Meddling in France - Merkel Forges Anti-Hollande Alliance in Europe

[FarCenter]

Nicolas Sarkozy is tirelessly touring France on the campaign trail, portraying himself as a man of action and as savior of Europe, but despite all his efforts, he is still trailing in opinion polls six weeks ahead of the presidential election.

Thank goodness he has Angela Merkel on his side.

The German chancellor has been unusually open in her support for a re-election of her French counterpart. They have walked side by side along French beaches, appeared on television together and are planning joint campaign events.

She has shown Sarkozy's Socialist challenger François Hollande the cold shoulder, and that is unlikely to change in the run-up to the vote. According to information obtained by SPIEGEL, leading conservative governments in the EU -- those in Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom -- have agreed not to receive Hollande during the campaign.

Merkel secretly agreed with Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy that Hollande should be shunned, SPIEGEL has learned. British Prime Minister David Cameron also agreed not to meet him.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,819297,00.html

[Catherina]

1. I wish I could embed this video of Sarkozy under attack by the people in Bayonne

There's a good video in this article http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2109174/Nicolas-Sarkozy-forced-hide-bar-protesters-threaten-beat-up.html



They were yelling "Sarko président of the rich!" and "get out you asshole"

Here's a youtube, different, of what happened

March 1st 2012 in Bayonne - Nicolas Sarkozy booed : French President campaigning for a second term in Bayonne in Basque country, was booed and forced to stay in a bar taking refuge from the eggs and bottles thrown at him.

and another

He's such slime. So is Merkel.