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
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
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
