Sarkozy’s last stand

The man who promised to reform France looks set to become a martyr to the euro – and his own abrasive personality

Paris
Nicolas Sarkozy chose an unpropitious week to tell the French public he wanted to be their president for another five years. As Sarko was granting a semi-official interview to Le Figaro, addressing the nation on television and planning his campaign’s first rally for the weekend in Marseille, the bad news kept rolling in.