This insightful article focuses on French presidential candidate Sarkozy's track record on the important topic of immigration. Factual overview, which presents multiple viewpoints from different political sides, as well as useful context. This is one of the key issues in this campaign, and this article is helping me make a more informed decision on how to cast my vote as a French citizen.

Excellent analysis from the NYT. What the French have been saying for months. Better late than never...

The article presents balanced well presented information about the two candidates in the French Presidential election. It would be better if more sources were provided, especially about influences on the candidates.

By the low standards of the New York Times, it's rather fair, but there are still regrettable biases - for example, consider this line from the story, about the riots in Fall 2005: "an unprecedented wave of urban unrest that was largely a response to Mr. Sarkozy and his tough tactics" The author of the story presents precisely no evidence that the urban unrest was in any way a response to Mr. Sarkozy, let alone "largely". The story does not even consider alternative accounts of the ... More »

The NYT is of course unreliable in presenting coverage of the Islamist conquest of Europe, and here is another blase article essentially criticizing a French politician for having been harsh toward their immigrant population in the past, and having the potential to incite violence if elected. Yes, they admit some immigrants will vote for him, then hint that socialist job security/fear of the neighborhoods is the real answer, as usual.

It presents the story from Royal's perspective, but is not utterly biased against Sarko.

This is the abridged, PC version of events in France.