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Praise from Jean-Claude Trichet (President of the ECB) I am impressed by the scope of the decisions taken", the remarks of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, as well as most of the German press it is to the best of its form in both that crisis manager" ("Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung) : a month of turmoil, the eyes of Europeans on Nicolas Sarkozy officials has changed. Is certainly the lyricism of this young MP UMP, Benoist Apparu, for which "crisis revealed Napoléon and de Gaulle, and reveal today Nicolas Sarkozy", or the thrill of excitement that iterates through the French Ministers for their "big time master". But the irritation against the President constantly suspected of wanting to bring the coverage to be are suddenly tus, to make way for a kind of surprised respect, already in germ since the crisis in Georgia. Financial markets remain anxious, the polls in Bern, the economic future dark, but Nicolas Sarkozy won on a plan: now, it looks like a head of State. His chance: a historical crisis he has been a stepping stone. In the space of a month.

Monday, September 22.

Breakfast with Ben Bernanke.

The spark

When he arrives in New York to participate in the General Assembly of the United Nations, a week after the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, Nicolas Sarkozy is aware of the importance of the financial crisis, but was not yet measured in all the risks for the European economy. A meeting is to open the eyes: on Monday morning, he shared breakfast with Ben Bernanke, the Chairman of the US Federal Reserve. It is the shock. It is the words that the French President, according to a close, realizes the importance of the earthquake ". It was at this time that Nicolas Sarkozy switches and decides to go to war against the crisis. He brought in France Francois Perol, his economic adviser, and disrupt his plans. Speech of the week should be "disconnected" the banking crisis to the UN Tuesday, his economic action menu and the 2009 budget to Toulon Thursday: they are longer, the financial crisis took the place. In the evening, in fact, before the prestigious of the Elie Wiesel Foundation (participants were paid up to 20,000 dollars), he improvises a couplet against those responsible "for the disaster", in which he promised "sanctions". One participant draws the channel of Xavier Darcos, Member of the delegation: "But Mr. Sarkozy knows before whom he speaks"; Minister's response: "Yes Madam, precisely."

Thursday, September 25.

Speech of Toulon.

Air campaign

Nicolas Sarkozy knows that it is the first to speak and that gives him a place in history. He also knows that it has two advantages over its European counterparts: President for six months of the EU, is in a position to act; He campaigned for the "moral of financial capitalism", it is credible to speak. Then, as often, he reluctant not to just staging to anchor the idea in mind, so it has a very long time embellished the State of the French economy. The air is serious, the flow slowed. For almost an hour, the President delivers to 4,000 people pétrifiées by the solemnity of the words a message both pessimistic and proactive on this crisis "which marks the end of a world" and "sustainable" consequences it will have on the economy. Black lyricism of Toulon is echo the air of the presidential campaign. And mark the grand return of Henri Guaino, the "pen" of the President, who is the author of the speech. Ride on all fronts, measure his word, surround that iconoclastic also strengthened team and consult all: Nicolas Sarkozy takes over the revenue of his victorious campaign. The speech will soon be attached and edited. For the history.

Tuesday, September 30.

At dawn, in the Elysee Palace.

The return of the State

Meeting of crisis in the Elysee Palace: saving Dexia. The Elysee and Matignon Bercy crews worked all night with their Belgian counterparts to avoid bankruptcy. The President held informed every hour. And, at 5 o'clock in the morning, he decided to meet at his Office in François Fillon and Christine Lagarde, while Yves Leterme, Belgian Prime Minister, is on the phone. Objective: stop a rescue plan before opening the stock market, and give effect to the principles laid down in Toulon: the State will not allow to sink only one bank, because it is the only "real security" for depositors. Nicolas Sarkozy decides the recapitalisation of Dexia in the amount of EUR 3 billion. But with two precautions: leaders must leave immediately, and this amount will be not insured by the State budget (1 billion be borrowing, 2 billion by the Caisse des Dépôts). The rescue of Dexia is then erected as an example. French philosophy to banks: the return of the State, Yes, but under condition, "and especially not bleeds", said the Elysee. Presidential activism also. François Fillon evokes himself this morning appointment before members. Because "more than the return of the State, it is the return of the policy that Nicolas Sarkozy," decrypts Gérard Longuet (UMP).

Saturday, October 4.

Top of G4 to Paris.

"NEPA" of Merkel

Markets fall, other banks are threatened: Nicolas Sarkozy has now more than a goal, a concerted European solution. It spends to meet at the Elysee Palace, despite the displayed inertia of a part of the Commission, Angela Merkel, Silvio Berlusconi and Gordon Brown. Family photo and promises of joint action are of short duration. The next day, the States are rider only. The German Chancellor has refused the idea of a "Paulson plan" European, pushed behind the scenes by Nicolas Sarkozy. First failure for the French President In Council of Ministers, the following Tuesday it plague against Angela Merkel, who "did not the extent of this crisis...". "It is a weak link," he said, according to the testimony of Ministers. But, very quickly, the Chancellor is overtaken by the facts. Markets fall more: they collapse. The joint reduction of interest rates not detract. And the fourth German bank Hypo Real Estate, is hovering. In mid-week, the Chancellor abdicated and publishes a press release providing that the actions of the France and the Germany will be "totally agreed". On Saturday morning, it is Jacques Chirac that reserves its most beautiful smiles at the inauguration of the Mémorial Charles de Gaulle, for Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises. No matter, Nicolas Sarkozy has his victory: "It's the end of the each for itself," he says.

Sunday, October 12.

The Eurogroup.

The rebound

The G4 was unsuccessful: this will be the Eurogroup. Nicolas Sarkozy maintains the pressure on its European partners. And since the idea of intervention fund is not accepted, well, it is ready to accept another. It is this mixture of doggedness and pragmatism surprising in Europe. Especially when he announces that he will receive Gordon Brown in the Elysee Palace that he exposes the French plan, which Europe will build. A somewhat unusual form of humility than Jean-Claude Juncker, the President of the Eurogroup, welcomed in its own way: "Nicolas Sarkozy, is a driver that knows how to act quickly and that knows how to change direction when the situation so requires." This time, on Sunday evening, although has Europe a response common "historical". Nicolas Sarkozy pronounces the word before his ministers, never in public.

Monday, October 13.

Council of Ministers of emergency.

"Counters to zero."

New affirmation in the Elysee Palace, again written by Henri Guaino. Nicolas Sarkozy has not lost a second to French tune with the European agreement of the previous day. And so much worse if the European press insists on the success of Gordon Brown. The Bank rescue Bill was canned on Saturday, he is subject to the Council of State on Sunday night, adopted by the Council of Ministers Monday and voted by the National Assembly on Tuesday: a speed record in the history of the Fifth Republic. 'What would have been impossible to do if the reform of the institutions by Nicolas Sarkozy was coming into work', slides an advisor. In the morning, the market back. Won In any case, the advice is clear: do not show. "Every morning, it resets the counters, need to stay concentrated, keep a cool head": Nicolas Sarkozy appears to his relatives this sentence it I in the campaign. Because the future path is more complicated, since it is neither more nor less than convincing our global partners of "refounding the capitalism". And to avoid, while edge recession, that occurs a "clash of distrust" in France: a full House for the President who, in vain, promised a clash of economic confidence after his election.

By successive keys, Nicolas Sarkozy is taken to the game. Leave a trace in the history For some time, General de Gaulle became its only reference in his speech. As this Saturday, October 4: "Gaullism, it is a lesson to cool the crisis;" Gaullism, it is the word by which we call in France the will; is the breakdown.