THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: Nicolas Sarkozy is said to be "bored" after spending a three-week post-election break with his wife and children in Morocco in which he was constantly on the phone to politicians back in France, according to reports.Mr Sarkozy, his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, and their daughter Giulia, returned to Paris on Saturday, where he was spotted jogging in the Bois de Boulogne, after unwinding at King Mohammed VI's expense in one of his luxury private residences in Marrakesh.
The Right-winger intends to remain "durably discreet" after losing to Socialist François Hollande in his presidential re-election bid on May 6, one of his closest friends, Brice Hortefeux, insisted.
"He is naturally concerned by the situation in Europe, but remains removed, voluntarily and durably from all political preoccupation," he told France 3.
After spending the rest of the month in Paris, Mr Sarkozy will descend with his wife to her Riviera retreat in Cap Nègre for the following two months.
Playing hard to get would soon see the French missing Mr Sarkzoy, the country's most unpopular President at the end of a first term, one friend predicted. "In a year, he'll be as popular as (Jacques) Chirac ," he is quoted as saying by Le Journal du Dimanche. » | Henry Samuel, Paris | Sunday, June 03, 2012
LE FIGARO: Sarkozy a pris possession de ses nouveaux bureaux : L'ancien président de la République a reçu ce matin Alain Minc. Selon Brice Hortefeux, Sarkozy devrait rester «éloigné durablement» de la politique. » | Par Tristan Quinault Maupoil | lundi 04 juin 2012
LE FIGARO: Un proche de Sarkozy sent de l'ennui chez lui : L'ancien chef de l'État est rentré hier à Paris. Le Journal du dimanche indique qu'il devrait occuper en fin de semaine ses nouveaux bureaux mais qu'il se donne encore du temps pour réfléchir à son avenir. » | Par lefigaro.fr | dimanche 03 juin 2012
