Under his term, France also became the most toured country in the world and known as a nation of open markets, regulatory efficiency, rule of law and limited governmental intervention.
On 1 December , he announced he would not seek reelection in the presidential election, for which polls suggested his defeat in the first round. More ». Browse celebrities ». Each G20 president is also allowed to invite several guest countries each year.
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His wife Carla supposedly wears flats to try to diminish the dramatic height difference between them.
Reportedly, Berlusconi is only 5-foot-4, but he has claimed to be taller. As a billionaire and self-styled playboy, Berlusconi is obsessed with his looks and has reportedly undergone hair transplants and cosmetic surgery, in addition to wearing lifts to appear taller. However, Sarkozy and Berlusconi are veritable giants compared to Russian Prime Minister and former President Dmitry Medvedev, who is charitably listed at 5-foot4, but reportedly clocks in at a microscopic 5-foot Russian media reportedly are pressured by Moscow officials to make Medvedev look taller than he really is — by, among other tricks, asking photographers to shoot the tiny president from a low angle.
He also supposedly wears shoes with 2. But how does he compare to the past leaders in terms of height? Last year we were told stature really does matter according to a scientific paper published in Social Science Quarterly. It was an opportunity too good to pass up so we compared the heights of various leaders from different countries and eras.
Now we have a new leader in the pack we're asking once again how tall really are our leaders? We've also compared them to the average height of statesmen of their country over the last 40 years. At 5ft 7ins, Hollande is two inches taller than Sarkozy but also two inches shorter than the average height for French leaders of the past 40 years. Both David Cameron and Barack Obama beat the average height, standing tall at 6ft 1. As the first female Chancellor of Germany, it's not suprising that Angela Merkel stands 5 inches shorter than the average height for German leaders.
In the scientific paper published last year psychologists from Texas Tech University found in a study that almost two-thirds of participants showed a preference to draw larger figures when asked to draw images of leaders.
An evolutionary throwback has been suggested as the root of this.
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