Foreign Policy has an interesting article called "Most eligible world leaders". The list includes Condi Rice, Jigme Khesar Wangchuck (Bhutan), Michelle Bachelet (Chile), Hugo Chavez, and my favorite Nicolas Sarcozy. Here's what FP had to say about Sarcozy, who completely debunked all my notion of French men (looks like Gerard Depardieu, won't ever work out or get in shape). If I look as good when i'm 52...Title: President of France
Age: 52
Marital status: Twice married and divorced
Interests: Anglo-Saxon economic reform, jogging, the United States of America
Why you’d want to know him: He’s always the center of attention. Sarkozy first made waves in France for his 1983 remark, “I’ve screwed them all!” (He was referring to his upset victory in a mayoral election.) In a country where nearly half of all marriages fail, it’s not surprising that the French met Sarko’s recent divorce from Cécilia—and her public admission of a 2005 affair with events organizer Richard Attias—with massive indifference. In a poll taken just after the divorce was announced, 79 percent found the matter of "little or no importance" in French politics, and 92 percent of those polled said the Sarkozys’ breakup didn’t change their minds about the president. Now footloose and fancy-free, Sarko is focusing his considerable energies on facing down France’s entrenched public-sector unions. Though he says he was elected only to “work, work, and work more,” Sarkozy doubtless misses having a partner who once controlled “everything from his schedule to his diet,” according to the New York Times. Now, it appears the French leader is looking for love in the transatlantic relationship. But while standing ovations from the U.S. Congress are nice, they can’t keep you warm at night.
