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Roots, Ancestors Argument in France’s Electoral Competition

by Michel Abu Najm | Sep 21, 2016 | World

Paris-Two voting rounds will be held on November 20 and 27, to select the nominee of the right-wing Republicans party who will represent it in the 2017 France’s presidential elections. The most prominent candidates for these elections are former French President...

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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Reuters

French Public Prosecution Refers Sarkozy to Trial

by Michel Abu Najm | Sep 6, 2016 | World

Paris-French former President Nicolas Sarkozy was shocked to know that he, with 13 other people, might be trialed before a criminal court for suspected illegal financing of his failed re-election presidential campaign in 2012. The move was a major blow to the former...

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Sarkozy to run again for French presidency

Republicans Launch French Presidential Elections Battle

by Michel Abu Najm | Aug 24, 2016 | World

Paris- No one was surprised when Nicolas Sarkozy announced his candidacy for presidency. Sarkozy, 61, wants to be the first former president to return to the Élysée Palace after five years of absence following his defeat by current president François Hollande in 2012....

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Nicolas Sarkozy in a meeting at Boulogne-Billancourt, on November 2014. REUTERS. Philippe Wojazer

Sarkozy Announces Candidacy for French Presidential Elections

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 23, 2016 | World

Paris- Nicolas Sarkozy will run for presidency in 2017, hoping to return as France’s head of state after being unseated in 2012 by Francois Hollande, he announced on Monday on his Twitter account. Sarkozy, 61, says in a forthcoming book he will join more than a dozen...

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France’s President Francois Hollande speaks at a news conference at the end of the first session of a two-day European Union (EU) leaders summit in Brussels October 19, 2012. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

French President Prepares for Potential Re-Election Bid

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 7, 2016 | World

French President Francois Hollande, who hasn’t gained much popularity during his term, is preparing the ground for a potential re-election bid. His leftist base is in open revolt, protesting youth are clashing with police nearly every night, and France is in a...