Home » Topics » nicolas sarkozy
Nicolas Sarkozy investigated over Kadhafi campaign funding claims
French former president Nicolas Sarkozy is to be investigated over allegations that he accepted cash from former Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi to fund his 2007 election campaign. Judicial sources confirmed Friday that a formal probe has been opened that could lead to Sarkozy facing a second set of corruption-related charges…
Judge in Sarkozy probe receives bullet by mail
The judge who charged former president Nicolas Sarkozy with taking financial advantage of France’s richest woman has received a bullet and a death threat in the post, say lawyers. Jean-Michel Gentil, the most prominent of three judges investigating the case, received the threatening letter together with blank cartridges on Wednesday,…
Police suspect former french president Nicolas Sarkozy of accepting millions from mentally ill heiress
Just as rumours about a potential bid by Sarkozy to recapture the presidency in 2017 were swirling, the former French president finds himself suspected of accepting millions in cash from a wealthy heiress suffering from poor mental health. By FRANCE 24 Having announced his retirement from public life in the…
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy caught in Twitter flap over comment about not ‘needing feminism’
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy was caught in the eye of a Twitter storm on Wednesday after telling French Vogue that her generation had no need for feminism. “In my generation we don’t need to be feminist,” said the former first lady, who is making a public comeback after her husband Nicolas Sarkozy’s…
French await ‘hard words’ report on how they must compete in world economy
France is in a state of alarm about its slumping ability to pay its way in the world, and a report on industrial competitiveness due on Monday is expected to add fuel to a hot debate about the causes, solutions and effects. The so-called Gallois report, named after its author…
French police block adultery site from posting ads of politicos as womanizers
French police Monday blocked a Canadian adultery website from posting spoof ads casting presidents Francois Mitterrand, Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande as womanisers, the site said. “What do all these men have in common? They should have thought of AshleyMadison.com,” runs the strapline of the cheeky ad, which…
France’s wealthiest man pledges to sue over front-page ‘rich idiot’ headline
France’s richest man said Monday he would sue a newspaper over its front-page headline — “Get lost, you rich idiot!” — which came in response to news he has applied for Belgian nationality. The headline in the left-wing Liberation daily was aimed at Bernard Arnault, boss of the luxury conglomerate…
French lawmakers abolish tax breaks, boost taxes on rich
PARIS — French lawmakers Thursday backed a series of measures abolishing tax breaks and taxing the wealthy as the new Socialist government pursued efforts to kickstart the economy with a tax-and-spend programme. The measures were part of the first budget bill presented by President Francois Hollande’s government since he unseated…
Hollande tipped to cement Socialist power in France vote
France was voting on Sunday in round one of a parliamentary election tipped to give Socialist President Francois Hollande the majority needed to implement his tax-and-spend programme. Hollande defeated right-winger Nicolas Sarkozy in last month’s presidential election and has called for voters to turn out en masse to give him…
France’s ‘President Normal’ declares modest assets
PARIS, May 11, 2012 (AFP) – France’s president-elect Francois Hollande — who campaigned as a “Mr Normal” figure — declared a very modest collection of assets as he prepared for his swearing-in ceremony next Tuesday. Hollande, a 57-year-old career politician with four children, owns three properties in the south —…
Brand new on Raw Story
- 20 children among 91 dead in Moore, Oklahoma tornado
- Jon Stewart: ‘Yes, we motherf*cking can’ fix Veterans Affairs backlog
- North Korea releases Chinese fishermen after briefly holding them hostage
- Google faces new pressure in UK over tax claims
- Secular Coalition: Daily Caller editor sent ‘Here’s a Dick pic’ email to spokeswoman
- Dozens dead after devastating tornado rips through Oklahoma City
- Sudden infant death risk greater when parents share bed with babies
- Like bats and dolphins, blind humans can use echolocation to find objects
- Secret Service probes right-wing radio host for threatening Hillary Clinton
- Apple allegedly uses havens to avoid paying billions in U.S. taxes
Commentary
An open letter to the Center for Inquiry
By Amanda Marcotte
Stop whining about Millennials
By Pando Daily
Six ways the GOP could screw up the Obama administration’s scandals
By Ana Marie Cox, The Guardian
Raw Exclusives
Featured Video
Follow Us!
