Tag: Nicolas Sarkozy
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Sarkozy congratulates Modi on poll win, demonetisation
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Saturday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here and congratulated him on the BJP's success in the recent Assembly elections. Sarkozy also congratulated the Prime Minister for the success of demonetisation, the PMO said in a statement. Modi congratulated Sarkozy on the publication and success of his latest book, 'Tout pour …
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March 18, 2017 -
Sarkozy congratulates Modi on poll win, demonetisation
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Saturday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here and congratulated him on the BJP's success in the recent Assembly elections. Sarkozy also congratulated the Prime Minister for the success of demonetisation, the PMO said in a statement. Modi congratulated Sarkozy on the publication and success of his latest book, 'Tout pour …
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March 18, 2017 -
PM to address conclave on ‘Politics of Disruption’ in Mumbai
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a conclave on 'Politics of Disruption' in Mumbai on March 18. President Pranab Mukherjee will be the chief guest at the two-day conclave, organised by the India Today group, starting on March 17. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is among the list of speakers at the event. Modi will speak on …
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March 9, 2017 -
Sarkozy to face trial for fraud in 2012 campaign
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to face trial for the alleged irregular financing of his 2012 presidential campaign, the media reported on Tuesday. Sarkozy is to appear in court along with 13 others, said the "France Info" broadcaster, citing court sources. The case was originally opened in 2014 when a media investigation found that …
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February 7, 2017 -
Sarkozy trumped
France is in flux with its former President, Nicolas Sarkozy, conceding defeat in the presidential primary, a faint echo of the system that exists across the Atlantic. The outcome also marks a turning-point in his career, with the announcement that he as leader of the centre-right Les Republicains party intends to retire from public life. …
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November 24, 2016 -
Sarkozy says immigrants in France should ‘live like the French’
French Presidential hopeful Nicolas Sarkozy said that once immigrants are granted citizenship in France they "should live like the French". Speaking at a public meeting in the northern Paris suburb of Franconville, the outspoken former president, who wants to return to the top job in 2017, also denounced "extremist political Islam" whose goal was to …
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September 20, 2016 -
French ex-prez Sarkozy could be tried in campaign graft case
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, who is making a fresh bid for election next year, could face trial over alleged illegal funding of his failed 2012 campaign, a source in the investigation said on Monday. "Prosecutors are calling for all of those charged to be tried," the source said. An investigating magistrate must now decide …
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September 5, 2016 -
8 out of 10 French do not want Sarkozy back
A survey conducted by the Elabe institute for French channel BFM TV revealed on Tuesday that eight out of 10 French citizens do not want former President Nicolas Sarkozy in the Elysee Palace in 2017. The figures were released only one day after Sarkozy announced his intention to run for president in the 2017 presidential …
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August 24, 2016 -
Sarkozy announces candidacy for French presidential elections
France’s former conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy has announced he will seek his party’s nomination to stand in next year’s French presidential election. In an extract of a book released on his Facebook page and Twitter account on Monday, Sarkozy, 61, wrote: "I have decided to be a candidate to the 2017 presidential election." Sarkozy, who …
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August 22, 2016