French presidential rivals to face off in TV debate
Nicolas Sarkozy faces Francois Hollande in a 'moment of truth' television debate on Wednesday that could be the French president's last chance to avoid defeat at the hands of his Socialist challenger
Gaddafi gave Sarkozy £42 mln to fund 2007 election campaign: Report
Nicolas Sarkozy’s hopes of being re-elected as the French President have rocked by new reports suggesting he accepted a 42 million pound funding from slain Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi for his 2007
Gaddafi regime 'agreed to fund Sarkozy 2007 campaign'
Muammar Gaddafi's regime agreed to fund French President Nicolas Sarkozy's 2007 election campaign to the tune of 50 million euros, a news website reported Saturday, publishing what it said was documen
Dominique Strauss-Kahn blames Sarkozy for downfall, in UK interview
Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn accused his political enemies linked to French President Nicolas Sarkozy of destroying his bid for the presidency, in a British newspaper interview on Friday.
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Strauss-Kahn blames Sarkozy for destroying his bid
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) who was under investigation for sexually assaulting a hotel maid in the US, accused his political enemies linked to Pre
Sarkozy swings further right, Hollande holds lead
French President Nicolas Sarkozy swung further to the right on Thursday, proposing a new licence to shoot for police pursuing suspects, in an increasingly frantic quest to woo far-right National Front
Sarkozy courts French far right after Hollande win
French President Nicolas Sarkozy appealed directly to far right voters on Monday with pledges to get tough on immigration and security, after a record showing in a first round election by the National
Sarkozy in need of miracle: British press
Britain's Monday papers said only a miracle would keep Nicolas Sarkozy as French president but the far-right's 'stunning' gains in Sunday's vote had tarnished leftist Francois Hollande's likely win.
Le Pen voters to arbitrate Hollande-Sarkozy duel
Far-right voters may decide who becomes France's next president after anti-immigration crusader Marine Le Pen's record first-round score jolted the race between Socialist frontrunner Francois Hollande
French voters frustrated on eve of election day
French voters voiced disillusionment on Saturday at a campaign that many said ignored the country's real problems, on the eve of a first-round vote expected to send President Nicolas Sarkozy and Socia