Son’s career stirs unease at Sarkozy’s kingly style

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Series Details 20.10.09
Publication Date 20/10/2009
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Analysis feature on the reports that Jean Sarkozy, the 23-year-old son of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, was at the centre of a political storm, October 2009, over his nomination as chairman of the public body EPAD that runs La Défense, the financial and business district on the edge of Paris.

The affair revived a deep unease at the manner in which President Sarkozy exercises power - particularly within his UMP party.

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ESO: Background information: Move by Sarkozy’s son sparks fury http://www.europeansources.info/record/move-by-sarkozys-son-sparks-fury/

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