Like father like son, the rise of Sarkozy junior
President Nicolas Sarkozy's son Jean has shot from a little-known "brat" to would-be national politician in just two years, a meteoric rise unlikely to be derailed by his climbdown in a nepotism row. The college student was forced Thursday to abandon a bid for the job managing France's top business district, the La Defense skyscraper park west of Paris, after it sparked a national outcry. In a steady, well-coached performance on prime-time television the president's 23-year-old son told millions of French viewers he would bow out of the race, but that his "passion" for politics was undented. "What is certain,...
Original Article: Forum: News/Activism
Tags: Bid, Brat, Business District, Job France, Meteoric Rise, National Outcry, National Politician, Nepotism, Nicolas Sarkozy, Paris, Passion, President Nicolas Sarkozy, Prime Television, Prime Time Television, Skyscraper, Top Business, X27