Rappler's latest stories on Nicolas Sarkozy
Sarkozy to be tried over 2012 campaign financing
The prosecution claims Sarkozy spent nearly double the legal limit of 22 5 million euros on his lavish campaign using false billing from a public relations firm called Bygmalion
Le Pen awaits her chance in roller-coaster French race
Europe s shift to the right the victory of Brexit in Britain and Donald Trump s ability to win over American voters form the backdrop to a contest being watched closely around the world
Sarkozy knocked out of French presidential race
Ex president Nicolas Sarkozy is beaten into third place after a stunning upset by Francois Fillon who served as his prime minister with the veteran Alain Juppe finishing second
3-way race as French right holds presidential primary
The US style primary is the first such contest by the French right organized partly in response to the rise of the far right National Front FN
Trump looms large over French presidential race
In the French election mainstream candidates all style themselves as uniquely qualified to prevent a similar upset by the far right
French presidential favorites head for debate showdown
The brash Nicolas Sarkozy 61 is waging an uphill fight for a return to the office he held from 2007 to 2012 lagging far behind his mild mannered 71 year old rival Alain Juppe in voter surveys
France's Hollande would face wipeout in vote – survey
Already France s least loved president Hollande would be routed in the first round of voting the survey for newspaper Le Figaro and TV news channel LCI says
Sarkozy announces new bid for French presidency
The next 5 years will be filled with danger but also with hope writes Sarkozy who makes no secret of his ambition to reconquer the top office
French court allows Sarkozy recordings in graft case
Sarkozy is accused of conspiring with his lawyer to give a magistrate a lucrative job in exchange for inside information on a different corruption probe against him
France's Sarkozy publishes 'mea culpa'
In his new book the former French president points to his failure to get tough on France s famously generous benefits and heavy taxes as the key reason for his 2012 defeat
France's far-right set to make history in first poll since attacks
Around 44 million people are eligible to vote with France under tight security following its worst ever terror attacks
US seeks to reassure France on spying, Assange urges action
Barack Obama speaks by phone with his French counterpart Francois Hollande to assure him the US is no longer spying on European leaders
France calls US spying 'unacceptable' after WikiLeaks claims
UPDATED The documents – appearing to reveal spying on Jacques Chirac Nicolas Sarkozy and Hollande from 2006 to 2012 – are published by WikiLeaks in partnership with French paper Liberation and the Mediapart website
US says not targeting Hollande's communications in new WikiLeaks furore
UPDATED France is to convene a meeting of its defense council after the communications – classed as Top Secret and revealing spying from 2006 to 2012 – are published online by WikiLeaks
French right deals major blow to ruling Socialists in local elections
Right wing parties spearheaded by Sarkozy s UMP win a thumping victory taking between 65 and 71 councils out of a possible 98 according to projections
Sarkozy, Hollande clash over gay marriage law
A survey reveals 68 of the French are in favor of same sex unions and 53 support adoption by homosexual couples
Sarkozy says France's gay marriage law should be scrapped
But according to a poll 68 of the French are in favor of same sex unions and 53 support adoption by homosexual couples
Three allies of France's Sarkozy charged in fraud probe
UPDATED French former president Nicolas Sarkozy has always denied any wrongdoing in the Bygmalion affair
Sarkozy corruption probe suspended – source
The Paris appeals court decides to freeze the probe pending a study of a request by Sarkozy to have it dismissed a source close to the enquiry told Agence France Presse
France's Hollande denies influencing Sarkozy case
The French leader issues this statement after Nicolas Sarkozy denounced political interference in his case
France's Sarkozy hit by new phone tap leaks
The former French president who was charged two weeks ago with corruption and influence peddling in a case related to his campaign to win the presidency in 2007 claims he is the victim of a grotesque set up
Sarkozy hits back at 'political' corruption charges
Sarkozy: I have never committed any act contrary to the values of the republic or the rule of law
French ex-president Sarkozy charged with corruption
UPDATED Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been charged with corruption and influence peddling in a criminal investigation
Ex-French president Sarkozy held in detention over criminal probe
UPDATED Nicolas Sarkozy is detained for questioning in a widening corruption probe in an unprecedented move against a former French president
Hollande axes French PM after election debacle
French President Francois Hollande decided to axe current Prime Minister Jean Marc Ayrault after his Socialist Party lost more than 150 towns and cities to the main opposition and far right in municipal elections on Sunday
Judges tapped ex-president Sarkozy's phones
French judges tapped the phone calls of former President Nicolas Sarkozy as part of a probe into allegations former Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi helped finance his 2007 election campaign
France feared US hacked president, was Israel involved?
The leaked document published by Le Monde underlines that NSA officials were anxious not to cause any further offence to their angry French counterparts
Sarkozy investigated over Kadhafi funding claims
The formal probe could lead to Sarkozy facing a second set of corruption related charges arising from his campaign
Sarkozy in corruption charge
France s former president is accused of taking financial advantage of a wealthy heiress
Sarkozy calls for re-vote in French right showdown
Ex president Nicolas Sarkozy called Monday November 26 for a fresh vote to resolve the bitter leadership battle that has left France s main right wing opposition party the UMP on the verge of collapse
Hollande sworn in as French president amid euro turmoil
Francois Hollande was sworn in as France s president Tuesday becoming the country s first Socialist leader in 17 years
Libya funded Sarkozy 2007 campaign: ex-Libya PM's lawyers
Lawyers for former Libyan Prime Minister Baghdadi al Mahmudi said the Khadafi regime helped bankroll the 2007 campaign of French president Nicolas Sarkozy
French vote debate fierce but no knock-out blow
French President Nicolas Sarkozy launches fierce assaults on his Socialist rival Francois Hollande in their pre poll debate
Struggling Sarkozy pins re-election hopes on French TV duel
Nicolas Sarkozy makes a last ditch bid Wednesday May 2 to turn the tide against Socialist Francois Hollande when they go head to head in the French presidential election s one and only television debate
Meet Francois Hollande, the anti-Sarkozy
Socialist Francois Hollande is the exact opposite of Nicolas Sarkozy but recent weeks have also exposed his weaknesses
Hollande beats Sarkozy in French first round voting
Socialist Francois Hollande beat right wing incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy in France s first round presidential race Sunday
France votes as Sarkozy era hangs by thread
France s first round poll on Sunday April 22 is between two frontrunners Francois Hollande and Nicolas Sarkozy
Socialist favored as France heads for presidential vote
Nicolas Sarkozy faces serious threat from Socialist candidate Francois Hollande in France s first round of presidential election
French keen on abstaining in polls
A record number of French voters are frustrated with a lackluster presidential campaign
