François Hollande is the lawyer of the national financial prosecutor, implicated by Nicolas Sarkozy

François Hollande makes two in one.

He attacks Nicolas Sarkozy and at the same time Emmanuel Macron (illustrative image).

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Text by: Valérie Gas Follow

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In an interview with the daily Le Parisien, François Hollande is the lawyer of the national financial prosecutor's office - the PNF - implicated by Nicolas Sarkozy after his conviction in the wiretapping affair.

The former President of the Republic takes the opportunity to scratch Emmanuel Macron.

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By criticizing the national financial prosecutor's office, created by François Hollande,

Nicolas Sarkozy

could expect a reaction from his most loyal political enemy.

And in fact, the former socialist president did not miss the opportunity to defend the judicial institution.

" 

To claim that the PNF would act for partisan purposes is to undermine the impartiality of 18 magistrates who work in complete independence

 ", declares François Hollande, who also recalls that the PNF has made it possible to recover 10 billion euros to show that contrary to what Nicolas Sarkozy argues, it was not created only to take care of him.

Understanding in the face of the supportive reaction of Gérald Darmanin to whom, he says, we " 

cannot dispute his proximity to Nicolas Sarkozy

 ", he is much more severe with Eric Dupond-Moretti who should, according to him, have defended " 

immediately the judicial institution

 " but especially with the Head of State: " 

I want to believe that President Macron, guarantor of his independence [of justice], will recall these principles.

In any case, I do it 

”.

François Hollande makes two in one.

He attacks Nicolas Sarkozy and at the same time Emmanuel Macron.

One way to point out the proximity between his two political opponents.

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