Nicolas Sarkozy is a brute: Book

London, Sept 29 (PTI) - Nicolas Sarkozy is said to one
of the flamboyant Presidents France ever had. But a new book
has claimed that he is a "brute".

According to the book, Sarkozy has had "brutal"
exchanges with his wives and past lovers -- in fact, one row
with the then 51-year-old wife Cecilia in the run-up to the
presidential polls last year even led to a police complaint.

Though no action was taken against Sarkozy, the book
-- 'Love, Rupture and Betrayal' -- says that the 53-year-old
was warned by the then French Interior Minister that the
complaint had been filed.

Cecilia famously did not vote for her husband in the
poll. The couple divorced in October 2007. Sarkozy married his
third wife, ex-model Carla Bruni, 40, February this year after
almost a year-long whirlwind romance.

The book, penned by respected author Hubert Coudurier,
also claims that Sarkozy demanded another lover get his things
ready for him in the morning -- because he was used to his
wife waiting on him, 'The Sun' reported.

"Sarkozy can be very nice. But there is also another,
more impulsive side. He can get carried away. He is extremely
considerate to people when they're on his side. But he can
also be brutal," the author said.

However, since the arrival of Bruni, presidential
aides say that Sarkozy's mood has greatly improved. Even the
former Italian supermodel had said: "How would I want to have
a man who is 53 years old not to have a past? He would be a
strange man."

However, the Elysée Palace has refused to comment on
the book's claims. PTI MOT
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