Why was former French President Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to jail?
A French court found Sarkozy guilty of trying to bribe a Magistrate by offering him a prestigious job in return for information about a criminal case against him. The case involved telephonic conversations between Sarkozy and his lawyer Thierry Herzog that were taped by police in 2014.
Mar 02, 2021, 17:28 PM IST
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to three years jail on corruption charges
A French court found Sarkozy guilty of trying to bribe a Magistrate by offering him a prestigious job in return for information about a criminal case against him. The court suspended two years of the sentence and allowed him to serve a year at home with an electronic tag.
Mar 01, 2021, 21:14 PM IST
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to face trial for corruption, influence peddling
Sarkozy, who is embroiled in several criminal investigations, denies any wrongdoing and has vowed to have all cases dismissed.
Mar 29, 2018, 22:47 PM IST
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy detained on charges of receiving funds from Gaddafi
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was on Tuesday in police custody for questioning over allegations that he received campaign funding from the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
Mar 20, 2018, 16:27 PM IST
French presidential elections: Will vote for Emmanuel Macron, says Nicolas Sarkozy
French conservative former president Nicolas Sarkozy said on Wednesday he would vote for centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron.
Apr 26, 2017, 18:17 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi, ex-French president discuss global issues of mutual interest
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met former French president Nicolas Sarkozy and the duo discussed regional and global issues of mutual interest.
Mar 18, 2017, 15:51 PM IST
Magistrate orders French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy to stand trial
A magistrate has ordered former French president Nicolas Sarkozy to stand trial over irregularities in the funding of his failed 2012 re-election bid, a judicial source said on Tuesday.
Feb 07, 2017, 17:18 PM IST
Nicolas Sarkozy to face trial over 2012 campaign financing: Legal source
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is to face trial over the allegedly fraudulent financing of his doomed 2012 bid for re-election, a legal source told AFP on Tuesday.
Feb 07, 2017, 14:28 PM IST
Nicolas Sarkozy knocked out of French presidential race
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy crashed out of the presidential election on Sunday, suffering a humiliating defeat in the first round of the rightwing primary.
Nov 21, 2016, 06:07 AM IST
French right holds high-stakes presidential primary
It is the first rightwing primary to be held in France, and anyone who pays two euros ($2.1) and signs a declaration that, they subscribe to "the values of the centre and the right" can take part.
Nov 20, 2016, 20:42 PM IST
French in centre-right primary to pick presidential candidate to face Le Pen
"Political Islam is doing battle against our values. There`s no room for compromise," Fillon said.
Nov 20, 2016, 12:32 PM IST
Fillon grabs narrow poll lead for French presidential nomination
Ipsos contacted 9,574 people on Friday, of whom 807 had firm plans to vote in Sunday`s first round.
Nov 19, 2016, 17:08 PM IST
Sarkozy and Juppe in danger in French right-wing race
Alain Juppe, 71, entered the two-month-long contest with polls showing him to be France`s most popular politician
Nov 18, 2016, 18:09 PM IST
Sarkozy on defensive in first French presidential primary debate
Nicolas Sarkozy was forced onto the defensive Thursday over his legal woes in the first debate of right-wing rivals for the French presidency, widely expected to be won by the right.
Oct 14, 2016, 03:05 AM IST
Nicolas Sarkozy, Juppe set for French presidential primary showdown
France`s ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy and former prime minister Alain Juppe will face off Thursday in a televised debate ahead of a primary widely seen as the main battle for the presidency.
Oct 13, 2016, 07:47 AM IST
French presidential favourites head for debate showdown
France`s ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy and former prime minister Alain Juppe will come face to face on Thursday for a televised debate ahead of a November primary widely seen as the main battle for the presidency.
Oct 12, 2016, 07:50 AM IST
Nicolas Sarkozy says immigrants should `live like the French`
French Presidential hopeful Nicolas Sarkozy said Monday that once immigrants are granted citizenship in France they "should live like the French".
Sep 20, 2016, 10:35 AM IST
Nicolas Sarkozy tells comeback rally he would ban burkini across France
Hundreds of supporters waving French flags chanted "Nicolas! Nicolas!" and applauded as Sarkozy, a conservative president from 2007 to 2012 before losing an election to Socialist Francois Hollande, promised to protect the French people.
Aug 26, 2016, 04:09 AM IST
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy terms burkini as 'provocation' that supports radical Islam
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has labelled the full-body burkini swimsuits worn by some Muslim women a "provocation" that supports radicalised Islam, amid a heated debate over a ban on the swimwear in France.
Aug 25, 2016, 14:43 PM IST
8 out of 10 French do not want Nicolas Sarkozy back
The figures were released only one day after Sarkozy announced his intention to run for president in the 2017 presidential elections.
Aug 24, 2016, 04:08 AM IST
