This Wednesday, in front of the public, the former head of state will make confidences about his latest work, The time of fighting, which relates the second part of his five-year term between 2009 and 2011.
Without concession, he delivers his memories but also the underside of current events between the intimate, the private and the public. Thus we learn of Carla Bruni’s emotion when a woman accused of adultery in Iran is promised stoning. The first lady takes up her pen and publishes a column. In the country of the mullahs, a newspaper “Carla tries to “prostitute”specifying that, like Sakineh, she deserved to die.”
Faced with international pressure, the fate of the young woman will not ultimately be dire, as for the unflattering front page, the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs had sent a press release to the Élysée to apologize for the daily’s remarks.
On the conflict with Russia, Nicolas Sarkozy recalls that he is a fervent defender of Ukraine’s non-entry into NATO, specifying that, already in 2008, he had opposed it alongside Angela Merkel: “If we had given in, Europe would today be at war with Russia, with the famous Article 5 requiring us to intervene militarily.” A few pages later, he returns to the drama of the Air France Rio-Paris flight, conceding that announcing to families the death of their loved ones is a “drama that changed him profoundly.”
Also reporting how he acted to protect the country from a possible H1N1 epidemic, he does not forget to echo the management of the health crisis by the current majority.
In short, this Wednesday’s meeting will allow you to learn more about the behind-the-scenes of current events.
Wednesday, August 28 at 7 p.m., at the Brusc Heritage House, corniche des Îles, 83140 Six-Fours. Free entry.
