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Presidential election: Sarkozy gambles on the economy

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He has not said so yet but there is little doubt that President Nicolas Sarkozy has already begun his electoral campaign. He wants to present himself as the protector of the French in these uncertain economic times. Will the gamble pay off or come back to haunt him?

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Marc Perelman interviews Denis Demonpion, journalist at Le Nouvel Obs Magazine and Mark Denn, journalist at Bloomberg News.

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Jeroen

by Anonyme - 06/11/2011 - 23:43

Thanks for this item and the video. Very interesting!

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