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Excerpts From Sarkozy’s Prison Diary Detail Detention and Political Stance Ahead of Book Launch

The book arrives December 10 ahead of his appeals trial over the Libyan financing case in March–June 2026.

Dans son livre Le Journal d’un prisonnier, Nicolas Sarkozy rapporte un échange téléphonique avec Marine Le Pen au cours duquel il promet de refuser de s’associer à un « front républicain ».
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Nicolas Sarkozy lors du match de Ligue 1 entre le Paris Saint-Germain et l'AJ Auxerre, au Parc des princes le 27 septembre 2025, à Paris.
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Overview

  • Major outlets including Europe 1, Le Figaro and LCI published exclusive excerpts on December 6 from Le Journal d’un prisonnier, edited by Fayard.
  • Sarkozy describes roughly three weeks at La Santé marked by greyness, solitude and prayer, with 23 hours a day in his cell and a frugal diet, and says he wrote the manuscript by hand each day.
  • He insists on his complete innocence and casts the memoir as part of his defense, positioning himself against participating in any "front républicain" against the RN and calling for a broad right-wing regrouping.
  • The excerpts recount strained relations with Emmanuel Macron, including Sarkozy’s claim that the president looked away from his imprisonment and ordered security measures during his detention.
  • Sarkozy was convicted in first instance on September 25 and released on November 10 under strict judicial control, and he plans a signing event in Paris on December 10 as the full book is published.