https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed France's ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy is to be jailed Tuesday over a scheme to acquire Libyan funding for his 2007 presidential run, becoming the first former head of an EU country to serve time behind bars. https://www.thelocal.fr/20251019/frances-ex-president-sarkozy-goes-to-jail Sun, 19 Oct 2025 10:05:18 +0200 frances-ex-president-sarkozy-goes-to-jail A major figure in France's paparazzi world has been charged with witness tampering in a case involving former president Nicolas Sarkozy, her lawyer told AFP Saturday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210605/french-paparazzi-queen-charged-in-sarkozy-probe Sat, 05 Jun 2021 16:03:12 +0200 french-paparazzi-queen-charged-in-sarkozy-probe Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial Thursday over claims of illicit financing for his failed 2012 re-election campaign, just weeks after the rightwing heavyweight was convicted in a landmark corruption trial. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210520/campaign-finance-trial-opens-for-french-ex-president-sarkozy Thu, 20 May 2021 12:02:50 +0200 campaign-finance-trial-opens-for-french-ex-president-sarkozy France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy has been vaccinated against Covid-19, a source close to him confirmed on Friday, rejecting suggestions the 66-year-old ex-leader had skipped the queue. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210219/ex-french-president-sarkozy-denies-claims-he-skipped-the-queue-to-get-his-covid-vaccine Fri, 19 Feb 2021 15:46:58 +0100 ex-french-president-sarkozy-denies-claims-he-skipped-the-queue-to-get-his-covid-vaccine Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial on Monday on charges of trying to bribe a judge, in what could be a humiliating postscript to a political career tainted by a litany of legal investigations. https://www.thelocal.fr/20201121/why-a-tapped-phone-call-could-mean-ignominy-for-sarkozy Sat, 21 Nov 2020 09:54:53 +0100 why-a-tapped-phone-call-could-mean-ignominy-for-sarkozy As soon as this week's cover of Paris Match magazine featuring Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni was released, the questions began: how was the diminutive former French president seemingly taller than his towering wife? https://www.thelocal.fr/20190705/has-ex-french-president-sarkozy-really-got-taller-since-he-left-politics Fri, 05 Jul 2019 10:07:39 +0200 has-ex-french-president-sarkozy-really-got-taller-since-he-left-politics Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy vowed to clear his name on Thursday after being charged for financing his 2007 election campaign with money from late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi, but admitted he was "finished" in politics. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180323/sarkozy-comes-out-fighting-blasts-lack-of-evidence-for-corruption-charges Fri, 23 Mar 2018 10:04:31 +0100 sarkozy-comes-out-fighting-blasts-lack-of-evidence-for-corruption-charges Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was charged Wednesday with corruption for allegedly accepting millions of euros from late Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi towards his 2007 election campaign, a judicial source told AFP. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180322/sarkozy-charged-with-corruption-over-alleged-kadhafi-financing Thu, 22 Mar 2018 10:18:30 +0100 sarkozy-charged-with-corruption-over-alleged-kadhafi-financing French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy was taken into police custody once again on Tuesday for questioning by prosecutors, something the former head of state has become quite used to since leaving office. This time it's about suitcases of cash belonging to former Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180320/ex-french-president-nicolas-sarkozy-hauled-in-for-grilling-by-police-again Tue, 20 Mar 2018 12:38:20 +0100 ex-french-president-nicolas-sarkozy-hauled-in-for-grilling-by-police-again The head of France's rightwing Republicans opposition party came under fire Saturday over comments he made about President Emmanuel Macron and former head of state Nicolas Sarkozy. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180218/french-rightwing-leader-under-fire-over-comments-to-students Sun, 18 Feb 2018 02:54:32 +0100 french-rightwing-leader-under-fire-over-comments-to-students 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. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170207/sarkozy-to-be-put-on-trial-over-campaign-fraud-allegations Tue, 07 Feb 2017 11:18:28 +0100 sarkozy-to-be-put-on-trial-over-campaign-fraud-allegations Police intervened after finding former French president Nicolas Sarkozy riding on the wrong side of the road in Saint Tropez. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170105/sarkozy-caught-by-police-cycling-on-wrong-side-of-the-road Thu, 05 Jan 2017 11:18:44 +0100 sarkozy-caught-by-police-cycling-on-wrong-side-of-the-road Nicolas Sarkozy, whose dream of a triumphant return to the French presidency was destroyed at the first hurdle Sunday, failed to shake off a reputation as one of the country's most divisive figures. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161120/nicolas-sarkozy-from-bling-bling-to-bust Sun, 20 Nov 2016 23:48:27 +0100 nicolas-sarkozy-from-bling-bling-to-bust French voters went to the polls Sunday for the first round of a US-style primary to choose a rightwing candidate for next year's presidential elections. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161120/sarkozy-under-pressure-as-french-right-holds-presidential-primary Sun, 20 Nov 2016 14:47:55 +0100 sarkozy-under-pressure-as-french-right-holds-presidential-primary France's right-wing presidential hopefuls kick off their nominating contest Sunday as a sudden tightening of the race cast doubt on ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy's chances of regaining the Elysee Palace. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161120/three-way-race-in-french-rights-presidential-primary Sun, 20 Nov 2016 11:29:10 +0100 three-way-race-in-french-rights-presidential-primary French presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy has proposed that Europe apply a carbon tax on American imports if Donald Trump pulls the United States out of the Paris climate pact. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161114/sarkozy-wants-tax-on-us-goods-if-trump-trashes-paris-deal Mon, 14 Nov 2016 14:36:41 +0100 sarkozy-wants-tax-on-us-goods-if-trump-trashes-paris-deal Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was targeted by all six of his rivals Thursday in a punchy televised debate of candidates seeking to clinch the right-wing nomination for next year's election. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161104/right-wing-rivals-for-elyse-turn-on-sarkozy Fri, 04 Nov 2016 10:02:27 +0100 right-wing-rivals-for-elyse-turn-on-sarkozy German high-pressure hose manufacturer Kärcher has appealed to candidates in the French presidential campaign to stop using its name in discussions about crime. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161020/german-hosemaker-blasts-use-of-name-in-french-election-campaign Thu, 20 Oct 2016 11:13:01 +0200 german-hosemaker-blasts-use-of-name-in-french-election-campaign Nicolas Sarkozy was forced onto the defensive on Thursday over his legal woes in the first debate of right-wing rivals for the French presidency, including the man tipped to lead the country, Alain Juppe. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161014/sarkozy-on-defensive-in-first-french-presidential-primary-debate Fri, 14 Oct 2016 10:44:07 +0200 sarkozy-on-defensive-in-first-french-presidential-primary-debate The two favourites to win the centre right primary and perhaps next year’s presidential election have traded blows over who has the most questionable legal record. Who would you trust the most? https://www.thelocal.fr/20161011/sarkozy-versus-juppe-dodgy-past-or-dodgy-future-corruption Tue, 11 Oct 2016 19:41:12 +0200 sarkozy-versus-juppe-dodgy-past-or-dodgy-future-corruption