French President says 'Fuck you' after one of the people around him did not want to shake hands with him and said 'do not touch me'.
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Sarkozy party poll blow predicted
President Nicolas Sarkozy's ruling UMP conservative party is trailing in the first round of French local elections.
With results still being counted, polls taken after voting ended suggest the opposition socialists have made gains ahead of next week's second round.
The vote is seen as a test of Mr Sarkozy's first year in office. His popularity has fallen in recent months.
Socialist leader Francois Hollande said voters had sent a warning to Mr Sarkozy and the government over its policies.
Although many first round results have not yet been declared, especially in larger cities, according to a CSA institute telephone survey taken after polls closed at 2000 (1900 GMT), the socialists were estimated to have taken 47.5% of votes, with the UMP on 40%.
The Socialists are expected to hold on to power in Paris and Lyon and exit polls suggest they could also take Marseille, Strasbourg and Toulouse from Mr Sarkozy's party.
Public dismay
Prime Minister Francois Fillon accused the opposition of "mixing up local and national issues", according to AFP news agency.
But UMP head Patrick Devedjian admitted on television that the results were "not good".
The BBC's Alasdair Sandford in Paris says that the vote is being seen as one of disapproval over Mr Sarkozy's first 10 months in power.
Many French people have complained that promised reforms have failed to improve their standard of living, while the president's high-profile private life raised concerns among some that he was neglecting his public duties, our correspondent says.
In an interview with Le Figaro newspaper on Thursday, Mr Sarkozy played down the expected UMP losses.
"The crucial date for me is the end of my term" in 2012, he said.
The president's approval ratings reached 67% in July last year.
But recent opinion polls suggest up to two-thirds of French voters now disapprove of his policies.
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Published: 2008/03/09 22:17:36 GMT
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je suis ni pro ,ni anti-sarko mais franchement faire un fait d'actualité d'un truc aussi anodin c'est vraiment nul ,franchement !...
sfourne2 3 years ago
VOUS ETES L'ANTI-NOUVEL ORDRE MONDIAL MAIS PAS ANTI- SARKO ? Comment si ?
aakozanoglu 3 years ago
Ouvrez vos oreilles :
Il dit pas pauv con; mais "casse toi grand boufon"; le dit avec calme et un brin d'humour alors que l'autre vient l'agresser en lui disant "touche moi pas; tu me salis..."
C'est terrible de voir la force de la propagande et autant de gens qui se foutent de la vérité...Il ne s'est pas emballé; il a répondu gentillement à qqn qui l'insultait.
He responds to someone insulting him : "get away then tall jocker"
houmanrm 4 years ago
'Il ne s'est pas emballé; il a répondu gentillement à qqn qui l'insultait.' Where is the kindness, kind reply? Is that the language befitting a president? It is not a homeless drunk talking; it is the president of France.
aakozanoglu 4 years ago