now, following widespread accusations of favouritism, the 23-year-old has dropped his bid for the position. Sky's...
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Rama Yade's Dilemma
Booker Rising (Free subscription) | 24/10/2009
Yesterday Booker Rising reported with French regional elections approaching in March, the center-right UMP party is rife with negotations on how to form its candidate list and who will top it at which locations. Rama Yade, as alderwoman of Colombes (a suburb of Paris, where she grew up) was originally intended to appear on the UMP's list for the Hauts-de-Seine district. Hauts-de-Seine includes Colombes....
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President's son stands aside
New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
PARIS: Amid fierce accusations of favouritism, President Nicolas Sarkozy's son renounced his candidacy yesterday for the leadership of the organisation that runs France's most important business district in Paris.Jean Sarkozy...
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AFTER SCANDAL: Jean Sarkozy Elected To Board
The Seferm Post (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
"Amid all the attacks that have been voiced, that I have heard, there is clearly at least one thing you cannot contest," he said. "It is that we have put the question of La Defense at the heart of the public debate."
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How we helped Sarkozy's banana moment
Charles Bremner (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
France Television prefaced its Jean Sarkozy interview (last post) with a report on funny flash-mob demonstrations in which young people wielded bananas like mobile phones (video). At the risk of trumpet-blowing, this blog can claim a little credit here. I...
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Jean Sarkozy on La Défense board
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
Jean Sarkozy says any victory to become chief of public agency would have been 'stained with suspicion' Jean Sarkozy, son of the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, has won a seat on the board of the management committee of Paris's business district after he abandoned his campaign to head the organisation following accusations of nepotism . The 23-year-old was until last night the leading candidate...
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Meghan McCain fights back, Georgia May Jagger models, and Jean Sarkozy gets a boost
Macleans.ca (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
Newsmakers of the week
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Jean Sarkozy forced to quit quango – but media see a rising star
The First Post (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
The seemingly irrepressible rise of Jean Sarkozy, son of French president Nicolas Sarkozy, has been checked for the time being. In a blow that will be embarrassing…
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FRANCE : Sarkozy's son elected to board of influential agency
France24 (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
The morning after Jean Sarkozy renounced his controversial bid to head an influential government agency, the 23-year-son son of French President Nicolas Sarkozy was instead elected to the board of the agency.