At the same time, France has given a strong mandate to its new president, Nicolas Sarkozy, who is without question the most formidable political adversary the ECB has had to face in its brief history. Sarkozy stands ready to pounce on any mistakes the Bank may make in this more difficult policy environment.
同时，法国给了新总统萨尔科奇强大的授权。萨尔科奇无疑是欧洲央行在其短暂历史上所要面对的最为强大的政治对手。萨尔科奇准备好对欧洲央行在这一更为困难的政策环境中可能做出的任何错误予以重击。