Advertisement

Readers like you keep news free for everyone.

More than 5,000 readers have already pitched in to keep free access to The Journal.

For the price of one cup of coffee each week you can help keep paywalls away.

Support us today
Not now
Sunday 26 March 2023 Dublin: 8°C

# Nicolas Sarkozy

All time
# Nicolas Sarkozy
Former French President Sarkozy given new jail term
The charges relate to illegal campaign funding.
42.6k
25
Sep 30th 2021, 11:54 AM
# France
French court to deliver verdict in ex-president Sarkozy's corruption trial next March
The trial wrapped up this evening after the last of the defence was concluded.
6.0k
0
Dec 10th 2020, 10:38 PM
# In the dock
Prosecutors in Sarkozy corruption trial want ex-French President to get four-year jail term
“What did I do to deserve this?” asked Sarkozy in court yesterday.
8.4k
4
Dec 8th 2020, 7:28 PM
# Paris
Corruption trial suspended for former French president Nicolas Sarkozy
The trial will resume on Thursday.
29.3k
15
Updated
Nov 23rd 2020, 4:24 PM
# custody
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy in police custody over campaign financing
Sarkozy is being questioned over suspected Libyan financing of his election campaign in 2007.
11.2k
21
Mar 20th 2018, 9:57 AM
# Merde
Nicolas Sarkozy to face trial over 'fraudulent' election financing
The former French president has described the controversy as a “farce”.
5.7k
20
Feb 7th 2017, 11:42 AM
# France
Nicolas Sarkozy knocked out of French presidential race
In a major upset, Francois Fillon, a pro-business conservative, took more than 44% of the vote in the first round of the rightwing primary.
13.0k
39
Nov 21st 2016, 7:00 AM
# Paris
France's far-right makes major gains in first election since shooting attacks
President Francois Hollande’s Socialist party has been struggling for support.
21.1k
131
Dec 6th 2015, 7:50 PM
# Merde
France's left-wing government just got a major slap in the face
It comes as the country’s far-right movement grows in power.
14.3k
89
Mar 30th 2015, 12:16 PM
# Presidential Race
Nicolas Sarkozy is back in the driving seat of his old political party
It places him firmly on the starting blocks in his race back to the presidential palace
7.5k
23
Nov 30th 2014, 2:10 PM
# I'm back
Sarkozy's corruption probe suspended after his comeback announcement
A source says that the inquiry doesn’t have to give a reason.
4.5k
18
Sep 24th 2014, 8:20 AM
# un scandale
New phone leaks show Sarkozy "offered plum job to judge"
The former French president was charged two weeks ago with corruption and influence peddling in a case related to his 2007 campaign.
8.0k
0
Jul 12th 2014, 4:04 PM
# Non Coupable
Sarkozy says France is trying to 'humiliate and destroy' him
The former French President took to the airwaves to fight back.
4.4k
20
Jul 3rd 2014, 7:30 AM
# Le Charge
Former French President charged with corruption
The charge looks set to end Sarkozy’s hopes of a political comeback.
7.5k
25
Jul 2nd 2014, 7:11 AM
# Questioning
Nicolas Sarkozy detained by police in corruption probe
The questioning of the former French president is an unprecedented move.
5.0k
16
Jul 1st 2014, 7:59 AM
# Interview
Michel Platini says politics influenced Qatar 2022 World Cup win
The Uefa President also mocked Sepp Blatter in an interview that will likely cause controversy.
1.7k
4
Sep 21st 2013, 2:05 PM
# Nicolas Sarkozy
Sarkozy calls corruption charge 'unfair and unfounded'
The former French president is accused of accepting envelopes stuffed with cash from ailing L’Oreal heiress Bettencourt to fund his 2007 election campaign.
3.4k
14
Mar 25th 2013, 3:38 PM
# France
Sarkozy charged with taking advantage of elderly heiress
Sarkozy was unexpectedly summoned for a face-to-face encounter with staff members of Liliane Bettencourt over claims he accepted envelopes stuffed with cash.
21.8k
50
Mar 21st 2013, 9:56 PM
# Net gains
Football stars avoid French plan for 75% income tax
Footballers earning over €1m, like Zlatan Ibrahimovic, would have lost a heft chunk of their weekly wage.
1.6k
0
Dec 30th 2012, 8:15 AM
# France
Sarkozy ally Jean-Francois Cope wins leadership of French opposition
Amid claims of ‘ballot stuffing’ and ‘major fraud’ Jean-Francois Cope has won a divisive and close leadership election.
1.9k
2
Nov 20th 2012, 8:09 AM
# Pas de Deux
Both candidates to succeed Sarkozy claim win in French party election
Both Jean-Francois Cope and Francois Fillon say membesr of the centre-right UMP have elected them as its new leader.
2.6k
3
Nov 19th 2012, 8:17 AM
# caught rapid
Romney caught on tape... who else has fallen foul of hidden recordings?
Mitt Romney’s been caught rapid dismissing 47 per cent of American voters. Who else didn’t know the mic was on?
7.3k
16
Sep 18th 2012, 4:34 PM
# France
France's richest man to sue paper which told him to 'get lost'
Bernard Arnault has created controversy with news that he is to become a Belgian citizen but he says he will continue to comply with French taxes which are set to rise for millionaires.
9.5k
20
Sep 10th 2012, 5:43 PM
# France
Controversial Carla Bruni statue erected in Paris
But figure modelled on France’s former first lady hasn’t been put in public – as was the original plan.
8.4k
8
Aug 2nd 2012, 1:51 PM
# Syria
The progression in world views on Syria's conflict
Take a look at how the views of world leaders progressed since the start of the Syrian protests.
2.1k
1
Jul 16th 2012, 2:00 PM
# conjecture
Hollande compares footballers to French soldiers
The French President also believes money has little to do with the national team’s problems.
4.1k
3
Jul 14th 2012, 5:10 PM
# mon dieu
Nicolas Sarkozy's home searched by French police
Police are investigating whether Sarkozy received illegal campaign donations from the richest woman in Europe for his presidential campaign.
11.1k
28
Jul 3rd 2012, 9:43 PM
# French elections
France's Socialist Party poised to take parliamentary majority
President Francois Hollande’s parliamentary majority will give him the opportunity to push through budget and tax reforms, and to move away from austerity towards growth.
842
12
Jun 11th 2012, 8:50 AM
# Ouch
Shoeing, pieing and 7 other things politicians have had thrown at them
Rotten tomatoes anyone?
4.8k
10
May 26th 2012, 8:30 AM
# France
Hollande hands new ministers 30 per cent pay cut
The move means France’s new president is now on a lower salary than Enda Kenny – and his ministers will earn less than junior ministers here.
7.2k
114
May 17th 2012, 10:00 PM
# France
In pictures: How to... become French president in 7 steps
Francois Hollande was sworn in as the seventh president of France’s Fifth Republic today. Here’s how it all unfolded…
3.7k
14
May 15th 2012, 11:52 AM
# France
Le nouveau président: Hollande to be sworn in today
To contrast the “bling” and “flash” of Sarkozy, today’s ceremony will be appropriately sober.
697
3
May 15th 2012, 9:06 AM
# VE Day
Awkward ‘Must We Stand Beside Each Other?’ Pic of the Day
They’ve spent a month at each other’s throats – but this morning Francois Hollande and Nicolas Sarkozy stood side by side in Paris.
5.7k
12
May 8th 2012, 2:45 PM
# Euro
Euro dips following French and Greek election results
Investors are concerned political upheaval could derail government austerity measures and worsen the bloc’s debt problems.
3.5k
28
May 7th 2012, 11:29 AM
# Referendum
Gilmore: Ireland will hold referendum despite Hollande victory
The Tánaiste says the Irish referendum will go ahead as planned, despite a vow by France’s president-elect to renegotiate the Fiscal Compact.
3.7k
46
May 7th 2012, 10:32 AM
# France
Francois Hollande wins French presidential election
Nicolas Sarkozy has conceded defeat after polls showed him in line to lose the ballot.
12.3k
97
May 6th 2012, 7:55 PM
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Sunday
Our essential roundup of the day’s big stories – plus any bits and pieces you may have missed.
7.7k
0
May 6th 2012, 7:45 PM
# France
French election hangs in balance - but polls suggest Sarkozy defeat
The first ballots have been cast today in a vote that could have major consequences for Europe.
3.5k
12
May 5th 2012, 6:43 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Good morning! Here’s some things to know before the clock hits 9.
3.8k
10
May 3rd 2012, 8:33 AM
# France
Video: 'It's a lie! It's a lie!' - Hollande and Sarkozy in ill-tempered debate
With Francois Hollande in the lead, French president Nicolas Sarkozy traded blows his Socialist challenger ahead of Sunday’s presidential election vote.
3.0k
28
May 3rd 2012, 8:09 AM
1
2
3
4
5
Next Articles