12

Feb

French conservative contender Pecresse woos Sarkozy to save campaign

The conservative contender in the French presidential election, Valerie Pecresse, is fighting to keep her campaign afloat after a string of defections from her camp to President Emmanuel Macron and…

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30

Sep

UPDATED: Sarkozy convicted by French court in campaign financing case

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was handed a one-year prison sentence by a Paris court on Thursday after being found guilty of illegal campaign financing over his failed 2012 re-election…

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20

May

France’s Sarkozy goes back on trial for illegal campaign funding

The trial of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, who is accused of illegally financing his failed 2012 re-election campaign, resumes on Thursday after being adjourned on the opening day in…

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03

Mar

Sarkozy ready to sue France before European court to prove innocence

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Tuesday he was ready to go all the way to the European Court of Human Rights to prove his innocence, his first public…

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01

Mar

Former French president Sarkozy faces verdict in corruption trial

A French court is to hand down its verdict in the corruption trial of former president Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday, with prosecutors demanding prison time for the 66-year-old. Sarkozy, who led France…

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05

Dec

Businessman linked to Sarkozy corruption allegations detained in Beirut

Lebanon detained a French-Lebanese businessman linked to allegations of covert Libyan financing for former French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s 2007 election campaign, two Beirut security sources said on Friday. The sources…

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23

Nov

France’s Sarkozy goes on trial today for corruption

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial on Monday accused of trying to bribe a judge and of influence-peddling, one of several criminal investigations that threaten to cast an…

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09

Jan

Sarkozy to stand trial in October on corruption charges

  Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is set to stand trial in October over charges of corruption, according to a decision made public by a Paris criminal court on Wednesday. Sarkozy…

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02

Oct

Appeals court orders former French president Sarkozy to stand trial for illegal campaign financing

France’s highest appeals court on Tuesday rejected a bid by former President Nicolas Sarkozy to avoid facing trial over the alleged illegal financing of his failed re-election campaign in 2012.…

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