With a presidential election of 2022 which will probably be played on the right, Emmanuel Macron intends to benefit from the influence of a Nicolas Sarkozy now condemned in the affair of "wiretapping".

A legacy which appears to be essential for the current president to be reelected.

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A deliberation that can change the presidential election of 2022. The former President of the Republic Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced Monday to three years in prison, including one year for corruption in the so-called "eavesdropping" affair.

If he intends to appeal this decision, the verdict rendered at first instance changes the political game for Emmanuel Macron in view of the electoral deadline of 2022. Because if the two regularly address marks of esteem, Nicolas Sarkozy has always represented a political threat for the current head of state by presenting himself as a potential alternative to the right. 

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Two wild animals "who fear each other"

A threat all the more important since Nicolas Sarkozy has a solid electoral reservoir that Emmanuel Macron will need for the next presidential campaign.

Behind the display of mutual respect, we must therefore not forget that the two presidents are, first and foremost, political beasts.

Moreover since 2017, and his election, Emmanuel Macron follows the slightest deeds and gestures of Nicolas Sarkozy.

A relative of the current tenant of the Elysee Palace confides at the microphone of Europe 1 that the two "sniff each other, because they fear each other".

This is why despite the conviction of Nicolas Sarkozy, the macronists were instructed not to attack the former president, and even less to humiliate him. 

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The strong influence of Nicolas Sarkozy

Beyond the verdict of the justice system and the outcome of the wiretapping affair, it seems obvious to Emmanuel Macron that the presidential election has a good chance of being played on the right.

In this context, the Head of State cannot afford to alienate his predecessor.

Especially since if Nicolas Sarkozy is no longer in power, he still retains considerable influence.