France's first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, basking in the glow of her “new” motherhood, is often seen at political rallies in France, extending support to her husband in the 2012 presidential election.

In fact, the former supermodel has been a part of Nicolas Sarkozy’s campaign trail since he formally declared his candidacy for a second term as French president in February.

Bruni, who gave birth to her first child (a daughter named Giulia) with Sarkozy in October last year, was seen with the president during his first major re-election campaign rally in Marseille, southern France, on Feb. 19, 2012.

Most recently, on Saturday, she accompanied Sarkozy during a hospital visit as part of his campaign, in Frejus, southern France.

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French Presidential Election 2012 Carla Bruni Joinson the Campaign Trail
France's President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives with his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy at the studios of TF1 French Television before formally declaring his candidacy for a second term in an interview on the prime time news programme in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris, Feb. 15, 2012. REUTERS
French Presidential Election 2012 Carla Bruni Joinson the Campaign Trail
France's First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy (C) arrives at a campaign rally in support of her husband President Nicolas Sarkozy, candidate for the 2012 French presidential election, in Villepinte, northern Paris March 11, 2012. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
French Presidential Election 2012 Carla Bruni Joinson the Campaign Trail
France's First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy (R) and UMP general secretary Jean-Francois Cope attend a campaign speech by France's President and UMP candidate for the 2012 French presidential election Nicolas Sarkozy during a political rally in Saint Raphael, April 7, 2012. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier
French Presidential Election 2012 Carla Bruni Joinson the Campaign Trail
France's First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy (C) speaks with France's UMP Party Secretary General Jean-Francois Cope (R) as she attends her husband France's President Nicolas Sarkozy's first major re-election campaign rally in Marseille, southern France, February 19, 2012. At left is France's Prime Minister Francois Fillon. REUTERS
French Presidential Election 2012 Carla Bruni Joinson the Campaign Trail
France's First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy speaks with UMP General Secretary Jean-Francois Cope (L) at the end of France's President and UMP party candidate for the 2012 French presidential elections Nicolas Sarkozy speech at an election rally in Paris, March 31, 2012. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer
French Presidential Election 2012 Carla Bruni Joinson the Campaign Trail
France's First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and husband France's President Nicolas Sarkozy speak together at his first major re-election campaign rally in Marseille, southern France, February 19, 2012. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer
French Presidential Election 2012 Carla Bruni Joinson the Campaign Trail
France's President and UMP party candidate for the French 2012 presidential election Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy (R) visit a hospital as part of Sarkozy's campaign, in Frejus, southern France, April 7, 2012. REUTERS