On October 21, Nicolas Sarkozy (70 years old) registered the French prison of La Santé. The reason? Alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign.
However, the former French president barely had time to get used to his new life in prison. After 20 days, November 10, it was finally released under judicial supervision.
A month after his release from prison, Sarkozy returned to his routine. A daily life where luxury and charm were not spared.

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A few hours later, after his release from prison, the former politician was caught having lunch with his wife, Carla Bruni (57). The couple celebrated Sarkozy’s freedom in the luxurious restaurant Le Flandrin.
As you know SPANISHthe average menu price is around 150 euros per person. Of course, it can reach 350. The restaurant, it should be noted, remains open from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. without interruption.
When he left, he was acclaimed especially for all the people present at the hotel doors.
It’s true that Nicolas knew measure your public appearances this time and there are few occasions where this has been captured by the media.

Nicolas Sarkozy, December 6 at the Parc des Princes, Paris-Saint Germain stadium
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In this sense, on December 6, Nicolas Sarkozy presented himself as a real fan in Princes Parkthe Paris-Saint Germain stadium. The football team played against Tottenham a few days ago.
A month has passed since his brief stint in prison. That’s how it is. An era marked by his few appearances.
But this December 10 is also a date marked in red on the Frenchman’s calendar because his latest book is coming out, A prisoner’s diary –Prisoner’s Dayin French.

Cover of Nicolas Sarkozy’s new book.
After weeks of work on the project, the book in which Sarkozy brings together some details of his stay in prison It is now accessible to the entire public.
Throughout the more than 200 pages that make up the volume, Carla Bruni’s husband addresses, among other aspects, thethe importance of your family.
In this sense, Nicolas Sarkozy reflects a concern for his most intimate environment once he enters prison.
Even when he was about to sink into depression within the four walls of his cell, he thought first of Pierre, Jean, Aurélien, Louis and Giulia. He urged them not to worry, to view what they were experiencing as a lesson and not to get carried away by negative emotions or feelings of hatred, as his book says.
A prisoner’s diaryin addition to the strong support of his family, reflects the way Sarkozy endured the three weeks he spent in La Santé prison.
Every Sunday, a person came to bring the Eucharist to the former presidentwho admits not having received communion for more than 15 years. Additionally, the book claims that Nicolas Sarkozy even knelt to pray on the first day of his imprisonment.

Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife, Carla Bruni, photographed before the former French president’s incarceration.
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The former French president’s volume also contains occasional anecdotes. Emmanuelle Mignonformer chief of staff of the former President of the Republic, sent him recipes that were easy to make in the kitchen of his small apartment.
Carla Bruni, unconditional support
His wife was one of the former French president’s greatest supporters during this unfortunate ordeal. With this in mind, he accompanied him to court on the day of his conviction and he even fined “anxiety” experienced once Sarkozy went to prison.
During her imprisonment, the former first lady posted a photo of the two of them together, ensuring that “the answer is love”.
He also dedicated the song to her The Separated and writes the following fragments: “How will those who are separated do it when their days are numbered?… How will they fall asleep without their sighs mixing?… How will those who are separated do it against the pain of absence, against the boredom and the silence that tears them like paper?