In the 2012 French presidential election, Sarkozy was defeated by the PS candidate François Hollande by a 3.2% margin. After leaving the presidential office, Sarkozy vowed to retire from public life before coming back in 2014 and being reelected as UMP leader (renamed The Republicans in 2015).

Feb 27, 2025 · Nicolas Sarkozy, French politician who served as the president of France from 2007 to 2012. He was the second president of France to fail in a reelection bid since the foundation of the Fifth Republic in 1958, and his attempt at a political comeback was stymied by a raft of corruption charges.

Nicolas Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa [d], dit Nicolas Sarkozy (/ n i. k ɔ. l a s a ʁ. k ɔ. z i / [e] ; Écouter), né le 28 janvier 1955 à Paris , est un homme d'État français. Il est président de la République française du 16 mai 2007 au 15 mai 2012.

Jan 6, 2025 · 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.

Mar 1, 2021 · A French court on Monday sentenced former President Nicolas Sarkozy to three years in prison for corruption and influence peddling, but suspended two years of the sentence.

The presidency of Nicolas Sarkozy began on 16 May 2007 when Nicolas Sarkozy became the sixth President of the French Fifth Republic, following his victory in the 2007 presidential election.

Mar 1, 2021 · PARIS (AP) — A Paris court found French former President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence peddling on Monday and sentenced him to a year in prison.

Feb 14, 2024 · Former President Nicolas Sarkozy of France saw an appeals court uphold his conviction for illegally financing an election campaign, but he received a lighter sentence.

Dec 18, 2024 · Sarkozy is accused of having spent almost twice the maximum legal amount of 22.5 million euros on the re-election bid that he lost to Socialist Francois Hollande. Lawyers for Sarkozy, who has denied all allegations, have appealed to the Court of Cassation against the sentence in that case.

Mar 1, 2021 · Sarkozy, 66, is the first former French president to get a custodial sentence. His lawyer says he will appeal. Sarkozy will remain free during that process which could take years.