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French police search Sarkozy home
French police search the home and office of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy over allegations of wrongdoing relating to campaign financing.
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French police search Sarkozy home and office
Investigators look through ex-president’s belongings for clues into alleged illegal financing of political campaign.
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Police search Sarkozy home and offices
Raids on three premises concern claims of illegal campaign financing involving the L’Oréal cosmetics heiress Liliane Bettencourt
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Flashy, fiery Sarkozy fades from French scene
PARIS (AP) — When Nicolas Sarkozy bounded up the steps of France’s presidential palace in jogging shorts and shoes on his first day in office five years ago, many French instantly sensed they were in for something new.
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Hollande defeats Sarkozy in French presidency vote
PARIS (AP) — Socialist Francois Hollande defeated conservative incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy on Sunday to become France’s next president, heralding a change in how Europe tackles its debt crisis and how France flexes its military and diplomatic muscle around the world.…
Sarkozy and Hollande in final election push
President in need of major reversal in fortunes even as polls show slight drop in his socialist challenger’s lead.
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Polls: Sarkozy behind as vote nears
The two contenders for the French presidency entered the final day of campaigning Friday, with opinion polls giving challenger Francois Hollande the edge over President Nicolas Sarkozy.
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Setback for Sarkozy as Bayrou backs rival
Blow after debate intervention will do little to help incumbent pick up the centrist vote
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Poll shows Sarkozy trims Hollande lead
Opinion poll conducted after Wednesday’s debate shows French President Sarkozy making up ground against his challenger.
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Sarkozy and Hollande lock horns on TV
Sarkozy aggressively attacked François Hollande in a keenly anticipated TV debate but apparently failed to do serious damage to his Socialist challenger
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Sarkozy and Hollande lock horns in TV debate
President Sarkozy clashed repeatedly with challenger Hollande in agressive debate ahead of Sunday elections.
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France’s Le Pen refuses to endorse Sarkozy
Leader of France’s far-right party tells May Day rally she will cast a blank vote in Sunday’s presidential election.
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Le Pen declines to back Sarkozy
Separate rallies held by Nicolas Sarkozy and Marine Le Pen challenge traditional union demos as they seek to secure support ahead of Sunday’s vote
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Report: Gadhafi backed Sarkozy run
The campaign of French presidential frontrunner Francois Hollande called Saturday for a criminal investigation into President Nicolas Sarkozy after a media report accused the president of taking 50 million euros (.3 million) for his 2007 campaign from then-Libyan strongman Moammar…
Gaddafi ‘funded’ 2007 Sarkozy campaign
Days before France’s presidential vote, French website publishes documents it says prove campaign funding violations.
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5 things: Sarkozy forced into runoff
It has been 17 years since France had a president from the left, but that might be about to change.
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Mission impossible for Sarkozy?
Pollsters had told us that the French were bored by a dull campaign which had seen more personal attacks flying than issues being debated. They were wrong.
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Sarkozy seeks key far-right votes
French President Nicolas Sarkozy woos far-right voters after losing narrowly to his Socialist rival in the presidential election’s first round.
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France’s Sarkozy beaten into 2nd place
French President Nicolas Sarkozy was narrowly beaten into second place in presidential elections Sunday, as the National Front candidate Marine Le Pen posted the best result ever for a far-right candidate, the Interior Ministry announced with all the votes counted…
Sarkozy faces tough poll battle
Nicolas Sarkozy will face a hard fight in the run-off vote in the French presidential election, after losing the first round to Francois Hollande.
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