Pascal Proud’s guest on Europe 1 on Tuesday, August 29, Nicolas Sarkozy promoted his latest book and talked about hot news issues. The former president recalled the need for a “leader of the right,” considered the RN to be in the Republican arc, and warned of immigration and justice issues ahead.
state of law
After 8 pm TF1 news and an interview with Le Parisien, Nicolas Sarkozy continues his media tour on Europe 1’s Pascal Proud and You on Tuesday. Faillard), already sold over 20,000 copies, in which he deciphers the highlights of his five-year term, has returned to the current political climate in France, in particular among Republicans. According to him, “the leader of the right-wing Republicans” is urgently needed.
The former president of the republic explained that he “believes in the split between right and left and that not all opinions are equal.” According to Nicolas Sarkozy, this part of public opinion “needs to be represented and implemented,” he said.
As for knowing who could embody this figure: “There are people who have talent and potential, such as Gerald Darmanin, Edouard Philippe or Laurent Vauquier. Subsequently, fate, luck and talent will be decisive, I will not be able to tell you today who will be the person who will unite the right, but we need a leader of the right-wing Republicans, ”he urged. .
Emmanuel Macron, default choice
And this leader is clearly not Emmanuel Macron. Asked by a listener about his support for the current President of the Republic, Nicolas Sarkozy explained that he “choose Emmanuel Macron” because “I didn’t want Marine Le Pen or Jean-Luc Mélenchon.” “I made this choice not because I agree with him on everything, but as a former president of the republic, my duty was to make the best choice, and I do not regret it,” the former president said.
“Too much thinking can lead to inaction,” Nicolas Sarkozy also assessed. “It’s very rare for a leader to suggest that this could cause a certain amount of brutality,” he elaborated, referring to his five-year term and that of Emmanuel Macron. The ex-head of state also revised his decision to limit the number of terms of office of the president of the republic. “If I had a choice, I would do the same, ten years in power is huge. Power is dangerous, you get used to it, it’s a strong drug, ten years is more than enough,” he said.
RN in Republican arc
Answering another listener’s question about his position towards the National Rally, Nicolas Sarkozy recalled that he considered it “absurd to say that the RN is not in the republican arc.” However, the former tenant of the Champs Elysees distanced himself from the party and felt that Marine Le Pen had made a mistake by not revealing herself enough to come to power.
“We don’t run a country of 68 million as a sect, we don’t run a country of population alone. I hate sectarianism, and if there are good leftists, I accept them,” he said.
Immigration is priority number one
Faced with the persistence of the listener, Nicolas Sarkozy, nevertheless, admitted that he shared some observations with the National Association. And, in particular, on immigration, which, according to the former president, is the main problem of our century and which should “be the number one priority for European and African leaders.” “We are heading for a tragedy, the migration crisis has not yet begun, the worst is yet to come, this is a huge question,” he said.
In this regard, Nicolas Sarkozy believed that “Africa and Europe have a common destiny, and that the drama of Africa will be the disaster of Europe” in the coming years. He also raised the issue of the “impotence of politicians” who are prevented from acting due to “limited image”, citing the example of migrants crossing the Mediterranean in small boats.
“We must initiate a fantastic Marshall Plan for African infrastructure to fix its population so that they do not leave for us, in particular by organizing a meeting of the heads of European and African states,” suggested Nicolas Sarkozy, who believes that this is possible through large investments. in Africa, people will no longer be tempted to migrate to Europe in search of a better future.
abaya ban
Pascal Proud then asked Nicolas Sarkozy questions about current social issues, such as wearing the abaya at school, in connection with which the former head of state welcomed the decision of the Minister of National Education, Gabriel Attal: “I think that Mr. Attal is absolutely right. His predecessor did something amazing by giving the directors the opportunity to analyze the abaya by abaya, the political intentions or not of the person wearing the abaya.”
court cases
Nicolas Sarkozy finally mentioned the many court cases in which he is involved, sometimes accused. According to the former president, there is “political control over cases” and “the judge who gives instructions cannot be the judge who judges.” However, Nicolas Sarkozy continued to proclaim his innocence and demanded patience: “I am not above the law, but not below it either. It will take time, but the truth will eventually prevail,” he concluded.