French elections: what is the republican front – and will it head off National Rally?
In a decades-old practice, several mainstream political parties are co-operating in an effort to block the advance of the far right
June 2024
Macron calling snap elections could leave France in chaos, Sarkozy warns
Ex-president says decision to hold vote after upheaval of European parliamentary ballot is ‘major risk’ for country
February 2024
Nicolas Sarkozy’s jail term halved in illegal campaign funds case
Appeal court sentence on hold after lawyer says former president will contest guilty verdict at France’s highest court
September 2023
Putin is waging a forever war. The west can’t pull the plug on Ukraine now
Simon Tisdall
Moscow won’t stop short of subjugation of Kyiv. That’s why the Nato allies must ignore talk of talks and start fighting to win
August 2023
‘Shameful’ Nicolas Sarkozy under fire for defending Putin
Former French president criticises EU and US support for Ukraine in his latest memoirs
May 2023
Nicolas Sarkozy must wear electronic tag, appeals court rules
French prosecutors demand Sarkozy face trial over alleged Libya money
April 2023
From Trump to Sarkozy: the political leaders who have been prosecuted
Donald Trump is the first US president to be criminally charged, but across the globe, 78 countries have jailed or prosecuted leaders who left office since 2000
May 2022
French appeal court upholds conviction of François Fillon for embezzlement
Former French prime minister and his wife, Penelope, found guilty, but their sentences are reduced
January 2022
Nicolas Sarkozy's former chief of staff jailed over polling fraud
Claude Guéant went on trial over accusations of misusing public money for opinion polls
November 2021
Nicolas Sarkozy refuses to answer questions at trial of former aides
Ex-president, ordered to testify as a witness, says he is accountable to ‘the French people, not to a court’
October 2021
Nicolas Sarkozy ordered to testify in former aides’ trial
Bold, haughty, hyper: will Macron throw it all away as France fights for its future?
Simon Tisdall
September 2021
Nicolas Sarkozy given jail sentence for illegal campaign financing
Former French president to appeal against one-year term that could be served at home with electronic tag
June 2021
Nicolas Sarkozy appears before judge in campaign funding case
Nicolas Sarkozy case: ‘paparazzi queen’ in custody over alleged witness tampering
May 2021
Nicolas Sarkozy on trial for alleged illegal campaign financing
Former president of France, already convicted of corruption, faces accusation of overspending
March 2021
Nicolas Sarkozy attacks ‘shockingly unjust’ corruption conviction
Ex-French president vows to take case to European court of human rights if appeal does not succeed
Guardian Opinion cartoon
Steve Bell on French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy's corruption conviction - cartoon
French former president Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to three years in jail, two of them suspended, for corruption
The Guardian view on Nicolas Sarkozy: another name on the roll of dishonour
Editorial: French society is no longer prepared to tolerate a culture of impunity at the top of politics
