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Sarkozy, France and Gadhafi

The Associated Press on MSN · 2d

France’s former President Sarkozy stands trial over alleged campaign funding by Libya’s Gadhafi

A trial has opened of France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy and 11 co-defendants over alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign by the government of then-Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.

Newsweek on MSN · 2d

France's Sarkozy Goes on Trial Over Alleged Gadhafi Campaign Funding

Nicolas Sarkozy, the former president of France, heads to trial to face charges linked to allegations that his presidential campaign received illegal financing.

Reuters on MSN · 3d

Former French president Sarkozy goes on trial over alleged €50 million Gaddafi pact

Former French President Nicholas Sarkozy went on trial on Monday on charges he accepted some 50 million euros in illegal campaign financing from late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. Sarkozy, who

Jean-Marie Le Pen and rise of far right in France

The New York Times · 17h

In Death, Jean-Marie Le Pen of France Is Embraced by Far-Right Party He Once Led

For years, the far-right National Rally tried to distance itself from Mr. Le Pen’s racist and antisemitic remarks. But after his death Tuesday, it hailed him as a visionary.

The Washington Post · 1d

Jean-Marie Le Pen and the rise of the far right in France: A look at key dates

- French far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen, center, flanked by his daughter Marine Le Pen, and Bruno Gollnisch, arrives for a wreath-laying ceremony at the statue of Joan of Arc, within the party’s traditional May Day march Saturday May 1,

USA Today · 1d

Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of the French far right, dies aged 96

Controversy was Le Pen's constant companion: accusations of racism and antisemitism dogged the National Front from when he co-founded the party.

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Iran condemns French city's 'insulting' poster of supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei

Iran strongly condemned on Thursday an "insulting" poster on a bus in a French city depicting supreme leader Ayatollah Ali ...

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Nicolas Sarkozy: The legal cases faced by the former French president

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is standing trial over accusations he used Libyan cash to fund his 2007 presidential ...

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Macron declares Trump has 'solid ally' in France, urges realism from Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron extended an olive branch to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday, declaring that ...

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A look at the legal cases filed against France’s former President Sarkozy

France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial over allegations he received millions from Libya for his 2007 ...

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French former PM Sarkozy goes on trial accused of receiving millions of euros in illegal funding from Gaddafi

France’s former president Nicolas Sarkozy is standing trial over allegations of having received millions of euros in illegal ...

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Macron’s claim that Africans failed to say ‘thank you’ for French military aid sparks outrage

African governments have criticized a speech by French President Emmanuel Macron in which he said that some leaders showed ...

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Zinedine Zidane new France coach? French football president remains tight-lipped

French Football Federation President Philippe Diallo has remained tight-lipped about the prospect of Zinedine Zidane becoming ...

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France commemorates victims of Charlie Hebdo attacks 10 years on

France on Tuesday commemorated the victims of the deadly assault on the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine 10 years ago that ...

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Jewish homes and businesses defaced with antisemitic graffiti in France

At least 10 Jewish homes and businesses around Paris and a synagogue in the northern French city of Rouen have been defaced, ...

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