French elected councillor in Neuilly, Jean Sarkozy gestures prior to answer journalist's questions during France 2 eight o'clock news in Boulogne-Billancourt, west of Paris. President Nicolas Sarkozy's 23-year-old son Jean, at the centre of a bitter row over alleged nepotism, on Thursday abandoned his bid for a job managing France's wealthiest business district.
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