World | Other World Stories
Sarkozy still stuck in 'adolescence'
Nicolas Sarkozy is stuck in adolescence, with a "desperate desire" to be loved, a group of French of psychoanalysts has said.
- By Henry Samuel, The Telegraph Group Limited, London 2008
- Published: 23:48 May 30, 2008
Paris: Nicolas Sarkozy is stuck in adolescence, with a "desperate desire" to be loved, a group of French of psychoanalysts has said.
Six psychoanalysts tried to deconstruct the president's unconscious and find out why France was so obsessed with its hyperactive leader.
Their conclusions, published in the weekly Le Point, were almost unanimous: the French elected an impulsive teenager unwilling to let go of his illusions of omnipotence. "The accession to power no doubt reactivated his adolescent urges that remained so strong within him," said Philippe Grimbert. "His adolescent desire to be leader of the pack and have all the nicest-looking girls is also intact."
The experts were unanimous in their disapproval of Sarkozy's love of glitz and public displays of affection with Carla Bruni, the former Italian model who is now his wife.
Share this article
News Editor's choice
-
Thatcher 'stayed up' for entire Falklands War
Survived by taking 20-minute catnaps
-
Honduras hopes to move past coup with election
Ousted president urges citizens to boycott poll
-
Fonseka to head opposition alliance
Identifies stronger parliament and anti-graft focus as campaign planks
