Read more French politics stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4496/french-politics.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:26:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71141/sarko-to-french-pols-put-down-the-croissants.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNicolas Sarkozy has lost 15 pounds since he married Carla Bruni, subsisting on a diet of cottage cheese, fruit compote, and bottled water—and he's not the only one in the French government who's slimming down. As the Times of London reports, Sarkozy is pressuring his ministers to lose weight,...http://www.newser.com/story/71141/sarko-to-french-pols-put-down-the-croissants.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 7:40:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/43299/royal-ahead-as-french-left-picks-leader.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSégolène Royal has emerged as the strongest candidate to take over France's Socialist Party as a bitter leadership contest goes to a runoff today, Reuters reports. Royal, defeated by Nicolas Sarkozy in last year's presidential race, will face Martine Aubry, the mayor of Lille who as a minister introduced the...http://www.newser.com/story/43299/royal-ahead-as-french-left-picks-leader.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 21 Nov 2008 7:07:10 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43187/former-french-pm-accused-in-sarko-scandal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFormer French prime minister Dominique de Villepin will face trial for his role in an alleged smear campaign against Nicolas Sarkozy, who outmaneuvered him for the presidency. The "Clearstream Affair" scandal dates to 2004, when an anonymous source sent a judge a list of politicians, including Sarkozy, said to be...http://www.newser.com/story/43187/former-french-pm-accused-in-sarko-scandal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Nov 2008 9:19:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41912/in-paris-president-envy-there-is-no-french-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSacre bleu! With Barack Obama’s victory in the US presidential race, the French, who’ve long prided themselves on a tradition of egalitarianism, are being forced to take a closer look at themselves—and they’re not happy with what they see, the Wall Street Journal reports. “This morning we all want...http://www.newser.com/story/41912/in-paris-president-envy-there-is-no-french-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 06 Nov 2008 10:20:17 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/32650/sarkozy-puts-france-on-speed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHis love life may be distracting and his poll ratings may be low, but Nicolas Sarkozy is "a tonic to his country and the most important European leader of his time," writes New York Times columnist Roger Cohen. In just 14 months the French president has led a sea change...http://www.newser.com/story/32650/sarkozy-puts-france-on-speed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 17 Jul 2008 8:05:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/24656/bardot-on-trial-once-again-over-racism.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBrigitte Bardot is on trial for racism—again. The 1960s French sex symbol, now 73, is a stridently anti-immigrant and seemingly anti-Muslim politician, Time reports. Bardot is on trial for “inciting racial hatred,” a charge she’s been convicted of four times. The current case involves a letter Bardot wrote to...http://www.newser.com/story/24656/bardot-on-trial-once-again-over-racism.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Apr 2008 14:09:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/14282/sarkozy-steps-out-with-singermodel.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Nicolas Sarkozy soap opera’s latest turn involves Mickey Mouse. The recently divorced French president strolled Disneyland with Italian pop singer Carla Bruni on Saturday, provoking a hail of gossip, AFP reports. The president’s office was officially mum, but one magazine editor said Bruni told him personally “that from now...http://www.newser.com/story/14282/sarkozy-steps-out-with-singermodel.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 17 Dec 2007 9:39:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/12604/tv-babe-helps-sarko-rebound.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt didn’t take Nicolas Sarkozy long to get over his recent divorce—the French president is already in a “close and loving relationship” with star journalist Laurence Ferrari, according to the Daily Mail . It began when Ferrari interviewed Sarkozy on the campaign trail, creating visible chemistry. “They were both flirting...http://www.newser.com/story/12604/tv-babe-helps-sarko-rebound.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Nov 2007 12:48:48 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/10496/sarko-in-snit-walks-out-on-60-minutes-interview.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn a "60 Minutes" interview aired last night, surly French President Nicolas Sarkozy called his press secretary an "imbecile," dismissed the interview as "stupid," and abruptly ended the conversation when asked about his estranged wife, Cécilia, Reuters reports. "If I had something to say about Cécilia, I would not do...http://www.newser.com/story/10496/sarko-in-snit-walks-out-on-60-minutes-interview.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 29 Oct 2007 5:54:51 CDT