On Wednesday night, he collected friends and acquaintances for a farewell party, before starting his imprisonment.
Recall that the former French president was sentenced to five years in prison in late September for conspiring with former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in the 2007 campaign funding case.
The party took place at Pavillon des étangs, in the middle of the Bois de Boulogne forest, a place to escape the inquisitive looks, as the news had leaked to the press a few days earlier.
They were all there, over 100 people. Old Ministry of the Interior or Elise, Security Men, Prefects, Secretaries, Makeups, Counselors, Literature, Concentration Organizers.
Among the guests were Admiral Giyio, former leader of his General Staff, Emmanuel Minion, director of his office in the first two years of his term, Jean-David Levit, his diplomatic adviser, and then Frank Louvre. Also present was Raymond Subi, the president’s social adviser, who had decided to increase the retirement threshold in 62 years.
