Sarkozy attempts to regain initiative

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Series Details 25.4.08
Publication Date 25/04/2008
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Report of a major 90 minute prime-time television interview with President Nicolas Sarkozy in France, 24 April 2008 in which the President sought to inject some fresh momentum into his presidency, insisting he was on the right course to modernise France’s economy and welfare state but needed time. The President also said that he probably made mistakes in his first year in office by failing to explain his policies sufficiently.

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BBC News, 25.4.08: Sarkozy admits he made mistakes http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7364799.stm
Deutsche Welle, 6.5.08: One Year On, Hopes in French President Plummet http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3312501,00.html

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