France Ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy fails to make second round of Republican Party primary Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been knocked out of a primary to choose the presidential candidate of the centre-right Republican Party. 20/11/2016
France Can Sarkozy make a comeback? French centre-right picks presidential candidate With France’s presidential election just months away, parties are picking their candidates in US-style primaries. 20/11/2016
France Nicolas Sarkozy faces fresh allegations over cash from Gaddafi Former French leader Nicolas Sarkozy is facing fresh allegations over the financing of his 2007 election campaign just days before France is due to hold the first round of primary elections to select 15/11/2016
France French right-wing face off for the conservative presidential nomination French right-wing rivals faced off in the first presidential primary debate to decide the conservative nomination. 14/10/2016
France Can comeback kid Sarkozy really win in 2017? It came as no great surprise to the French when their hyperactive former leader Nicolas Sarkozy announced he was going to run for the presidency again. 23/08/2016
France Nicolas Sarkozy confirms French presidential comeback bid Forecast for months, now its official. 22/08/2016
world news French ex-President Sarkozy is investigated over campaign funds Sarkozy put under formal investigation Probe concerns over spending in 2012 election campaign Severe blow to hopes of running again in 2017 16/02/2016
world news France's mainstream parties scramble to counter the shock breakthrough of the far-right National Front 07/12/2015
USA WikiLeaks: NSA spied on French ministers and business too The online whistleblower, which alleged last week that the US spy agency had bugged recent French presidents, now claims that finance ministers and top companies were targeted too. 30/06/2015
France Sarkozy reconsolidates by renaming UMP 'Les Républicains' Re-brand the ‘UMP’ party ‘The Republicans’. Nicolas Sarkozy has secured 83 percent of the members’ support for the change. It is part of 01/06/2015
France Sarkozy ex-ally cleared of swindling L'Oreal heiress A French court has cleared a former ally of Nicolas Sarkozy on charges of swindling millions of euros from France’s richest woman, L’Oreal heiress 28/05/2015
France Setback for Sarkozy presidential bid after phonetaps ruled legal The former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has suffered a potential setback to his mission to seek election again in 2017. His team are to appeal 07/05/2015
France French UMP moves towards 'Republican' name change After former French president Nicolas Sarkozy suggested re-naming the country’s conservative UMP party to become the Republican Party, it now seems 06/05/2015
World French conservatives deliver Socialists sharp slap in local polls Fans of France’s ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy threw out a cheer after the centre-right UMP party he leads looked to have won some two thirds of the 30/03/2015
world news Sarkozy denies far-right Marine Le Pen victory in French local elections Setting the conditions in France for a “massive swing back to the right and centre”. That’s the view of centre-right UMP party leader Nicolas Sarkozy 23/03/2015
France French regional vote: Polls suggest Front National has mediocre first round Initial exit polls suggest Le Pen's Front National has had a disappointing first round in the French elections, while Nicolas Sarkozy's UMP looks set to triumph. 22/03/2015
