La_France_pour_la_vie
La France pour la vie
Book by Nicolas Sarkozy
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.
First edition | |
| Authors | Nicolas Sarkozy |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Subject | French politics |
| Genre | non-fiction |
| Publisher | Plon |
Publication date | 2016 |
| ISBN | 978-2-259-24894-5 |
| Preceded by | Témoignage |
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]
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]
Several errors are in the book :
- The book mentions a "campaign of a rare violence" between Bush and Obama (page 73)[7] · [4] while the Obama campaign was against John McCain (2008 United States presidential election)
- "Vincent Bolloré had no contract with the (French) state" (2007)[4]
- claims to have decided the launch of a museum in Metz (Centre Pompidou-Metz), while it was started in 2006 and decided by Jacques Chirac[4]
- In the book, Sarkozy claims to have "never given up facing street pressure"[8] (that is, never given facing strike action and demonstrations in the streets), forgetting the taxi reform (recommended by the Commission pour la libération de la croissance française [fr]) cancelled by taxis strikes.[4]
The newspaper Libération has published a fact checking article regarding some others errors.[9]
- Brézet, Alexis (January 22, 2016). "Sarkozy par Sarkozy : ses regrets, ses fiertés, son projet". Le Figaro. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
- 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.
- Tenza, Dominique; Abbott, James (January 22, 2016). "Nicolas Sarkozy : ce que révèle son livre "La France pour la vie"". RTL. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
- "Les couacs qui secouent la sortie du livre de Nicolas Sarkozy". 25 January 2016.
- "Nicolas Sarkozy reconnaît des " erreurs " et esquisse un programme". Le Monde. January 22, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
- "jamais cédé à la rue"
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