Former President Nicolas Sarkozy‘s prison sentence has deepened divisions in France over judges’ handling of political wrongdoing, months before far-right chief Marine Le Pen attempts to overturn an embezzlement conviction and run for top office. A Paris court jolted the political sphere on Thursday when it handed Sarkozy a five-year sentence for criminal conspiracy over … Read more
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in jail on Thursday for criminal conspiracy over attempts to raise campaign funds from Libya and will soon become the first former president of France to serve time in prison. The sentence was harsher than many expected and Sarkozy, who was president between 2007-2012, will … Read more
French authorities have removed the electronic tag that former president Nicolas Sarkozy was ordered to wear following his conviction for graft, Paris prosecutors said Thursday. Sarkozy was fitted with the tag in February instead of going to jail to serve a one-year sentence for corruption, a first for a former French head of state. But … Read more
France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) and Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi attend a ceremony for the signature of 10 billion euros of trade contracts between the two countries at the Elysee Palace in Paris, December 10, 2007. Libya and France signed contracts for the purchase of 21 Airbus aircraft during the start of the five day … Read more
It is unlikely that Sarkozy will serve his sentence behind bars: The judge said he could serve the sentence by wearing an electronic bracelet at home. All 13 co-defendants have been found guilty. “Nicolas Sarkozy knew the spending limit,” the judge said. “He knew he shouldn’t exceed it.” Speaking outside of the courtroom on Thursday, … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron was slapped Tuesday in the face by a man during a visit to a small town in southeastern France, an incident that prompted a wide show of support for French politicians from all sides. The French president was greeting the public waiting for him behind barriers in the town of Tain-l’Hermitage … Read more