Nicolas Sarkozy's risky strategy

"Sarkozy has obtained something unique in France: he alone is in power, nobody else is overshadowing him", writes José Antich, chief editor of the daily, who admires the energy deployed by the French head of state. "The challenge he has set himself may however become problematic. The French don't expect the Prime Minister to adopt concrete economic measures. They have all understood that change is entirely dependent on Sarkozy. His frank and direct language is not however providing a solution for the daily problems faced by the French and only the announcements of projects are being multiplied. Many of these are indeed ambitious, but they can only be achieved in the long-term. Sarkozy was elected president because he personified the notion of change better than Ségolène Royal. Time is against him now ... . "

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