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Now playing Next France Conservative French MPs support ex-President Sarkozy after conviction A number of MPs from Sarkozy's Les Republicains party have expressed their "unwavering support" for the former president on social media. 01/03/2021
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Now playing Next France France: Sarkozy charged with conspiracy over alleged Libyan funding In a Facebook post published on Friday, Sarkozy said he "learnt of the latest indictment with great stupefaction" and that his "innocence is again violated". 16/10/2020
Now playing Next France France's ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy makes comeback... to writing Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, who faces fraud allegations and a looming trial for corruption, releases his memoirs on Thursday (June 27). Entitled 'Passions', the book spans from his debut in politics back in the 1980s to his first day at the Elysee Palace in 2007. 27/06/2019
Now playing Next France Sarkozy to face trial for corruption and influence peddling: lawyer Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy will stand trial for corruption and influence peddling after the country's highest court rejected his final bid to have the case thrown out, said his lawyer on Wednesday. 20/06/2019
Now playing Next France Former French President Sarkozy loses campaign financing appeal A Paris court said on Thursday that it had rejected Sarkozy’s appeal. 25/10/2018
Now playing Next world news Ex-French President Sarkozy says accusers make his life 'hell' The former French president mounted a robust defence of his conduct and promised to make his honour "triumph" 23/03/2018
Now playing Next France I have never betrayed the French, says Sarkozy amid Libya funding prob France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy has appeared on prime time French television after being put under formal investigation over claims he received campaign funding from late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. 22/03/2018
Now playing Next France Sarkozy says he's "living in hell" Prosecutors are looking into allegations that Sarkozy's 2007 election campaign was aided by millions of euros in money from late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi 22/03/2018
Now playing Next France Gaddafi’s son offers evidence that Libya funded Sarkozy election bid Saif al-Islam, son of Libya’s ex-dictator Muammar Gaddafi, welcomes Nicolas Sarkozy’s detention – and offers evidence for claims first made to Euronews that Libya funded the former French president’s 2007 election bid. 21/03/2018
Now playing Next France Sarkozy questioned a second day over allegations of Libyan funding The former president has dismissed the Libya allegations of receiving money from the dictatorial regime of Kahdafi, as 'grotesque' and a 'crude manipulation' 21/03/2018
Now playing Next France Sarkozy funding scandal: what does it all mean? Euronews explains what the Libyan case, how it all started, the biggest players in the case, and what could happen next for the former French president. 20/03/2018
Now playing Next France Police question Sarkozy over alleged Libyan campaign financing French police are questionning former French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, over alleged Libyan contributions to his 2007 presidential campaign. 20/03/2018
Now playing Next France "Middleman" arrested in UK as part of Sarkozy-Libya funding probe UK Police swoop on suspect at Heathrow airport to aid French investigation into corruption allegations involving ex-President Sarkozy and funding from Libya 08/01/2018
Now playing Next France Former French President Sarkozy to 'stand trial' over illegal campaign financing Nicolas Sarkozy stands accused of fraudulently funding his failed presidential bid in 2012 in the so-called Bygmalion affair. 07/02/2017
Now playing Next 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
