Overview
- The 213–216 page diary was rushed out by Fayard, a publisher linked to billionaire Vincent Bolloré, with a coordinated rollout that includes book signings.
- Sarkozy writes that Marine Le Pen phoned him during his detention and asserts the Rassemblement National is “no danger,” rejecting the long‑standing “brandmauer.”
- He urges Les Républicains to pursue a broad alliance with the RN “without taboos,” positioning the text as a direct intervention in conservative strategy.
- After a five‑year sentence for forming a criminal association in the Libya affair, he served roughly three weeks at La Santé and is now free under conditions.
- The memoir blends intimate prison details and denunciations of the judiciary, and its release precedes a 2026 appeal and municipal elections.