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The French have a word for it - Polemique. This means strife, problems, domestic upheaval.

Forget the Regional elections this weekend. Forget the fact that the Socialist Party (Sarkosy’s bitter rivals) could now claim 24 of the 24 seats on offer (they now hold 22)………

BOTH the President Sarkosy and his wife, man-tamer/eater Carla Bruni are rumoured to having an affair - and not with each other!

According to some of France’s most reputable webzines, the rumours first began on Twitter, but have since gathered a head of steam on more mainstream media sites.

Now the country is buzzing with speculation about the possibility of two dangerous liaisons at the heart of the French political system.

The news first broke when it was tweeted that the glamorous Carla Bruni - Sarkozy’s wife of a mere two years - had fallen head over heels in love with the French musician Benjamin Biolay.

Bruni’s alleged new man - Biolay.

The webzine www.suchablog.com later suggested Bruni and Biolay had built a love nest together at a flat in Paris.

But that romantic bombshell was quickly followed by another allegation of equal magnitude, after it was reported that Nicolas Sarkozy was enjoying a relationship with his dynamic ecology minister, Chantal Jouanno.

Karate champ Chantal Jouanno

Mr Sarkozy has refused to confirm or deny the cyberspace gossip about his alleged lover, who is also a karate champion.

The rumours though are now widespread, which many analysts in Paris believe gives them some credibility. However some corners are suggesting that news of Sarkozy’s affair is simply an attempt by the French president to save face.

Toby Young, in his blog for the Daily Telegraph, believes that the fling with Jouanno was dreamt up by a PR man, especially as the French president was left by his second wife for another man.

He claims: “Sarkozy the swordsman cuts a more appealing figure than Sarkozy the cuckold.”

[news source: Sky News and France 24]

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