PARIS (AP) - early dating was difficult to discreet: President Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni visit Disneyland Paris together, and then travelled to offshore in Jordan with cameras in tow. Weeks later, they married.
Now, Bruni-Sarkozy is about to have a baby, and air of a State secret was born in waiting - revealing caution Sarkozy political team as President unpopular eyes re-election possible.
Bruni-Sarkozy is poised to become the first first lady in the modern France to give birth. Nicolas Sarkozy, who himself has a mold-breaker cast long, is the first leader French - divorce and remarry - while in Office. They married in early 2008, 3-1/2 months after that he divorce of the now-former Cecilia Sarkozy.
The squad over the upcoming birth atmosphere says on the France.
Creation of the France media has a reputation for soft links policy powers-that-be, whose personal lives were mostly banned. And the wisdom holds that the French public, however almost aware of what is considered to be Anglo-Saxon fascination of the private lives of politicians, cares much anyway.
The pregnant woman, 43, said in recent interviews of media, that she did not know sex of the baby and will make no public baby photos, renting a French law prohibiting the publication of images of children without the consent of the parents.
The Elysee was never officially recognized that a baby is on the way and indicated that he does announce the birth. The younger brother of Sarkozy, doctor-turned-entrepreneur Francois Sarkozy, told the AP that the family is leaving the parents themselves decide when and say anything.
An open question how much is the infant, even if it is not seen, could give a boost to Sarkozy, which polls are dark as the presidential elections are six months.
Bruni-Sarkozy, speaking to the BBC last month, insisted that the French were "indifferent" in her pregnancy. But some argue that a newborn in the Elysee Palace would help soften image of rough-edge of Sarkozy: he made a name as a Minister certifies the Interior and is considered more out of touch with the everyday problems of ordinary voters.
Yves Derai, an editor and co-author of the recent book "Carla and the ambitious" (Carla and the ambitious), said the President should play the communication on birth with care, "" because the French blame Nicolas Sarkozy to occupy himself much - and not enough after them.""
And the approach of the election, the time is all.
"If this had happened at the beginning of its mandate, us could play violins, photos in Paris-Match (magazine), happiness in the entire family, etc..". But now, I think that they will play low profile, Derai said.
President, 56, has three sons of his two previous marriages. Although French media never mention it, it is already a grandfather: the wife of his second son gave birth last January. The President is shy on this baby arrived, announcing the name of the child itself.
Sarkozy gambled a little these days when travelling to the Caucasus Mountains and the Germany for its State functions.
Le Parisien newspaper reported Sunday that Sarkozy, in a meeting with President Ilham Aliyev in the capital of the Azerbaijan last week, said: "my wife would have liked to come to Baku, but it would have surprised people if our children are born here!
Father of Sarkozy, Pal, announced the pregnancy in May to German daily Bild and later told the newspaper, the maturity date: October 3. Gossip magazine closer said officials were keeping quiet because age Bruni-Sarkozy makes a pregnancy at higher risk.
Monday, the friends of the family said that the first lady was still waiting. "I can tell you that she spent a beautiful end of week in the Elysee Palace" and was still pregnant, said Patrick Balkany, an old friend of Sarkozy and political ally.
Glamour Bruni-Sarkozy first shows signs of a midriff bulge in standing next to other first ladies at the Summit of the G-8 in Normandy in May.
Her husband has been coy, calm and even cheeky on pregnancy.
At a press conference of this Summit, after Italian journalist offered his congratulations, President coyly replied: "I congratulate you too to be Italian, which is a country that we love so much in France.". (Bruni-Sarkozy was born in Italian). He did not answer the question of the journalist: if he knew whether it was a boy or a girl.
Police patrol outside a western Paris maternity where the rumours hold Bruni-Sarkozy is to give birth.
Bruni-Sarkozy, who became French after she married Sarkozy, because his name as a mannequin on catwalks around the world - under a flashes from the cameras of photographers. It is clearly to his two children of the glare of alternative.
Bruni-Sarkozy said that she made an error in taking along his young son from a relationship earlier holiday property-photographed Jordan with Sarkozy in late 2007 dating relationships. In eerie, TV images, the boy put his face in his hands while riding on the shoulders of Sarkozy.
France is no stranger to secrecy on its first families. President Francois Mitterrand kept silent about a girl that he had out of wedlock in 1976, five years before its entry into service. The daughter, Mazarine Pingeot-Mitterrand, appeared in public only at his funeral in 1995.
Bruni-Sarkozy "You do not have a child for the Gallery," said French television TF1 network recently. "I will do everything to protect this child...". I will not show the pictures of this child, that I will never expose this child. ?
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