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BackL'ancien maire de Nice Christian Estrosi affirme que sa carrière politique est terminée
L'ancien maire de Nice Christian Estrosi affirme que sa carrière politique est terminée
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L'ancien maire de Nice Christian Estrosi affirme que sa carrière politique est terminée

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L'ancien maire de Nice, Christian Estrosi, déclare dans un entretien au Figaro que sa carrière politique est terminée à 71 ans, après 18 ans de mandat, évoquant son échec, ses doutes et son désir de prendre de la hauteur après l'ascension du Kilimandjaro.

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Christian Estrosi a été maire de Nice pendant 18 ans et a récemment réussi l'ascension du Kilimandjaro l'été dernier.

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Appelez-le Christian. L’ancien maire de Nice (Alpes-Maritimes) est de retour sur la scène médiatique en cette rentrée mais, jure-t-il plusieurs fois, la politique, pour lui, «c’est terminé». C’est un nouvel homme qui se présente au Figaro dans un établissement de la périphérie de la cinquième ville de France, mine affable et dossier bleu vif rempli de coupures de journaux sous le bras. L’ex-Monsieur le maire - «Christian suffira» - s’assied entre deux coups de fil pour revenir sur son «échec», ses «doutes» et son «avenir» qu’il espère, à 71 ans, loin des affres de la politique locale.

En clair, il s’agit de prendre de la hauteur après être redescendu de la montagne - en l’occurrence, celle du Kilimandjaro dont il a plaisir à rappeler qu’il a réussi l’ascension l’été dernier. «Ça vous change un homme», assure l’ancien sportif de haut niveau dont le visage reste familier de la plupart des Niçois après 18 ans de mandat. «Lorsque je les croise, je leur dis que je ne suis plus Monsieur le maire…

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  • Quels sont les projets futurs de Christian Estrosi en dehors de la politique ?
  • Pourquoi considère-t-il que sa carrière politique est terminée ?

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