Author： Knapp Andrew
Publisher： Oxford University Press
ISSN： 0031-2290
Source： Parliamentary Affairs, Vol.66, Iss.1, 2013-01, pp. : 33-51
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Abstract
The Sarkozy presidency is shot through with paradox and contrast. Sarkozy was a well-elected president swiftly loathed by most voters; a `hyperpresident' who probably weakened the office; a talented party leader who lost effective control of his party; a right-wing president who was readily compared with Tony Blair; and an ambitious reformer who promised a clean break with the indecision of his two predecessors, but whose record was more timid than his rhetoric. This article interprets Sarkozy's record in the context of the presidential office, the specific circumstances of his presidency and of the president's own personality, skills and shortcomings.
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