Nicholas Sarkozy

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  France's Nicolas Sarkozy To Wear Electronic Tag After Corruption Ruling

  Sarkozy's lawyer, Patrice Spinosi, stated that his client will "evidently" respect the terms of the conviction. However, Spinosi also announced plans to appeal the decision to the European Court of Human Rights within weeks.

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  Prisoner Or Free Man? Mystery Surrounds Kadhafi's Son Seif Al-Islam

  Nearly a year after a Libyan militia announced it had set free the son and heir apparent of slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi, the fate of Seif al-Islam remains a mystery.

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  Nicholas Sarkozy: The Ex-President Of France And His Legal Problems

  Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was charged on Wednesday over allegations he received millions of euros towards his 2007 election campaign from the late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi.

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  Former France President Nicolas Sarkozy Charged With Corruption

  Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was charged Wednesday with corruption for allegedly accepting millions of euros from late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi towards his 2007 election campaign, a judicial source told AFP.

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  Will Change France's Constitution To Ban Burkinis, Vows Nicholas Sarkozy

  Former French president Nicholas Sarkozy today said he would change the country's constitution to ban full-body burkini swimsuits if he is re-elected to his former role in a vote next April.

• Sarkozy trails Hollande; both set to advance to French runoff

  Official partial results show Socialist Francois Hollande and conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy are advancing to the runoff of France's presidential elections. With about 33 percent of the vote counted, Hollande had 27.5 percent of ballots cast and Sarkozy 26.6 percent, according to figures released by the Interior Ministry after Sunday's fir...

• Britain and France sign nuclear power deals at summit

  French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron put recent disputes behind them to unveil a nuclear power deal and renew their own sometimes shaky political alliance on Saturday.

• Carla Bruni Shows Off Baby Bump

  Carla Bruni has refused to confirm her pregnancy in public but the French first lady showed off her baby bump at the G8 summit.

• PM hosts dinner for Sarkozys; N-Liability, reactors discussed

  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had the French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife, Carla Bruni, over for dinner on Sunday. On the guest list were Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Pranab Mukherjee, SM Krishna, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj, Speaker Meira Kumar, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and the National Security Advisor,...

• French Senate passes pension overhaul

  ParisUnder pressure from the government, the French Senate voted Friday to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62, a victory for President Nicolas Sarkozy after days of street rage, acrimonious debate and strikes that dried up the supply of gasoline across the country.The vote all but sealed passage of the highly unpopular measure, but it was unlik...

• Sarkozy to face French TV amid scandal tied to heiress‎

  French President Nicolas Sarkozy is going on national television amid a scandal involving the L'Oreal cosmetics fortune that has rocked his government.The affair has helped diminish Sarkozy's already low popularity, with barely a quarter of the population approving of his governance.The multifaceted scandal includes accusations by a former accounta...

• EU divided on emission cut target

  French president Nicholas Sarkozy reteriated EU countries will be going with a 30% emission cut but German Chancellor, Angela Merkel says the country would go with a 20% cut.