In this Nov. 11, 2019 file photo, French former president Nicolas Sarkozy attends a ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Ludovic Marin/Pool via AP hide caption
Nicolas Sarkozy Nicolas Sarkozy
Stories About
Nicolas Sarkozy
FIFA President Sepp Blatter announces Qatar as the host of the 2022 World Cup at a ceremony in December 2010 in Zurich, Switzerland. Anja Niedringhaus/AP hide caption
French former President Nicolas Sarkozy (left) arrives to hear the verdict in a corruption trial at Porte de Clichy court house in Paris on Monday. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
French former president Nicolas Sarkozy, shown here at a ceremony in November, is expected to face trial over alleged graft later this year. Ludovic Marin/AP hide caption
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, right, leaves the police station where he was held, in Nanterre, outside Paris, on Wednesday. Francois Mori/AP hide caption
French President Nicolas Sarkozy (right) and Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi leave the Elysee Palace after the signature of 10 billion euros of trade contracts between the two countries, in December 2007 in Paris. Patrick Hertzog/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy delivers a concession speech after he was knocked out in first-round presidential primary voting in November 2016. He is accused of violating France's campaign finance laws. Eric Feferberg/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy says he will try to return to the office. He's pushing hard-line policies on immigration and security. Virginia Mayo/AP hide caption
French President Francois Hollande leads a meeting about new WikiLeaks allegations of U.S. spying on French presidents. Charles Platiau/Pool/EPA/Landov hide caption
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy turned himself in to the anti-corruption office of the French police (Oclciff) in Nanterre, near Paris, Tuesday. Sarkozy is being detained for questioning in a widening corruption probe. Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
The decision to dismiss charges against former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, seen here in Paris Monday, could clear the way for him to return to politics. Thomas Samson/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
France's President Francois Hollande. His predecessor, Nicolas Sarkozy, reportedly thinks he's "a ridiculous little fat man." Pool/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
French President Nicolas Sarkozy after Sunday's vote. Marc Piasecki/Getty Images hide caption
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Paris today (Dec. 5, 2011). Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Eleanor Beardsley on 'Morning Edition'
President Obama, right, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy last Thursday in Cannes, France. Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
