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European Press Review: Sarkozy - The Quintessential Macho
n a speech before some 80,000 members of the ruling Union for a Popular Movement (UMP), Sarkozy set out the broad lines of his manifesto, promising to "reassert the value of work," restore "authority and respect" and establish a society of "obligations as well as rights."
Süddeutsche Zeitung: "Sarkozy, the quintessential macho, is usually quick and without scruples bordering brutality when he's trying to hit an opponent. His ability to punch has worked well in a political world dominated by men. It won't be of much use against Madame Royal."
In Paris, the Liberation commented: "Yes, this man is dangerous, especially for the Left. He is not the Caesar nor the Napolean that one sometimes sees in him. Elected in a referendum by a large majority of his camp, Interior Minister Sarkozy is his own master and steers the ship of modern conservatism. Energy, talent and organization have helped him to this triumph. He's got a tight grip on things and that's worrying. The danger is now well-known. A champ, who rules the media as much as himself, the state, his speech and a horrifying machinery."
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