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Neo-Bonapartism? A parallel between Nicolas Sarkozy and Napoleon III although he faced heated criticism for embracing Assad – who is denounced by human right activists and widely accused of orchestrating the 2005 assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Hariri – Sarkozy defended the move as Realpolitik designed to turn an enemy into an ally” (2009). In fact, the French president rightfully acknowledged the leverage power of the Syrian card over Hamas, especially in a situation where Israel required Hamas’ ceasing of fire before any peace talks. Here, and even if France’s economic interests are not at stake, the perspective of being of any influence in the Middle East conflict was by itself appealing for Sarkozy, especially that at that time, the US were deserting the scene they traditionally occupy, busy with its presidential race. However, Sarkozy’ realpolitik, at least on this isolated diplomatic move, did not reap the fruits he was expecting. A website dedicated to this project is available starting Dec 7 th 2010 at: http://www.aui.ma/personal/~Y.Assaoui/ 98
Conclusion Neo-Bonapartism? A parallel between Nicolas Sarkozy and Napoleon III “You feel the advent of what Sarkozy is the name of as a blow struck by something, the no doubt disgusting something of which Sarkozy is the servant (…). What we are looking for is an ethic, a provisional ethic to avoid becoming either depressed or rats in Sarkozy’s heavy weather. We want to know how to be dignified, virtuous, guardians of the future of truths, during this bad patch” Alain Badiou, The Meaning Of Sarkozy, 2008 Is it legitimate and academically sound to establish a parallel between Nicolas Sarkozy and Louis Napoleon Bonaparte? The Saint-Augustine Church in Paris still awaits the repatriation of the ashes of the last monarch of France -Louis Napoleon Bonaparte- to the majestic vault engraved by the blue imperial eagle the emperor choose as his last residence. Christian Estrosi’s 2010’s book (Le Roman de Napoleon III) dedicated to the glory of the engineer of his city’s re-attachment to France (Nice) revealed that the British authorities provided a positive answer to his 2007’s query. At that time, the minister of the Overseas Territories and mayor of Nice was entrusted by the freshly-elected president in person of negotiating the return of the late Bonapartist’s remains. Now the repatriation procedure is at its last bureaucratic step that is: imminent. However, Sarkozy did not await the “physical” return of Bonapartism: in his usual eagerness of getting things done, he proceeded since the early times of his presidency to a “spiritual” revival of the French Right-wing tradition rooted in the Bonapartist framework. Accordingly, Napoleon III will certainly be pleased to return back to a country he left politically defeated but where now his political tradition was so forcefully campaigned for and imposed by the current head of state. Yet, he might be deceived by the non-pronunciation of his political ideology as such: A website dedicated to this project is available starting Dec 7 th 2010 at: http://www.aui.ma/personal/~Y.Assaoui/ 99
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