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Sarkozy's Visit: Stressing the Positive
"Rien" — French for "nothing," famously the final diary entry by Louis XVI on the morning of his overthrow on July 14, 1789 — is exactly what the French are...
French Voters Rebuke Sarkozy
President Nicolas Sarkozy may have distinguished himself as the most notoriously headline-hungry French leader in living memory, but he performed an...
Sarkozy Lawyer Calls Charges ‘Scandalous’
(PARIS) — A lawyer for Nicolas Sarkozy slammed an investigation into the campaign finances of former French president, saying he is being treated "scandalously."...
Send in Sarkozy: Will Former French President Rescue His Imploding Party?
After a week of an increasingly bitter leadership fight, France's main conservative party appeals to former President Nicolas Sarkozy to negotiate peace--or fill...
Despite An Anti-Sarkozy Agenda, Hollande Imitates His Predecessor On Security
For much of his first 100 days in office, French Socialist President François Hollande has positioned himself as the polar the opposite of his conservative...
After Historic First Round Defeat, Sarkozy's Re-Election Hopes Shrink Further
French voters took a step towards historic change Sunday when they handed Socialist Party candidate François Hollande a victory in the first round of the...
After Sarkozy, Will France’s Conservatives Turn to the Far Right?
When a long ruling party is trounced in both presidential and legislative elections, the result is often a brutal leadership battle amid a desperate search for a...
France Election: Socialist François Hollande Defeats Sarkozy for Presidency
France was poised for major change Sunday night when Socialist candidate François Hollande looked set to beat conservative incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy in run-off...
French Toast?
This is not at all how Nicolas Sarkozy hoped his re-election bid would go. During a campaign visit to the city of Bayonne on March 1--less than two months before...
Erasing Sarkozy: François Hollande Legislates His Predecessor’s Policies Into Oblivion
Nicolas Sarkozy was once hailed for a reformist drive to modernize and stimulate France‘s economy. So, has any of it survived his failed re-election and...
The Anti-Sarkozy: French Socialist Presidential Candidate François Hollande Meets TIME
The Socialist front-runner in France’s current presidential campaign promises big changes if he wins elections a bit over two months away. Yet not only does...
French Presidential Election: Marine Le Pen Haunts the Sarkozy-Hollande Debate
With just four days to go before the run-off in France’s presidential election, incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist front-runner François Hollande squared...
France’s Right-Wing Civil War: Leadership Vote Plunges UMP into Chaos
Allegations of voter fraud add further bile to the leadership race for France's main conservative party, as it chooses between its neo-Gaullist roots or drifting...
How France’s Presidential Runoff Could Shape Iran Diplomacy
French President Nicolas Sarkozy may have once been caught in an unguarded moment telling President Barack Obama he couldn’t stand Benjamin Netanyahu and...
Sarkozy Considers Withdrawal from Afghanistan After Death of French Soldiers
Is the outraged French response to the shooting death of four of its forces in Afghanistan by a suspected Afghan soldier Friday a sign that Paris may speed the...
New Claims Link Sarkozy To France's Epic Bettencourt Scandal
As far as scandals go, it's the gift that keeps giving—and now it's starting to give French President Nicolas Sarkozy the same pain in the derrière that it...
At Cannes G20 Summit, Europe's Currency and Leadership Pushed to the Brink
They may be clichés, but the phrases “life isn't always fair”, and “things don't necessarily work out the way you'd like” are cruel realities that French...
What Did France’s Political Elites Know About DSK’s Sex Habits?
It’s long been speculated that when France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy tapped rival Socialist politician Dominique Strauss-Kahn to head the International...
French Austerity Measures Also Cut Touted Sarkozy Reforms
As polls have persistently shown both leading candidates in France's Socialist Party presidential primary beating conservative incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy in mock...
