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Sarkozy, booed by protesters, hides in bar (VIDEO)

Published time: March 02, 2012 01:17
Edited time: March 02, 2012 21:29
France's President Nicolas Sarkozy during his campaign visit to Bayonne on March 01, 2012 in the Basque country, southwestern France (AFP Photo)
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Campaigning in Bayonne, a town in France’s southwestern Basque region, President Nicolas Sarkozy was booed by hundreds of protesters. The French leader escaped to a café under the protection of riot police.

­The president was jeered as he got out of his car heading, to a bar to meet with voters.

Protesters mobbed the president, threw eggs and cried insults at Sarkozy, causing him to seek refuge in Bar du Palais. The protesters are believed to be Basque separatists and opposition Socialist party loyalists. People shouted “Nicolas, get out” in the Basque language.

Sarkozy's partly blamed the party of his frontrunner rival for the incident. The conservative Sarkozy trails Socialist candidate Francois Hollande, the leader in France's two-pronged April-May presidential election.

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Enzo Lion 02.03.2012 16:18

Sarkozy should try betting on horses, he'll definitely have better luck in that than in winning the French elections LOL

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CON 02.03.2012 14:15

I can't think of any EU leader who could walk among the populace of their respective countries without being molested. In fact this probably applies to most politicians. My only surprise in this story is the people managed to get as close as they did. Perhaps Sarkozy's diminutive stature saved him. For any of these politicians to meet en masse requires security measures of enormous proportions. As most of them hate one another, they should do all their talking on conference calls. Save money.

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Most French people don't like 02.03.2012 13:54

Nazis it's in their history.  I doubt that they will ever be a country that likes Nazis.  After France was molested as the Free hangout for Nazis.  Just don't see it in their future.

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