Sarkozy in the eye of the storm?

Branded racist by the EU and the UN over its policy towards Roma gypsies, France is battling interal strife over plans to change the age at which you can retire. Phone tapping has allegedly been used to trace the source of leaks to the respected newspaper Le Monde, which has aroused another wave in the political seas. Is Sarkozy in the Eye of the Storm?

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Alberto ROMAGNOLI, Paris Correspondent, RAI TV
Anne-Elisabeth MOUTET, Columnist, The Sunday Telegraph
Marc PERELMAN, France24 French politics editor

Program prepared by Perrine Desplats and Yi Song.

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François Picard

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Hollande's rebuttal: French president meets the press

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I spy, you spy

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