Running against Merkozy

摘要

Helmut Kohl helped Francois Mitterrand when he was try ing to win a referendum on the Maastricht treaty in 1992. Nic olas Sarkozy supported Angela Merkel when she sought re-elec tion as German chancellor in 2009. So it is normal, Mrs Merkel says, that she should back Mr Sarkozy's re-election as French president. "We belong to the same political family," Mrs Merkel said in a recent joint interview with her French ally.