#FRANCE: Former Pres. Sarkozy Loses Final Appeal To Avoid Corruption Trial

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France’s former president, Nicolas Sarkozy, will go on trial facing charges of corruption and influence peddling after losing his final bid to avoid appearing in court. The Court of Cassation, which rules on questions of law, says a trial is justified for Sarkozy as well as his lawyer Thierry Herzog and former judge Gilbert Azibert.

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#FRANCE: Frmr. Pres. Sarkozy Eliminated in Republican Primary

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Former French prime ministers François Fillon and Alain Juppé will vie for the center-right Republican Party nomination in a run-off after handing controversial former president Nicolas Sarkozy a shock defeat on Sunday. With three-quarters of votes counted, Sarkozy (21.7%) was lagging well behind Fillon (43.7%) and Juppé (27.8%.) Sarkozy endorsed Fillon, who leads in the polls to take on Marine Le Pen’s anti-European platform in next year's presidential election.

#FRANCE: Frmr. Pres. Sarkozy's Comeback In Danger As He's Charged With Election Fraud

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Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy's political comeback is in shambles after he was charged by prosecutors in Paris about a long-running scandal over his presidential 2012 campaign finances. He and a PR firm face charges that they used party funds for their campaign so they could go over campaign spending limits. Sarkozy is seeking to return to the presidency next year.

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#FRANCE: Frmr. Pres. Sarkozy Won't End Comeback Campaign, Despite Looming Trial

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Former President Nicolas Sarkozy says he is a victim of "manipulation" and vowed nothing would stop him running for re-election, despite prosecutors recommending he stand trial over alleged illegal campaign financing. Analysts call the looming trial a major blow to his hopes to return to office in next year's elections.

#FRANCE: Newcomers, Veteran Pols, Launch 2017 Presidential Campaigns

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Former Pres. Nicolas Sarkozy, 61, has announced his long-expected attempt to return to the presidency in next year's French presidential election - something no president has ever done in modern times. He hopes to draw voters away from two other leaders on the right, both of them veterans of French politics. Marine Le Pen, leader of the National Front, is riding high in the polls as discontent over Muslim migrants and terror fears have risen. Former Prime Minister and current Bordeaux Mayor Alain Juppe, 71, is also in the race. Also running is France's rebel Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron, a Rothschild banker who stepped down to run last week. Pres. Francois Hollande is deeply unpopular but has hinted he may run again.

Pictured: Pres. Francois Hollande, left, and Former Pres. Nicolas Sarkozy.

#FRANCE: Frmr. Sarkozy Spokeswoman Launches Presidential Bid Against Him

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Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, a former campaign spokeswoman of ex-French president Nicolas Sarkozy, has become the ninth candidate for president in Sarkozy's Les Republicains party primary, set for November, six months before the 2017 national election. A moderate, she was expelled from the management of Sarkozy's Republican Party in December, a move she denounced as a "Stalinist purge."

#FRANCE: COMEBACK! Frmr Pres. #Sarkozy Wins Leadership of UMP Pty, Seen As 1st Step Towards 2017 Pres. Campaign

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Former Pres. Nicolas Sarkozy easily won the leadership of his conservative UMP Party Saturday in what many think is a first step on his road to a political comeback and winning the presidency again in 2017.