France falls for the politics of seduction - by ELAINE SCIOLINO
Sex and politics have intermingled in France for centuries, but the private lives of politicians have historically been kept secret.
Now, Sexus Politicus, a 390-page tell-all book on the subject, has catapulted to the top of the non-fiction best-seller lists - a reflection of the erosion of privacy in French public life and an appetite for a gossipy read. The authors, Christophe Dubois and Christophe Deloire, are veteran investigative reporters who have written books about the murder of the prefect of Corsica in 1998 and the rise of Islamic extremism in France.
The book's central premise is that in France, a successful politician is also a seductive politician. Sex, the authors say, is a civic imperative. "Far from being a flaw, to cast yourself in the role of seducer is, without doubt, an important quality in our political life," the book claims.
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