Rooster

Strutting, combative, and relentlessly ambitious on the world stage.

Nicolas Sarkozy embodies the rooster's trademark combination of aggressive self-promotion, outsized confidence, and a chip-on-the-shoulder energy that drives him to dominate any room — famously compensating for his short stature with an outsized personality and hyperactive energy. As French President, he was known for his brash, impulsive style, meddling in everything, and craving the spotlight — whether brokering the Georgia ceasefire in 2008 or his very public romance with Carla Bruni. The rooster's territorial combativeness matches Sarkozy's street-fighter political instincts and his relentless, sometimes reckless drive to be the center of power.