French President Nicolas Sarkozy lost his bid for a second term Sunday to Socialist candidate Francois Hollande, in a vote that could have reverberations across Europe and around the world – and ...

An anti-corruption squad raided the Paris home Sarkozy shares with his third wife, the former supermodel and pop singer Carla Bruni, within a few days of him losing his presidential immunity from ...

With François Hollande as the Socialist Party’s nominee for president, the next French election will be suspenseful.

Sarkozy's conviction is a first for French president's actions during term. Thursday's verdict comes after Sarkozy, 66, was found guilty on March 1 of corruption and influence peddling in another ...

Nicolas Sarkozy’s campaign to reclaim the French presidency came to an abrupt end after a surge of support for his former prime minister, notching a fresh upset in a year of electoral upheaval ...

Sarkozy, 66, is facing allegations that he spent almost twice the maximum legal amount of 22.5 million euros ($27.5 million) on the presidential race he lost to Socialist Francois Hollande ...

Former French prime minister Francois Fillon was on Tuesday given a four-year suspended prison sentence over a fake jobs scandal that wrecked his 2017 presidential bid. The scandal, dubbed ...

The right-winger's Republican primary entry could see Sarkozy lose the presidential nomination. ... Jean-Francois Copé, October 8, 2014.

By choosing François Fillon as their presidential candidate, the French center-right has opted for a mild-mannered conservative known for the alarm he has sounded about the country’s high ...

French President Nicolas Sarkozy fails to deliver knockout blow in debate against Francois Hollande By Mark Phillips May 3, 2012 / 12:49 PM EDT / CBS News ...