Nicolas Sarkozy
Sarkozy was elected President of France after defeating Ségolène Royal of the Socialist Party on 16 May 2007. Before his presidency he held numerous other positions in government including Minister of the Budget. Sarkozy is married to Carla Bruni, a former model and singer-songwriter.
# nicolas-sarkozy - Monday 25 March, 2013
Sarkozy calls corruption charge ‘unfair and unfounded’
The former French president is accused of accepting envelopes stuffed with cash from ailing L’Oreal heiress Bettencourt to fund his 2007 election campaign.
# nicolas-sarkozy - Thursday 21 March, 2013
Sarkozy charged with taking advantage of elderly heiress
Sarkozy was unexpectedly summoned for a face-to-face encounter with staff members of Liliane Bettencourt over claims he accepted envelopes stuffed with cash.
# nicolas-sarkozy - Sunday 30 December, 2012
Football stars avoid French plan for 75% income tax
Footballers earning over €1m, like Zlatan Ibrahimovic, would have lost a heft chunk of their weekly wage.
# nicolas-sarkozy - Tuesday 20 November, 2012
Sarkozy ally Jean-Francois Cope wins leadership of French opposition
Amid claims of ‘ballot stuffing’ and ‘major fraud’ Jean-Francois Cope has won a divisive and close leadership election.
# nicolas-sarkozy - Monday 19 November, 2012
Both candidates to succeed Sarkozy claim win in French party election
Both Jean-Francois Cope and Francois Fillon say membesr of the centre-right UMP have elected them as its new leader.
# nicolas-sarkozy - Tuesday 18 September, 2012
Romney caught on tape… who else has fallen foul of hidden recordings?
Mitt Romney’s been caught rapid dismissing 47 per cent of American voters. Who else didn’t know the mic was on?
# nicolas-sarkozy - Monday 10 September, 2012
France’s richest man to sue paper which told him to ‘get lost’
Bernard Arnault has created controversy with news that he is to become a Belgian citizen but he says he will continue to comply with French taxes which are set to rise for millionaires.
# nicolas-sarkozy - Thursday 2 August, 2012
Controversial Carla Bruni statue erected in Paris
But figure modelled on France’s former first lady hasn’t been put in public – as was the original plan.
# nicolas-sarkozy - Monday 16 July, 2012
The progression in world views on Syria’s conflict
Take a look at how the views of world leaders progressed since the start of the Syrian protests.
# nicolas-sarkozy - Saturday 14 July, 2012
Hollande compares footballers to French soldiers
The French President also believes money has little to do with the national team’s problems.
# nicolas-sarkozy - Tuesday 3 July, 2012
Nicolas Sarkozy’s home searched by French police
Police are investigating whether Sarkozy received illegal campaign donations from the richest woman in Europe for his presidential campaign.
# nicolas-sarkozy - Monday 11 June, 2012
France’s Socialist Party poised to take parliamentary majority
President Francois Hollande’s parliamentary majority will give him the opportunity to push through budget and tax reforms, and to move away from austerity towards growth.
# nicolas-sarkozy - Saturday 26 May, 2012
Shoeing, pieing and 7 other things politicians have had thrown at them
Rotten tomatoes anyone?
# nicolas-sarkozy - Thursday 17 May, 2012
Hollande hands new ministers 30 per cent pay cut
The move means France’s new president is now on a lower salary than Enda Kenny – and his ministers will earn less than junior ministers here.
# nicolas-sarkozy - Tuesday 15 May, 2012
In pictures: How to… become French president in 7 steps
Francois Hollande was sworn in as the seventh president of France’s Fifth Republic today. Here’s how it all unfolded…
Le nouveau président: Hollande to be sworn in today
To contrast the “bling” and “flash” of Sarkozy, today’s ceremony will be appropriately sober.
# nicolas-sarkozy - Tuesday 8 May, 2012
Awkward ‘Must We Stand Beside Each Other?’ Pic of the Day
They’ve spent a month at each other’s throats – but this morning Francois Hollande and Nicolas Sarkozy stood side by side in Paris.
# nicolas-sarkozy - Monday 7 May, 2012
Euro dips following French and Greek election results
Investors are concerned political upheaval could derail government austerity measures and worsen the bloc’s debt problems.
Gilmore: Ireland will hold referendum despite Hollande victory
The Tánaiste says the Irish referendum will go ahead as planned, despite a vow by France’s president-elect to renegotiate the Fiscal Compact.
# nicolas-sarkozy - Sunday 6 May, 2012
Francois Hollande wins French presidential election
Nicolas Sarkozy has conceded defeat after polls showed him in line to lose the ballot.
The Daily Fix: Sunday
Our essential roundup of the day’s big stories – plus any bits and pieces you may have missed.
# nicolas-sarkozy - Saturday 5 May, 2012
French election hangs in balance – but polls suggest Sarkozy defeat
The first ballots have been cast today in a vote that could have major consequences for Europe.
# nicolas-sarkozy - Thursday 3 May, 2012
The 9 at 9: Thursday
Good morning! Here’s some things to know before the clock hits 9.
Video: ‘It’s a lie! It’s a lie!’ – Hollande and Sarkozy in ill-tempered debate
With Francois Hollande in the lead, French president Nicolas Sarkozy traded blows his Socialist challenger ahead of Sunday’s presidential election vote.
# nicolas-sarkozy - Saturday 28 April, 2012
Questions, run-offs and the latest census: the week in numbers
Plus: what’s Ireland’s fastest-growing town – and how much does it cost to rent a parking pace for a civil servant?
Strauss-Kahn says he was set up in the aftermath of maid scandal
The former IMF boss says his political opponents orchestrated events to end his bid for the French presidency.
# nicolas-sarkozy - Monday 23 April, 2012
France would have fined you €75,000 if you retweeted this account
France’s stringent rules about election exit polling means a hefty fine for anyone who even retweets polling data.
Hollande in the lead ahead of run-off vote with Sarkozy
The big shock of the night was the large chunk of support for the far-right candidate Marine Le Pen.
# nicolas-sarkozy - Sunday 22 April, 2012
Turnout solid in first round of French presidential election
French voters turned out in high numbers to cast ballots in the first round of France’s presidential elections, which will result in two candidates being put forward for the final vote.
L’explainer: The candidates and issues in the French presidential election
France goes to the polls today in the first round of voting for the country’s next president. Can Nicolas Sarkozy secure a second term or will he be replaced in the Élysée? TheJournal.ie looks at the candidates and the issues…
French head to polls to choose next president
The first ballots have been cast.
# nicolas-sarkozy - Friday 20 April, 2012
The Daily Fix: Friday
All the biggest news stories from the day, as well as the few bits and pieces you might not have seen.
French presidential candidates make final push for votes
Incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy faces a challenge to hold onto the presidency with polls showing that Socialist Francois Hollande is on course to win the election.
# nicolas-sarkozy - Tuesday 17 April, 2012
8 politicians kicking up their heels
Hillary Clinton isn’t the only politician who has practised the ‘work hard, play hard’ motto…
# nicolas-sarkozy - Wednesday 4 April, 2012
French police arrest 10 in crackdown on radicals
Nicolas Sarkozy has been accused of ramping up raids in order to win votes in a tight election as his high-profile crackdown on radical Islamists continues.
# nicolas-sarkozy - Saturday 24 March, 2012
Girlfriend of murdered French soldier to wed posthumously
Sarkozy’s office has indicated approval for the pregnant woman’s appeal to marry her late partner.
# nicolas-sarkozy - Monday 12 March, 2012
Sarkozy apologises over son’s tomato throwing incident
A tomato and marbles were thrown at a policewoman outside the presidential palace.
Sarkozy threatens French pullout of visa-free zone
Sarkozy has threatened to pull France out of the EU’s coveted visa-free Schengen zone unless the bloc makes progress on protecting borders from illegal immigration.
# nicolas-sarkozy - Wednesday 7 March, 2012
Sarkozy: France has too many foreigners
The French president, who is currently trailing in the opinion polls for next month’s election, said France needs to cut its number of immigrants and introduce tougher controls.
# nicolas-sarkozy - Tuesday 6 March, 2012
Column: Fiscal compact? Time to send Merkozy back to Economics 101
The EU fiscal treaty shows a level of economic illiteracy that would embarrass most college students, writes Ronan Lyons.
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