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Sarkozy split 'private matter'
19/10/2007 21:12 - (SA)
Lisbon - French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday declined to speak about his recent break-up with his wife Cecilia, insisting it was a private matter.
"My state of mind is very simple. I was elected by the French to bring solutions to their problems not to comment on my private life," he told journalists on the sidelines of an EU summit in Lisbon.
The Elysee Palace confirmed the split on Thursday as weeks of speculation reached fever pitch and newspapers devoted extensive front-page reports to the collapse of the marriage.
The French leader gave a scathing response to a journalist from high-brow daily Le Monde, who asked Sarkozy to comment on his break-up in his first news conference since the announcement.
"I would have loved that a great newspaper like Le Monde would be interested in Europe rather than my private life, but after all it's flattering," he said.
"The French elected me for one thing: to work, work and work some more. The French don't ask for any commentary, that surely interests them less than you (and) they're right," Sarkozy said.
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