Matt Frei
Is Nicholas Sarkozy facing his Waterloo?
Known for his love of the high life, former President Sarkozy is facing criminal charges over allegations of trying to hush up corruption in a previous presidential campaign.
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Former French president Sarkozy convicted of corruption and sentenced to prison
The former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to three years in prison, with two of them suspended, after he was found guilty of corruption and influence peddling.
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Sepp Blatter: who should replace the Fifa president?
Sepp Blatter has resigned as Fifa president, with some candidates for the job making themselves known. Fifa’s ethics committee will do integrity checks. Here’s what we know already.
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Matt Frei
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Sarkozy placed under formal investigation
After an overnight court hearing, former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is placed under formal investigation over suspicions he tried to stop an investigation into his 2007 election campaign.
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Former French president Sarkozy quizzed by police
Nicolas Sarkozy is quizzed by police over suspicions of “influence-peddling” – the first time that a former French president has been held by police.
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Jonathan Rugman
Will it be Hollande v Sarkozy again?
French President Francois Hollande’s troubles provide an opportunity for his predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy, who is reportedly preparing for a comeback with his teams in place.
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The French president, the tweet and ‘La Rottweiler’
A feud involving the French president’s live-in girlfriend, his former partner and his eldest son overshadows France’s Bastille Day celebrations.
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Francois Hollande is new French president
In an election that has galvanised the French electorate, Socialist candidate François Hollande becomes president of France after defeating the incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy.
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France votes in presidential run-off
As the French go to the polls, President Sarkozy is blaming his waning popularity on the financial crisis, austerity measures, and a media “alliance” with Socialist front-runner François Hollande.
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Sarkozy and Hollande clash in TV debate
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist Francois Hollande clash repeatedly in their only television debate ahead of the election.
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Sarkozy hopes for knockout blow in Presidential debate
It’s their only debate of the campaign: tonight Nicolas Sarkozy and his rival Francois Hollande face off in a televised clash, that is being billed as the ‘Final Confrontation’.
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Mayday for Sarkozy in battle for far-right vote
The head of the French National Front urges her supporters to snub Nicolas Sarkozy in the presidential elections – as both leaders address rival May Day rallies in Paris.
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Sarkozy fights for his job as support swings to Hollande
French voters rallied behind Socialist candidate Francois Hollande in round one of closely fought elections, leaving far right President Nicolas Sarkozy clinging to power.
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Sarkozy's last weapon: the politics of fear
Channel 4 News Foreign Affairs Correspondent Jonathan Rugman blogs on the French presidential elections
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I will protect France, Sarkozy tells voters
President Sarkozy’s election manifesto pledges a balanced budget and a freeze on France’s EU contributions. But will it be enough to defeat socialist rival Francois Hollande?
