“The meeting took place in 2009 in the Élysée Palace when Mr Sarkozy met nine young French men who got just jobs in a local factory. They were all from the town of Grigny, a tough Parisian suburb torn by riots 10 years ago.”

From the local news report, ‘Terrorist’ Coulibaby then explains, “Sarkozy is not truly popular with the youth in the estates. But that is nothing personal. In fact it is the case for most politicians,” said Coulibaly. “The encounter really impressed me. Whether I like him or not, he is the president after all.”