The court stated that Sarkozy “knew” the legal limit was at stake and 'voluntarily' failed to supervise additional expenses. Prosecutors had requested a six-month prison term, as well as a six-month suspended sentence and a fine of 3,750 euros (USD 4,354)
01 October,2021 07:19 AM IST | Paris | Agencies
The source, however, did not say whether the 63-year-old ex-president had been cleared of suspicion or still faced possible charges
22 March,2018 12:44 PM IST | Paris | ANI
Finance Minister Christine Lagarde broke ranks with the French government on Friday and called for the Ireland-France World Cup playoff to be replayed because the French team clinched victory by cheating.
20 November,2009 03:29 PM IST | AFP
Hackers managed to break into the Facebook page of Nicolas Sarkozy to announce he was abandoning plans to run for re-election and would be retiring next year
25 January,2011 07:33 AM IST | Agencies
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been accused of using vulgar language and not paying due attention to normal grammatical rules.
07 January,2011 01:16 PM IST | Agencies
Nicolas Sarkozy to be embarrassed by portrayal of his rise to power; movie also chronicles the last days of his previous marriage
11 January,2011 07:25 AM IST | Agencies
A Facebook hacker took over French president Nicolas Sarkozy's account and posted a false message that he was abandoning plans to run for re-election.
24 January,2011 05:20 PM IST | Agencies
Survey shows Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni are no match for his heavy-hitter rivals the Strauss-Kahn couple
19 February,2011 07:37 AM IST | Agencies
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, is reportedly suing French daily newspaper Midi Libre for pirating a segment from one of her songs on its website.
25 March,2011 07:11 AM IST | Agencies
A biopic of Nicolas Sarkozy that charts his rise to power and the break-up of his marriage has been selected for the Cannes Film Festival, threatening to turn the unpopular French President into an international laughing stock.
16 April,2011 08:08 AM IST | AgenciesADVERTISEMENT
