Nicolas Sarkozy
Sarkozy to Bulgarian PM: 'You Have No Losses, You Only Have Victories'
''You are the most surviving Bulgarian politician,'' stated former French President Nicolas Sarkozy at a news conference following his meeting with his Bulgarian counterpart Boiko Borisov. ''I applaude you for your effors and for the fact that you managed to create a working government. You have no losses, you only have victories.''
Massive Win for Sarkozy's Conservative Party in France Local Elections
Nicolas Sarkozy's Union for Popular Movement (UMP) party proved to be the big winner at the second round of France's local elections.
Paris and Lyon, France's two biggest cities have been excluded from the vote on Sunday.
French right deals major blow to ruling Socialists in local elections
France's ruling Socialists took a drubbing in run-off local polls on March 29 that saw major gains for former president Nicolas Sarkozy and the far-right ahead of 2017 presidential elections.
France's far-right breakthrough expected in local elections
The conservative party of former President Nicolas Sarkozy is expected to dominate the final round of France?s local elections, give the far-right National Front another electoral breakthrough and deal a new blow to the governing Socialists.
France right-wing edges out National Front in local elections
France's right-wing parties, led by former president Nicolas Sarkozy, edged out the far-right National Front to take first place in local elections on Sunday, in a crucial test ahead of 2017 presidential elections.
Nicolas Sarkozy's Conservative Party Secures Win in France's Local Elections
The conservative party of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy came in the lead at the local elections in the country on Sunday.
The National Front party, led by Marina Le Pen, on the other hand, achieved a stable result with approximately a quarter of the votes. Some of the main positions of the nationalists in France involve anti-immigration and anti-EU proposals.
France votes in regional polls expected to see far right gains
France's National Front, one of the most powerful populist far right parties in Europe, eyed strong gains against the ruling socialists of President Francois Hollande in regional elections March 22.
The election's first round got underway at 8:00 am (0700 GMT) across 101 "departments", which control issues such as school and welfare budgets.
French PM warns about rise of National Front
French PM warns about rise of National Front
PARIS -- The far-right National Front is on track to win more votes than any other party in the first round of French local elections, Reuters quoted a poll on Monday.
At the same time, France's Socialist Prime Minister Manuel Valls spoke of "fear" that the party could also in win the presidential election in 2017.
- Read more about French PM warns about rise of National Front
- Log in to post comments
Sarkozy: We Do Not Want Revival of the Cold War
In a speech held at the congress of Union for center-right Popular Movement Party (UMP) on Monday, former French president Nicolas Sarkozy stated that Crimea cannot be blamed for its decision to secede from Ukraine.
- Read more about Sarkozy: We Do Not Want Revival of the Cold War
- Log in to post comments
Morgan Stanley Banker's theatrical work on G. Papandreou
Lebanese Morgan Stanley banker Bernard Mourad is writing a play script focused on the time when George Papandreou was the socialist PASOK prime minister of Greece. According to newspaper Liberation, Mourad has the script ready and is collaborating with Mag & News Co to get it published.