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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The shock breakthrough of the far right National Front in French regional elections has left the mainstream parties scrambling to counter the advance

07/12/2015

France

Turnout slightly up in early stages on French regional elections

Voter turnout was slightly up on five years ago in early voting in the French regional elections on Sunday. The trend strengthened as the day wore

06/12/2015