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Christophe Barbier, the editor of l'Express magazine and a friend of the Sarkozys, said that France was entering a "new phase" without C\ufffdcilia, who would be missed.
"The French love C\ufffdcilia Sarkozy not only for her elegance and modernity but also because she has developed a rebellious spirit, a spirit of a free woman and freedom is French," he said.
Maybe this guy took our "freedom fries" ploy a bit literally?