The Soap Opera that has Paris Abuzz

Photo of Nicolas Sarkozy with his wife, Cecilia, courtesy of Google Images (France)

BBC: Will she or won't she? Paris is abuzz with the question, as voters wonder whether Cecilia Sarkozy will be a full-time First Lady or not, as her husband Nicolas assumes power at the Elysee Palace on Wednesday.

Other nations have soap operas to keep them entertained. France has its own real-life political drama, which has so far kept millions tuned in - from the gripping episodes during the long-term feud between Nicolas Sarkozy, 52, and his former mentor, the outgoing President Jacques Chirac, to the recent cliff-hanger of the sporadic absences of Cecilia from her ambitious husband's side. Sarkozy soap opera grips Paris (more) By Caroline Wyatt

Mark Alexander