French President Emmanuel Macron was inaugurated for a second term on Saturday, promising a fresh start in the face of enormous challenges in international and domestic affairs. Macron was confirmed as the winner of the April election at a ceremony at the Elysee Palace by Constitutional Council chief Laurent Fabius, who then signed the formal … Read more
PARIS – Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will have to testify in a trial in which his former aides are accused of misusing public funds on polling contracts, a judge ruled Tuesday. Sarkozy, who benefits from presidential immunity in the case, had said he would not appear as a witness in the case after being … Read more
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to three years in prison for corruption by a French court. Delivering the verdict, the judge hearing the case said that these crimes have damaged public confidence. Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France from 2007 to 2012, was accused of trying to bribe Judge Gilbert Azibert by offering … Read more
