A night in January 2014 that she will remember for a long time… On January 11 of this date, Valérie Trierweiler learned from the tabloids that the President of the Republic and companion at the time, François Hollande, had been unfaithful to her. Upon hearing the terrible news, the former First Lady would have tried the worst to believe the story of Jean-Christophe Cambadélis relayed in his book to be published at the end of January, Yesterday, today and tomorrow of which the Point revealed an extract.
Received by the former Head of State, the ex-companion of Charlotte de Turckheim, discovers a man exhausted and still shocked by what was happening a few hours earlier. Valérie Trierweiler, no doubt overwhelmed by shame and incomprehension, would have tried to end her life. “The day after a terrible night during which his companion Valérie Trierweiler, desperate to learn of her misfortune through the tabloid press, tried to swallow medication”, can we read in the extract revealed by Le Point before learning:“The companion of the President of the Republic hospitalized after a marital conflict in the very apartments of the Élysée, there is something to be upset or, at the very least, stirred”.
Despite the difficult and trying night, the Head of State continues to lead the country and make major decisions. “The president received me that morning. He didn’t want to cancel our meeting even though he hadn’t slept all night. He is visibly fighting against sleep. This meeting is incredible. When the president falls asleep at the turn of a sentence, seeing his eyes close and knowing the reasons for his condition, I raise my voice so that he stays with me”. Jean-Christophe Cambadélis continuing in his story: “Nevertheless, he is there, knowing that a president does not belong to himself and must not give in to appearances. He comes back into the conversation with relevance and a few absences.” A night that, no doubt, neither party has forgotten…
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