Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy risks another blow to his legacy and reputation when France's highest appeals court rules Wednesday on his conviction for fraudulently overspending on his failed reelection bid in 2012. Sarkozy last month became the first post-war French leader to spend »»»

PARIS: France’s top appeals court on Wednesday rules in a case of alleged illegal campaign financing against former president Nicolas Sarkozy—his last chance to escape adding a second definitive conviction to his growing rap sheet. The Court of Cassation in Paris will rule on whether a lower court »»»

Nicolas Sarkozy, a one-term president from 2007-2012, has faced a series of legal challenges since leaving office. (EPA Images pic) PARIS: France’s top appeals court on Wednesday rules in a case of alleged illegal campaign financing against former president Nicolas Sarkozy – his last chance to esca»»»

— As a former president of France, Nicolas Sarkozy has been behind many doors closed to the average French citizen. On October 21, as the cold steel of his jail cell door clangs behind him, he’ll be in one room to which few would covet entry. The former French leader was convicted in September of c»»»

Emmanuel Macron spoke after hot wax was sealed to a constitutional amendment to formally inscribe the right to terminate a pregnancy. French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday said France would not rest until the right to abortion, now protected by the French constitution in a world first, was gua»»»

French lawmakers are expected Monday to anchor the right to abortion in the country's constitution, in a global first that has garnered overwhelming public support. - Most members of the French public support the move to give the right extra protection. Pro-abortion rights activists hold banner rea»»»

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty on Wednesday by a Paris appeals court of illegal campaign financing over his failed 2012 re-election bid, confirming a previous ruling by a lower court. He was sentenced to one-year year prison sentence, half of which is suspended, that can b»»»

PARIS, Feb 14 — A Paris appeals court today confirmed a conviction for former president Nicolas Sarkozy over illegal campaign financing but lightened his original one-year prison sentence. The appeals court said he should serve six months, with another six months suspended. The ruling was still har»»»

PARIS, Feb 14, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - A Paris court will on Wednesday issue its verdict in a case involving former French president Nicolas Sarkozy who is appealing a one-year jail sentence for illegal campaign financing. Sarkozy has faced a litany of legal problems since his sole term in office between »»»

A Paris court is due to hand down its verdict in the trial of France's justice minister, accused of conflict of interest in a case that has embarrassed President Emmanuel Macron's government. Eric Dupond-Moretti, a pugnacious former star defence lawyer, was charged in 2021 with misusing his positio»»»

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday “vigorously” denied any wrongdoing as he appealed a one-year jail sentence for illegal campaign financing. Sarkozy has faced a litany of legal problems since his sole term in office from 2007 until 2012 and has been charged separately with corruptio»»»

Paris: France’s justice minister goes on trial Monday in a conflict of interest case that has been a major embarrassment for President Emmanuel Macron’s government. Eric Dupond-Moretti, a former star defence lawyer, was in 2021 charged with misusing his position to settle scores with opponents from»»»

close Video Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has lost his appeal of a conviction for corruption and influence peddling but will stay out of prison for now. In 2021, Sarkozy was found guilty of attempting to illegally obtain information from a senior magistrate in 2014 about a separate legal »»»

France's former First Lady Carla Bruni has ridiculed Paris's mayor by posing with a huge pile of rubbish as protests over pension reforms continue. The latest round of protests against a bill adopted by France's parliament, raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, have been running since Thursday,»»»

PARIS (Sputnik) - French Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti said on Tuesday that he does not intend to leave his post despite the fact that a court case was opened against him on charges of conflict of interest and abuse of power. "I remain loyal to the President of the Republic and the prime min»»»

French security forces briefly fired tear gas at opponents of the far-right marching in Paris on Saturday, according to a Reuters witness. Demonstrators resumed their protests minutes later. Macron and Le Pen came out on top in the 12-candidate first round. He received more than 27% and she came in»»»

France’s education minister is facing calls to resign after it emerged he had announced a strict Covid-testing protocol for schools shortly before the start of the January school term while he was on holiday in Ibiza. As French teachers and parents struggled to prepare children’s return to school a»»»

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Rwanda on Thursday for a highly symbolic visit aimed at turning the page on a quarter century of diplomatic tensions over France's role in the country's 1994 genocide, news wires reported. Macron is the first French leader since 2010 to visit the central »»»

APA - Kigali (Rwanda) French President Emmanuel Macros will appoint the new ambassador to Rwanda ahead of his first official visit to Rwanda marking a final step to normalize diplomatic relations between the two countries, a diplomatic source revealed Monday. French President Emmanuel Macros will a»»»

From the French role during the Rwandan genocide to its colonial-era crimes in Algeria and looting of indigenous art, President Emmanuel Macron has gone further than predecessors in recognising some of the darker chapters of his country's past in Africa. But historians say more needs to be done to »»»

PARIS (Reuters) - A French court on Monday found former Prime Minister Francois Fillon guilty of embezzlement of public funds in a fake jobs scandal that wrecked his 2017 run for president and opened the Elysee Palace door for Emmanuel Macron. Fillon’s bid for the presidency unravelled after allega»»»

Rioters set fire to a bank and ransacked stores on Paris’ landmark shopping street in a new flare-up of violence as France’s yellow vest protests against President Emmanuel Macron and his pro-business reforms entered a fourth month، Reuters reported.Police fired tear gas and water cannons as the pr»»»

Rwanda, which has accused France of complicity in the 1994 genocide that killed some 800,000 of its citizens, said Tuesday it had invited President Emmanuel Macron to attend the 25th anniversary of the massacre on April 7. Kigali has long insisted that France supported the Hutu regime and helped tr»»»

Rwanda, which has accused France of complicity in the 1994 genocide that killed some 800,000 of its citizens, said Tuesday it had invited President Emmanuel Macron to attend the 25th anniversary of the massacre on April 7. Kigali has long insisted that France supported the Hutu regime and helped tr»»»