Elections in France

[MaltaFan]

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Mr Sarkozy jetted off with his family to a luxury 60-metre motor yacht called Paloma off Malta - rental for this costs €200,000 a week, hours after being elected as the new French President. This is in traditional SOCIALIST style.
The boat Mr Sarkozy is on is registered in Southampton and skippered by a Briton.

The French media are reporting that both the boat and the French registered plane with which Mr Sarkozy came are owned by Vincent Bolloré, one of France's richest businessmen, who is a friend of Mr Sarkozy's.

Mr Bolloré, a 54-year old industrialist and businessman from Brittany, ranks 451 in the list of the world's richest men, according to Forbes. His fortune is estimated at $ 1.7 billion.

The Paloma was built in 1964 but in August 2004 it underwent a major refit at the Malta Shipyards super yacht facility. The interior was completely remanufactured and remodelled and much of the joinery and furniture were handmade by Maltese craftsmen. The boat includes a master suite with two bathrooms, a nurse cabin, six guest cabins with ensuite bathrooms, spa room, dining room, main saloon, bridge and crew quarters.

[MaH112]

Originally Posted by MaltaFan

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Mr Sarkozy jetted off with his family to a luxury 60-metre motor yacht called Paloma off Malta - rental for this costs €200,000 a week, hours after being elected as the new French President.

Speaking of wrong political signals to the vast majority of the electorate...
However, we must acknowledge that Sarkozy promised to take a short break before commencing his tasks as Presiddent already before the second election-turnus.

[paul_r]

Originally Posted by MaH112

Speaking of wrong political signals to the vast majority of the electorate...
However, we must acknowledge that Sarkozy promised to take a short break before commencing his tasks as Presiddent already before the second election-turnus.

he's just following Tony Blair's example.