US EditionSarkozy Prison Memoir a Bid to ‘Control the Story’ and Protect Image for Political Future
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Sarkozy prison memoir a bid to ‘control the story’ and protect image for political future
One month after Nicolas Sarkozy walked out of prison, the former French president's new book Diary of a Prisoner, recounting his 20 days behind bars, was released this week. Philippe Moreau-Chevrolet, a political communication specialist at Sciences Po Paris, tells RFI this is no simple memoir, but rather a calculated move to regain control of the narrative and reopen the door to political influence.
After the publication of his "Journal d'un prisoner", the former president travelled through the French bookstores to meet his readers. However, he remained under judicial supervision in the Libyan case and awaiting the modalities of applying his sentence in the Bygmalion case.
After some particularly difficult weeks, Nicolas Sarkozy seems to be slowly taking over the course of his life. A month after his release from the prison of Health, where he spent twenty-one days in the Libyan affair, the former President of the Republic is now immersed in the promotion of his new book, Le Journal d'un prisoner. And the success is already at the rendezvous. On Monday morning, Nicolas Sarkozy received a message from his publisher…
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