La France pour la vie (English: "France for life") is a 2016 political memoir by Nicolas Sarkozy, the former president of France and chairman of The Republicans.

La France pour la vie
First edition
AuthorsNicolas Sarkozy
LanguageFrench
SubjectFrench politics
Genrenon-fiction
PublisherPlon
Publication date
2016
Publication placeFrance
ISBN978-2-259-24894-5
Preceded byTémoignage 

Background

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The book is written in the first person, like his 2006 book Témoignage, which was published before he was elected as president.[1] President Sarkozy finished writing this book over the winter break of 2015.[2] He has stressed that this is not a campaign book.[3]

The commercial launch of the book is controversial regarding some other members of The Republicans.[4]

Content

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In the book, President Sarkozy regrets taking a holiday on Vincent Bolloré's yacht and insulting a heckler at the start of his tenure as president.[3][5] He adds that he wants to repeal the 35-hour workweek and the solidarity tax on wealth.[3][5] He believes that same-sex marriage should remain legal in France.[5]

Additionally, Sarkozy writes about his relationships with U.S. President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin.[1] He also analyzes his policies towards Libya and Georgia.[1]

Marianne (magazine) writes a paper titled : "Sarkozy's method to transform your flaws into qualities", analyzing the book and comparing its content to a job interview.[6]

Errors

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Several errors are in the book :

The newspaper Libération has published a fact checking article regarding some others errors.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Brézet, Alexis (January 22, 2016). "Sarkozy par Sarkozy : ses regrets, ses fiertés, son projet". Le Figaro. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  2. ^ Paget, Dominique (January 18, 2016). "IL CONFIRME LA SORTIE D'UN LIVRE: SARKOZY VA PUBLIER "LA FRANCE POUR LA VIE"". Paris Match. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Tenza, Dominique; Abbott, James (January 22, 2016). "Nicolas Sarkozy : ce que révèle son livre "La France pour la vie"". RTL. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Les couacs qui secouent la sortie du livre de Nicolas Sarkozy". 25 January 2016.
  5. ^ a b c "Nicolas Sarkozy reconnaît des " erreurs " et esquisse un programme". Le Monde. January 22, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  6. ^ La méthode Sarkozy pour transformer vos défauts en qualités January 2016
  7. ^ "Duel Bush-Obama : La bourde de Nicolas Sarkozy dans son livre".
  8. ^ "jamais cédé à la rue"
  9. ^ «La France pour la vie», le livre riche en intox de Nicolas Sarkozy. Libération, january 26 2016