Jean Sarkozy

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Jean Sarkozy (born 1986) is a regional councillor in the city of Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. He is the son of the President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy from his first marriage, to Marie Culioli.

He is a second-year law student at the Sorbonne and a backroom activist for his father's Union for a Popular Movement (UMP), a centre-right party. He is also an amateur actor.[1]

In 2007, Le Canard Enchainé, a satirical weekly newspaper, reported that French police had gone to extraordinary lengths to try to find his scooter when it was stolen, including taking DNA samples from his helmet. The scooter was recovered in 10 days.[2]

Nicolas Sarkozy attempted to parachute David Martinon, his protege and presidential spokesman, as mayoral candidate, into Neuilly-sur-Seine, the richest town in France, where the president had formerly served as mayor. It was seen as one of the UMP's safest seats because 86% of the voters supported Sarkozy in the 2007 presidential election.

Jean Sarkozy was asked to persuade the voters to support his father's choice. After a poll showed that Martinon was so unpopular that he would lose the election, Jean later publicly broke rank and said it was impossible to continue backing his father's mayoral choice. He and other politicians from the president's centre-right UMP party decided to campaign on their own ticket. Martinon stepped down as the party’s candidate for mayor.[3]

Jean announced he was running for office himself as the UMP candidate for regional councillor in the electoral district of Neuilly-Sud. He was born, raised and now lives in Neuilly-Sud, which includes the Bagatelle quarter, a neighbourhood of 27,000 people, the chicest part of Neuilly. He faced three other candidates, Marie Brannens from the Socialist Party, and candidates from the Democratic Movement (MoDem) and the Front National.[4]

[edit] Personal life

He is engaged to Jessica Sebaoun (daughter of Isabelle Maruani, born Darty) and heir to a large fortune : the huge electro-tech business Darty group. [5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Globe and Mail, "Setting his own course where his dad once trod Jean Sarkozy, 21, has the instincts of a seasoned politician", Anita Elash, 6 March 2008
  2. ^ Globe and Mail. Ibid.
  3. ^ The Guardian, "Turmoil as 'Sarkoville' turns against French president in mayoral race: Sarkozy's choice offers to quit as he is so unpopular", Angelique Chrisafis, 12 February 2008
  4. ^ Le Figaro, "Jean Sarkozy, Fils de President en Campagne", 3 March 2008
  5. ^ Le Parisien,"Les fiançailles de Jean Sarkozy"

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