Paris (AFP)
The leader of the Modem, François Bayrou, replied Sunday to Nicolas Sarkozy who scratched him in his book "Passions", believing that he was "not very brave" and quoting a sentence unassuming attributed to the former president Jacques Chirac against his successor.
"The news in recent days in the newspapers is full of attacks, scornful criticism of Nicolas Sarkozy to all those who, one day or another, clashed with him, and I was. So all that is negligible, "Bayrou said.
"But one thing that strikes me is that he always uses the same method for all his rivals: he makes people talk who are no longer there," he said. asserted that "it is not very brave". Mr. Bayrou recalled that he had written a book on Nicolas Sarkozy titled "abuse of power" in which "I do not think I remember that I took refuge on statements of people who were no longer there."
In response, Mr. Bayrou quoted a sentence attributed to Jacques Chirac. "You remember the words of Jacques Chirac, he said, in particular: + It must be crushed, but take care of him stepping on the left foot, it brings good luck + It is not known if you see what is referring to ", he added ironically.
In his book, Nicolas Sarkozy refers to the animosity of Simone Veil towards François Bayrou. "In the eyes of the former minister, the centrist personified + successive betrayals +." As soon as it was him, Simone Veil indulged without restraint, told a thousand anecdotes illustrating his words, invariably concluding by: + And more he says himself Christian +. The whole concluded in a huge burst of laughter to signify the extent of his contempt towards the person concerned, "assures the former head of the right-wing state.
Released on June 27, "Passions", the autobiographical account of Nicolas Sarkozy, ranks at the top of book sales across all genres, according to the rankings of the GfK Institute.
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