Nicholas Sarkozy To Run Again For Presidency 2017


French's former conservative president Nicholas Sarkozy has formally announced the he is running for presidency in next year election.

In an extract of book released on his Facebook page on Monday,Sarkozy wrote:"I have decided to be a candidate for next year presidential election."

"I have felt I had the force to wage this battle at a so tormented time of history,"he added.

The 61-year-old, who served as President between 2007 and 2012, made the announcement on social media ahead of publishing his book.

Mr Sarkozy has been a member of France's right of centre The Republicans party since 2015 and is currently its President, having previously represented its predecessor Union for a Popular Movement.

He made the announcement that he was standing alongside the first chapter of a book - Everything for France - which he will publish later this week.

He must first win the primaries organised by the French right in November where he will face competition from former prime minister Alain Juppe,favorite in the polls.

Though Sarkozy has trailed Juppe, 71, in popularity ratings for most of the past year, he has gained ground on the former prime minister in recent months as he took a hard line on countering terrorists, saying anyone who is a suspected threat should be thrown in prison.

 The winner of that battle will go on to confront a candidate from President Francois Hollande’s Socialist Party as well as the National Front’s Marine Le Pen in a general election slated for April 23 and May 7 next year.
Sarkozy is aware of his reputation as president who failed to deliver on right wing bugbears on France 35 hours work week and has taken pains to combat it.

In another book titled "France for life"published in January,Sarkozy acknowledges mistakes and regret from his time in office.His outburst to a farmer who he told to "Get lost,loser"was a regrettable "lapse of judgment,"the ex-president wrote.

"Given the amount of defiance towards public speech,I want to convince the French that the campaign debate must be part of the presidential mandate.he said "it's only by saying everything ahead of time,that we will gain the legitimacy to do everything afterwards."

"Nothing will be possible without that demand for clarity."

Some French commentators have pointed out that some of his recent campaigning has appeared to play on security fears.

Mr Sarkozy wrote: "The five years that come will be full of danger, but also of hope."

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