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Article: Sarkozy's difficult year - Sarkozy's difficult year; France.(Nicolas Sarkozy's gloomy anniversary)(Nicolas Sarkozy)
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- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- May 3, 2008
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The French are right to be disappointed in their president
A YEAR is a short time to achieve much in politics, but Nicolas Sarkozy, who was elected president of France 12 months ago, led the world to expect quick results. He set ambitious goals for how fast he would put France back to work. Writing before the election, he said that economic reforms should be enacted all at once, not sequentially; and that most of them should be pushed through in the first year, so that their benefits would come through before he had to face voters again.
Judged by his own standards, Mr Sarkozy's first year has been disappointing. After winning a strong mandate for change ...