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Apr 29, 2024 · Nicolas Sarkozy, French politician who served as the president of France from 2007 to 2012. He was the second president of France to fail in a reelection bid since the foundation of the Fifth Republic in 1958, and his attempt at a political comeback was stymied by a raft of corruption charges.
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The presidency of Nicolas Sarkozy began on 16 May 2007 when Nicolas Sarkozy became the sixth President of the French Fifth Republic, following his victory in the 2007 presidential election. A candidate of the conservative Union for a Popular Movement (UMP), he nominated François Fillon as Prime minister, who formed a composite government, a ...
On 6 May 2007, Nicolas Sarkozy became the sixth person to be elected President of the Fifth Republic (which was established in 1958), and the 23rd President in French history. The official transfer of power from Chirac to Sarkozy took place on 16 May at 11:00 am (9:00 UTC) at the Élysée Palace , where he was given the authorization codes of ...
Mar 1, 2021 · French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to three years in jail, two of them suspended, for corruption. He was convicted of trying to bribe a judge in 2014 - after he had left...
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Mar 1, 2021 · 1 March 2021. Reuters. Nicolas Sarkozy appeared in court on Monday. French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to three years in jail, two of them suspended, for corruption....
François Hollande. Updated : 14 December 2022. Born in 1955, Nicolas Sarkozy was President of the French Republic from 2007 to 2012. He is the sixth President of the Fifth Republic.
