Presidency of Nicolas Sarkozy

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The presidency of Nicolas Sarkozy began on 16 May 2007 when

June legislative election. Although the UMP had not obtained a majority as large as expected, Nicolas Sarkozy could launch the reforms he had pledged as a candidate as soon as he was elected. However, he tried to open his government to the opposition party, appointing several politicians close to the opposition parties.[1]

With the

Napoléon Bonaparte[7][8] and Louis XIV[9] to refer to his will to control and change everything.[10]
While the popularity of the president was very high at the beginning of his mandate, it rapidly declined during the first months of his mandate, and the government faced several protests.

The presidency of Nicolas Sarkozy was marked by the

G-20, Nicolas Sarkozy was very much involved in the international debates and propositions to fight against the crisis.[11][12] He had also to cope with the economic and social effects of the crisis in France. In particular, he had to renounce to reduce the public deficit as he had promised, and instead he had to launch a stimulus package,[13] as part of the 2008 European Union stimulus plan, to limit social discontentment. As he had promised to reach full-employment and to boost the economic growth, he faced growing protest. In the 2012 presidential elections, Sarkozy was defeated by Socialist François Hollande
by a margin of 3.2%.

Transfer of power

President Sarkozy in 2007

Bolloré Group, one of the biggest and most powerful French conglomerates. However, a poll showed that a majority of people found that this trip was not shocking.[15]

The official transfer of power from

Leyenda, by Spanish composer Isaac Albéniz was played in honour of the president's wife. Both Sarkozy's mother Andrée, and his formerly estranged father Pal – with whom Sarkozy had reached a reconciliation – attended the ceremony, as did Sarkozy's children.[16]
The presidential
Guy Moquet – he proposed that all high-school students read Guy Moquet's last letter to his parents, which was criticized by a number of leftists as a cynical form of reappropriation of French history by the right.[17][18][19][20]

In the afternoon, the new president flew to Berlin to meet with German

Chancellor Angela Merkel.[21]

Appointment of the government

Further information: 2007 French legislative election

Prime Minister

Éric Wœrth, supposed to prepare the replacement of only a third of all civil servants who retire.

François Fillon has been the Prime Minister of Nicolas Sarkozy
since the beginning of his presidential mandate.

The UMP, Sarkozy's party, won a majority at the June 2007 legislative election, although by less than expected. The presidential party only gained 318 seats out of 577.

First reforms

In July, the UMP majority, seconded by the

TEPA Law
, another measure of the stimulus package, sparked a polemic because it seemed to favour richest households through tax cuts.

Furthermore, Sarkozy cut with the custom of amnestying traffic tickets and of releasing some prisoners from overcrowded jails on Bastille Day, a tradition that Napoleon had started in 1802 to commemorate the storming of the Bastille during the French Revolution[27]

Fillon's government issued a

CNIL protested against this new decree, opposing itself to the recording of fingerprints and to the interconnection between the SIS and the FPR.[28]

In November 2007, Sarkozy faced his first domestic test when workers from the public sector

Nouveau Centre that reforms the university system in France. The first debates on the reform of French health care system
were also tough.

First international actions

Shortly after taking office, President Sarkozy began negotiations with

Ingrid Betancourt. According to some sources, Sarkozy himself asked for Uribe to release FARC's "chancellor" Rodrigo Granda.[30]

Release of Bulgarian nurses

Further information: HIV trial in Libya

During his investiture speech as President beginning of May 2007, Sarkozy had alluded to the Bulgarian nurses detained in Libya, declaring: "France will be to the sides of the Libyan nurses [sic] detained for 8 years..."[31]

He announced on 24 July 2007, that French and European representatives had obtained the extradition of the

Communist Party (PCF) criticized a "state affair" and a "barter" with a "Rogue state".[33] The leader of the PS, François Hollande, requested the opening of a parliamentary investigation.[27]

Additionally, President Sarkozy pledged to sell Libya three civil nuclear power stations as part of a package of trade and assistance that will boost the role of French companies in the oil-rich country. During his visit to Libya on 25 July 2007, Sarkozy signed an

Reinhard Buetikofer and SPD deputy Ulrich Kelber.[36] And during Tony Blair's visit end of May 2007, the British group BP signed a natural gas contract for 900 million dollars.[35]

Furthermore,

CEA atomic agency, which is the main share-holder of Areva, the firm which products ERP reactors.[38] Although the French President denied any relationship between the deal with Areva and the liberation of the Six, Le Parisien points out a troubling chronology: Areva was called to present its products to Libya end of June 2007, a short time before the release of the Six.[38] The French Socialist Party, through the voice of Jean-Louis Bianco, declared that this deal was "geopolitically irresponsible".[38] The German government also denounced the agreement. Through Siemens, they detain 34% of the shares of Areva's subsidiary in charge of building the ERP (Areva NP).[38]

These informations from Le Parisien were immediately denied by Areva.[39] Areva's spokesman did admit that negotiations had taken place early June 2007, but that no particular technology transfer had been agreed upon.[39] Furthermore, Philippe Delaune, the CEA's spokesman, added that in any case, any transfer concerning the ERP technology would take at least ten or fifteen years.[39]

While Areva did admit that general negotiations had taken place, Nicolas Sarkozy formally dismissed all of the story, claiming it was "false".[40][41] Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov also claimed that the arms and nuclear agreements were not related to the release of the nurses.[42]

African speech

On 27 July 2007, Sarkozy delivered a speech in Senegal, written by Henri Guaino, in which he made reference to "African peasants"[43][44] (note that the French word "paysans" can be translated as either "peasants" or as "rural people") and said that colonialism was not the cause of all of Africa's problems,[43] France made mistakes in Africa though "did not exploit anyone",[44] and asked young Africans to fight against corruption and violence.[44]

The tragedy of Africa is that the African has never really entered into history... They have never really launched themselves into the future... The African peasant, who for thousands of years has lived according to the seasons, whose life ideal was to be in harmony with nature, only knew the eternal renewal of time... In this imaginary world, where everything starts over and over again, there is room neither for human endeavour, nor for the idea of progress... The problem of Africa... is to be found here. Africa's challenge is to enter to a greater extent into history... It is to realise that the golden age that Africa is forever recalling will not return, because it has never existed.[44]

— Sarkozy, at a speech in Senegal

The remarks were widely condemned by African intellectuals; many, such as

Adame Ba Konare
also started a movement of promotion of African History following Sarkozy's speech.

South African president Thabo Mbeki praised Sarkozy's speech and called him a "citizen of Africa", which raised criticism by some in the South African media.[44][46]

Religion

In 2004, Nicolas Sarkozy published a book called La République, les religions, l'espérance ("The Republic, Religions, and Hope"),

secular or republican values. He also advocated reducing the separation of church and state, arguing for the government subsidy of mosques in order to encourage Islamic integration into French society.[48] He flatly opposes financing of religious institutions with funds from outside France. After meeting with Tom Cruise, Sarkozy was criticised by some for meeting with a member of the Church of Scientology, which is classified as a cult (secte translates "cult") in France (see Parliamentary Commission on Cults in France).[49] Sarkozy stated that "the roots of France are essentially Christian" at a speech in Rome in December 2007. He also called Islam as "one of the greatest and most beautiful civilizations the world has known" at a speech in Riyadh in January 2008. Both comments drew criticism.[50]

Sarkozy visited

text-messaged during the audience. This behaviour has led some people to advance that he is not cultured enough to be in office.[52]

August 2007 vacations

U.S. President George W. Bush and Sarkozy.

Sarkozy then went in vacation to the United States, taking his family to

archbishop of Paris, whose funeral he was to attend.[53] A presidential plane flew him on 10 August to Paris and then back to America. He visited President George W. Bush in Kennebunkport, Maine,[54]
and returned to France by commercial jet on 21 August.

Gaddafi's visit

From 10 to 15 December, Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi visited Paris. It was a polemical official trip.[55] The Secretary of Human Rights, Rama Yade, argued that it was not acceptable for France to receive on its territory a man that did not respect human rights. Foreign Affairs Ministry Bernard Kouchner supported her and did not meet Gaddafi.

Personal life

Nicolas Sarkozy was also much criticised at the beginning of 2008, with his divorce and then with his remarriage with singer and ex-model Carla Bruni in January 2008. Indeed, he appeared as over-mediatised and omnipresent, and criticism of hyperpresidency were common.[56] In February 2008, at the annual Salon of Agriculture, Sarkozy declared "Casse toi pauv’con !" (which can be translated as "beat it, you poor twat"), to a visitor that had refused to shake his hand. He was much criticised for this episode.[57]

As his personal popularity was decreasing very rapidly since his election, his party lost the local elections in March 2008.

French local elections 2008

Main article: 2008 French municipal elections

Sarkozy's conservative party braced for a possible setback as voting got under way on 16 March 2008 local elections which was seen as the new conservative leader's first electoral test and a barometer of the strength of his Union for a Popular Movement-party, which was hoping to hang on Marseille and Toulouse. Ten months after his election, France's economy remained sluggish and Sarkozy had backed off from many of the sweeping reforms that he promised on the campaign trail. A UMP loss 16 March 2008 could weaken Sarkozy's bid to live up to his promises of economic, social and institutional reforms. The municipal elections coincide with a recent plunge in Sarkozy's popularity. His ratings steadily slipped in the wake of a series of angry public outbursts, a widely publicized divorce, and a quick courtship and marriage to former model and singer Carla Bruni.

The first round 2008 French municipal elections on 9 March 2008 gave the rival Socialist Party a lead: 47.5 percent of the vote compared with 44.4 percent for the UMP. [58] The Socialist Party took over many cities from the UMP, a defeat for the presidential party and a sign of disapproval of the government.[59]

French Burka Ban

Main article: French ban on face covering
Europe Burqa Bans. Map current as of 2025
  National ban – country bans women from wearing full-face veils in public
  Local ban – cities or regions ban full-face veils
  Partial ban – government bans full-face veils in some locations

In April 2011, France became the first European country to impose a ban on full-face veils in public areas.

The French Parliament began an initial inquiry on the issue shortly after President Nicolas Sarkozy stated in June 2009 that religious face veils were "not welcome" within France.[60] Sarkozy had stated that the law is to protect women from being forced to cover their faces and to uphold France's secular values.[61][62] A poll carried out by Pew Research Center leading up to the vote indicated that 80% of French voters supported the ban.[63]

secular spaces of France's state school system."[64]

The bill was passed by the National Assembly by a vote of 335–1. The sole vote against the ban in the National Assembly was cast by Daniel Garrigue, who warned that "to fight an extremist behavior, we risk slipping toward a totalitarian society."[65] It was passed by the Senate by a vote of 246–1, with 100 abstentions.[66]

Foreign policy decisions

Nicolas Sarkozy with Presidents Bush (Senior and Junior)

NATO

Sarkozy tried to strengthen the ties with the United States after they had been loosened when Jacques Chirac decided not to take part in the Iraq War in 2003.

Sarkozy announced that France would send 1,000 additional troops to Afghanistan, it was reported 22 March 2008. He demonstrated his commitment to the NATO alliance's Afghan mission during his two-day visit to London, which started on 28 March 2008.[67]

On 3 April 2008, during the Bucharest summit, Nicolas Sarkozy announced that France was likely to rejoin NATO's military structure (In 1966 France withdrew from NATO's command structure, but not from NATO overall),[68] and confirmed that he would send more troops to Myanmar.[69]

Arms sales

Sarkozy has used arms sales to court populous nonaligned nations and extend French influence.[70]

Mediterranean Union

Sarkozy said 14 March 2008 he won "unanimous" backing for his plan to forge closer political ties with Europe's North African and

Mideast neighbors on the Mediterranean. The agreement came at the end of the first day of a two-day EU summit.[71]

Global warming

On 8 June 2007, during the

global warming. He then pushed forward the important Socialist figure of Dominique Strauss-Kahn as European nominee to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).[72] Critics alleged that Sarkozy proposed to nominate Strauss-Kahn as managing director of the IMF to deprive the Socialist Party of one of its more popular figures.[73]

The Libyan civil war

Sarkozy's government took an unexpected step regarding the

2011 Libyan civil war: after some initial confusion they supported the National Transitional Council, opposed to Muammar Gaddafi. The main negotiator on behalf of the Libyan people was Mahmoud Jibril.[74] The influence of the philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy, who visited Benghazi, was considered fundamental.[75]

European presidency

Sarkozy with President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with in EU–India Summit in Marseille on 29 September 2008

Internationals summits

President Sarkozy was present at the three G20 summits led in 2008 and 2009 in

Pittsburgh, and made various propositions. Before the London summit, he threatened not to attend it if other leaders did not promise to take decisive measures. He wanted all leaders to be committed to refound capitalism upon new bases and to introduce more morals in finance.[76]
He demanded that environmental concerns be at the center of G20 leaders' preoccupations. He also proposed to reduce the bonuses granted to traders and bankers.

Russo-Georgian War

Main article: Russo-Georgian War

During the

2008 South Ossetia war, Nicolas Sarkozy played a significant role, as he proposed a ceasefire to the conflict that was accepted by both the Russians and the Georgians.[77]

2009 events

March 2009 visit to Mexico

Sarkozy travelled to Mexico in March 2009. He was hosted in Roberto Hernández Ramírez's hotel, El Tamarindo Beach and Golf Resort, a billionaire who has been accused of involvement in drug trade.[78]

Overseas Protests

Main article: 2009 French Caribbean general strikes

There were also protests from November 2008 to May 2009 in the

French overseas territories because of the high cost of living there because there is a tax which means imports from France get a tariff added to them. This is combined with the high unemployment and lower salaries compared to Metropolitan France. They were started in Guadeloupe and spread to Martinique and Réunion.[79][80]

European elections

Main article: 2009 European Parliament election in France

Despite the very low popularity of President Sarkozy, the UMP party largely won the European elections in May 2009.

Main members of Sarkozy's staff

Opinion polling

Popularity polls

Sarkozy started with high polls, but they dropped significantly during the first reforms. He recovered during his European presidency and the reaction to the crisis, and stayed around 40% in approvals. However, after suspicions of

National Front's new president Marine Le Pen
launched an early campaign. Sarkozy's confidence ratings later fell to 30% in early 2010 and reached 20% in May 2011.

See also

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Further reading

  • Abrams, Dennis. Nicolas Sarkozy (Infobase Publishing, 2009).
  • Bozo, Frédéric. "Explaining France's NATO ‘normalisation’under Nicolas Sarkozy (2007–2012)." Journal of Transatlantic Studies 12.4 (2014): 379-391.
  • Cole, Alistair. "The fast presidency? Nicolas Sarkozy and the political institutions of the fifth republic." Contemporary French and Francophone Studies 16.3 (2012): 311-321. online
  • de Carvalho, João Miguel Duarte. "The effectiveness of French immigration policy under president Nicolas Sarkozy." Parliamentary Affairs 69.1 (2016): 53-72.
  • Elgie, Robert. "The French presidency under Nicolas Sarkozy." (2013): 19-34. online
  • Gaffney, John. Political Leadership in France: From Charles de Gaulle to Nicolas Sarkozy (Springer, 2010).
  • Godin, Emmanuel. "The porosity between the mainstream right and extreme right in France: Les droites décomplexées under Nicolas Sarkozy and Marine Le Pen's leadership." Journal of Contemporary European Studies 21.1 (2013): 53-67. online
  • Hewlett, Nick. "Nicolas sarkozy and the Legacy of Bonapartism. the french Presidential and Parliamentary elections of 2007." Modern & Contemporary France 15.4 (2007): 405-422.
  • Jabko, Nicolas, and Elsa Massoc. "French capitalism under stress: How Nicolas Sarkozy rescued the banks." Review of International Political Economy 19.4 (2012): 562-585. online
  • Knapp, Andrew. "A paradoxical presidency: Nicolas Sarkozy, 2007–2012." Parliamentary Affairs 66.1 (2013): 33-51.
  • Kuhn, Raymond. "The mediatization of presidential leadership in France: The contrasting cases of Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande." French Politics 15.1 (2017): 57-74.
  • Levy, Jonah. "The return of the state? French economic policy under Nicolas Sarkozy." in French Economic Policy Under Nicolas Sarkozy (2011).
  • Marlière, Philippe. "Sarkozysm as an ideological theme park. Nicolas Sarkozy and right-wing political thought." Modern & Contemporary France 17.4 (2009): 375-390.
  • Marthaler, Sally. "Nicolas Sarkozy and the politics of French immigration policy." Journal of European Public Policy 15.3 (2008): 382-397.
  • Perrineau, Pascal. "Nicolas Sarkozy:‘Sarkozyism’, a New Presidential Leadership." in The Presidents of the French Fifth Republic (Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2013) pp. 181-195.
  • Szarka, Joseph. "Nicolas Sarkozy as political strategist: Rupture tranquille or policy continuity?." Modern & Contemporary France 17.4 (2009): 407-422.
  • * Van Herpen, Marcel H. "The Foreign Policy of Nicolas Sarkozy." Cicero Foundation Great Debate Paper 1 (2010) online.

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