The Paris trial of former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin and four others accused of plotting to derail Nicolas Sarkozy’s bid for the presidency ended on Friday. Judges said they would hand down their verdict on January 28 in the politically explosive case, in which Villepin claims t...
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The man dubbed "Prince Jean " by the press was elected in 2008 as a councillor of Neuilly — a wealthy suburb where his father was once the mayor. Jean Sarkozy now leads the right-wing majority in the district’s regional council -- also run by his father before him. With the latest row, Pre...
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been forced to defend his 23-year-old son’s likely promotion to his third political post. In a newspaper interview on Friday, he sought to deflect criticism of Jean Sarkozy - slated to become the head of the EPAD body which manages France's biggest business d...
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Nicolas Sarkozy n’est pas allé au congrès des maires de France.Il y a délégué François Fillon mais ce matin le président de la République recevait des centaines d'élus locaux. Les maires de gauche ont refusé de répondre à l'invitation et ceux de droite restent inquiets et perplexes.
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French ex-prime minister Dominique de Villepin accused President Nicolas Sarkozy of hanging him on a "butcher’s hook" Tuesday after prosecutors called for an 18-month suspended sentence against him. The 55-year-old career diplomat is charged with conspiring in 2004 to discredit Sarkozy and derail...
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Lawyers for former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin accused prosecutors Wednesday of building a case to please the "pernicious prince" Nicolas Sarkozy and called for an acquittal. Villepin is accused of conspiring in 2004 to discredit his long-time rival Sarkozy and derail his presiden...
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As part of festivities in a French cultural season celebrating Turkey, Turkish Prime Minister Abdullah Gul along with French President Nicolas Sarkozy visit the 'Byzantium' at Grand Palais Museum exhibition.
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Turkish Prime Minister Abdullah Gul previewed a major exhibition in Paris dedicated to the rich history of his country’s commercial capital, "From Byzantium to Istanbul", which opens on Saturday. President Nicolas Sarkozy and his culture minister, Frederic Mitterrand, accompanied Gul and his wife.
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