The Latest Breaking News from Nicolas Sarkozy

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.

Hiring of figures close to former rightwing leader Nicolas Sarkozy confirms president’s rightward shift

Thousands of marchers joined French lawmakers in Paris on Sunday to condemn a surge in anti-Semitism in France during the conflict in the Gaza Strip, but arguments over political participation clouded an intended show of unity.

Thousands turned out on Sunday to march against anti-Semitism in Paris, and other cities, after days of bickering by political parties over who should take part and a surge in anti-Semitic incidents across France.

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is to appear in court in Paris on Wednesday to appeal a one-year jail sentence for illegal campaign financing.

A Paris court on Friday placed former French president Nicolas Sarkozy under formal investigation for alleged witness tampering and fraud as part of a probe into the funding of his successful 2007 election campaign.

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been hitting the headlines as he promotes his latest memoir. But storm clouds are gathering on the horizon as cases regarding campaign overspending, alleged financing from Libya and a wiretapping scandal reach the courts. RFI takes a look at the pugnacious politician's legal battles.

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France's powerful Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin on Sunday issued a stark warning over the danger of far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen winning the presidency in the next election, while burnishing his own ambition to succeed Emmanuel Macron in 2027.