Facebook hacker stands Sarkozy down from election

Paris (AFP) - A hacker took over French President Nicolas Sarkozy`s Faceebook account and posted a fake announcement that he was abandoning plans to run for re-election, his page said Monday.

"Dear compatriots, given the exceptional circumstances our country is experiencing,  I have decided in  my spirit and conscience not to run for office again at the end of my mandate in 2012," said the spoof