May 16, 2008, marks Nicolas Sarkozy's first year in the Élysée Palace. No French president before him has made so many headlines with so many new political initiatives in such a short time. Sarkozy has set out to reform the government, revitalise the economy and crack down hard on the hotbeds of social unrest in the suburban ghettos. He wants it all - including glamorous ex-model Carla Bruni as his first lady. The tabloids have been having a field day, with the presidential pair appearing almost daily on the title pages. The French people are rubbing their eyes as he re-defines the presidential role. Will he succeed in his planned reforms? And will he do it faster than anyone before him? Or is it all just the Sarko Show? This report covers a week in the French president's life and looks back at his first year in office.
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