After the far-right leader was found guilty of embezzlement and barred from running for office, her supporters cried foul.

PARIS (AP) — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has denounced as “a democratic scandal” the court ruling that placed a ...

Neither their nature, nor their timelines, nor the political stakes they carry: Sarkozy is entering the twilight of his career, unlike Le Pen, who is playing for her presidential future.

Under Jean-Marie Le Pen, the party’s platform focused ... behind François Hollande and Nicolas Sarkozy. In 2017, she lost to Emmanuel Macron in the second round (33.9% to 66.1%).

Marine Le Pen isn't the first prominent French politician to be disqualified from public office. Since it stopped being automatic, it has already affected big names such as like her father, Nicolas ...

Sarkozy, who was president from 2007 to 2012, has denied all wrongdoing. The trial, which started in January, is to continue until April 8, with Sarkozy's lawyers to plead on the last day. The ...

PARIS (AP) — The monthslong trial of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy over the alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign is shedding light on France's back-channel talks with ...

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Trial of Former President Sarkozy Sheds Light on France’s Back-Channel Talks With Libya’s Gadhafi PARIS (AP) — The monthslong trial of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy over the ...

French prosecutors requested on Thursday a seven-year prison sentence for former president Nicolas Sarkozy in his trial on charges of accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with ...

The monthslong trial of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy over the alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign is shedding light on France’s back-channel talks with the ...