In the Sarkozy family, I ask...

You probably haven't missed the political and legal news of last week: Nicolas Sarkozy is expected to spend a few nights in prison , following his trial in the so-called "Libyan financing" affair. The former President of the Republic left the court with his head held high, and did not fail to play the victim card.

Beyond his comments directly attacking the judicial system , it was above all the media coverage of the judgment that caught my attention. Nicolas Sarkozy's words were broadcast on television channels, led by BFM TV and CNews. The latter are also in the sights of Arcom for their treatment of the verdict, notably speaking of a "political trial" targeting the former President of the Republic.

Like many others, I followed this decision on social media. But it wasn't the first name Nicolas that popped up most in my news feed. We've never heard the name Sarkozy so much in the media ... especially when talking about other members of the family.

Carla Bruni, for example, soberly distinguished herself, after the verdict in her husband's trial, by stealing (more or less discreetly) the microphone windscreen from Mediapart , which had revealed the famous Libyan financing affair a few years ago. The sequence made the rounds on the Internet, as did the images of journalists from the independent media outlet claiming that the windscreen was fine.

A few days later, she posted a lovingly filmed video on Instagram by her husband, in which she played him the Beatles' "Let It Be" (which could be translated as "accept what is" ). A barely concealed message, inviting him to stop worrying about the attacks.

But the real social media stars aren't always who you think they are. In the Sarkozy family, the daughter, Giulia Sarkozy, attracts scrutiny and criticism. Like many 13-year-old girls, Giulia shares her manicure and makes TikToks with her friends. Giulia is a child of her time, lip-syncing to rap music and paying attention to her appearance.

Which would make her representative of these teenage girls, these " pouffes " to use the expression used in a sexualizing – and rather disgusting – article published in Marianne this week. But she is also the "daughter of", the one who, despite herself, carries the legacy of her lineage and performs live streams to defend her father or the former Libyan dictator: "Stop bothering me with this guy. All my respect, rest in peace, Gaddafi," she says, obliged, in a striking reversal of values, to assume responsibility for her parents...

The last media personality in our game is the son, Louis Sarkozy. While we knew his brother, Jean Sarkozy, a political sensation a few years ago, Louis is very different. With Roman and crusader tattoos all over his body and the look of a bad boy on a motorcycle, Louis Sarkozy is full of punchlines and has quickly become a meme in his own right.

Heir to a hegemonic masculinity that rivals masculinist influencers, Louis Sarkozy aims to be a new hope in the political landscape, becoming a caricature of himself. Excerpts from his interviews for celebrity magazines are remixed, dissected, and mocked.

But they make him exist, and give an echo to his words. A political and media family, the Sarkozy clan spreads across our screens, occupying television sets and magazine covers... to the point of indigestion.