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Fri 09 Sep 2010Sarkozy plunges into an autumn of tests for his reforming zeal
PARIS LETTER:Pensions reform, unions, crime, resignations, migration and cabinet reshuffles all welcome the president back from his summer holidays
NICOLAS SARKOZY must already feel his three-week holiday on the Riviera is a distant memory. No sooner had he got his feet under the desk at the Élysée Palace than the French president was contemplating what may prove to be the most testing four months of his term. And with eyes already turning to the presidential election in 2012, the autumn may go some way towards answering a question that still puzzles many: what does Sarkozysme actually mean?
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