France’s former president Nicolas Sarkozy has been stripped of his Legion of Honour medal after being convicted last year of corruption and influence peddling while he was the country’s head of state.

France's former President Nicolas Sarkozy has been stripped of his Legion of Honour medal following his conviction last year of corruption and influence peddling while in office, it was announced on ...

Nicolas Sarkozy, 66, ... Nicolas Sarkozy, who served as the President of France from 2007 to 2012, has been sentenced to prison for corruption and influence peddling.

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy attends the inauguration of the Institut Claude Pompidou, a new centre for care and research of Alzheimer disease, in Nice in this March 10, 2014 file photo ...

PARIS — France’s highest court has upheld an appellate court decision that had found former President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence peddling while he was the country’s ...

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy looks on during a ceremony held to award Mayor of Calais as Knight of the Legion of Honour in the city hall in Calais, northern France, on September 22, 2021.

Former President of France Nicolas Sarkozy participates in a roundtable discussion during the National Convention of Spain's PP political party, September 29, 2021, in Madrid, Spain.

Le Top Cop was a one of many nicknames that Nicolas Sarkozy revelled in when he became President of France in May 2007.. The diminutive conservative had spent years building up his power base as ...

Nicolas Sarkozy, who served as president from 2007 to 2012, was convicted of bribery and influence peddling. He was sentenced to three years in prison, with two of the years suspended.

PARIS — France's highest court has upheld an appeal court decision which had found former President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence peddling while he was the country's head of ...

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy looks on during a ceremony held to award Mayor of Calais as Knight of the Legion of Honour in the city hall in Calais, northern France, on September 22, 2021.