Nicolas Sarkozy, France's interior minister, yesterday called for constitutional reform to address the "crisis of political representation" that he claimed had opened a gap between votersand politicians, fuelling violent protests over labour reforms.

Mr Sarkozy, leader of the ruling centre-right UMP party, compared the "serious crisis" over a contentious youth labour law with riots across poor suburbs last November, claiming both illustrated the "exhaustion" of the country's political system
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Damn, France is a quagmire!:stoned:
Psycho4Bud Reviewed by Psycho4Bud on . Sarkozy calls for reform of 'exhausted' political system Nicolas Sarkozy, France's interior minister, yesterday called for constitutional reform to address the "crisis of political representation" that he claimed had opened a gap between votersand politicians, fuelling violent protests over labour reforms. Mr Sarkozy, leader of the ruling centre-right UMP party, compared the "serious crisis" over a contentious youth labour law with riots across poor suburbs last November, claiming both illustrated the "exhaustion" of the country's political Rating: 5