Rivals warn Sarkozy could face dissent
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President Nicolas Sarkozy appears to have won a mandate for change after his party swept first-round parliamentary elections, and he is picking up speed in his plans to overhaul France's welfare state. But rivals say he should watch out.
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France's Socialists, reeling at the prospect of a crushing defeat in parliamentary elections, on Monday called on voters to prevent a landslide victory for President Nicolas Sarkozy in next week's second round ballot.
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A fresh row is threatening to mar the first day in office of the new European Commission on Monday. France&#39;s commissioner Jacques Barrot is under fire for failing to disclose a previous conviction for embezzlement.
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A plan by French President Nicolas  Sarkozy to commemorate a young communist resistance hero shot  by France's wartime Nazi occupiers has stirred controversy and  sparked accusations of manipulation by the government.
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The French president defends judges embroiled in a row with Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy.
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The risk of abstention looms large in  Sunday&#39;s parliamentary election, with many French voters saying  President Nicolas Sarkozy&#39;s conservatives will win regardless  of their vote.
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Right-wing French President Nicolas Sarkozy was set to score a crushing victory in parliamentary elections on Sunday, despite a row over his plans for tax hikes that appeared to have rallied the left.
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Opponents jumped on right-wing French presidential candidate and Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy after police made a special effort to find the thieves of his son's scooter.
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French voters sent President Nicolas Sarkozy a warning over pushing too far and fast with his reform programme by denying him a widely predicted landslide in legislative elections, French newspapers said Monday.
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Conservative French President Nicolas Sarkozy was expected to bolster his parliamentary support on Sunday in an election that is crucial for his wide-ranging reform plans.
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French interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy addresses party activists shortly as he begins his bid for the presidency.
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Nicolas Sarkozy is the right wing's only hope for retaining power in next year's French presidential election. The problem is, the incumbent simply doesn't like him
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy was forced into a cabinet rethink on Monday after losing a senior minister in parliamentary polls that gave him an unexpectedly small majority, but his reforms remained on track.
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Nicolas Sarkozy, France's centre-right interior minister, has formally announced his bid for the French presidency in a 2007 race likely to pit him against Socialist candidate Segolene Royal.Comment
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A senior adviser to French President Nicolas Sarkozy said France remained opposed to any hostile bid for Societe Generale , the French bank hit by a trading scandal.
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French finance minister Nicolas Sarkozy stirs up controversy by calling for state funding for mosques in his new book.
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An unlikely icon is at the center of President Sarkozy's latest problem with some parts of the public