A Republic in Doubt: How France’s National Despair Is Fueling the Far Right
France, a country that once prided itself on being the beating heart of European civilisation, appears today to be gripped by a malaise deeper than at any time in recent…
France, a country that once prided itself on being the beating heart of European civilisation, appears today to be gripped by a malaise deeper than at any time in recent…
At last, Europe has witnessed what Britain has never dared: a court willing to put a former leader behind bars. Nicolas Sarkozy, once the swaggering “bling-bling president” of France, is…
Today France’s courtroom lights will fall on one of its most sensational trials in recent memory as Nicolas Sarkozy faces judgement. The question at stake is simple, the implications anything…
In a seismic ruling that could reshape the landscape of French politics, Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right National Rally, has been found guilty of misappropriation of public funds.…
The French Court of Cassation has delivered its verdict in the widely publicised “wiretapping case.” On Wednesday, 18th December, the court rejected former President Nicolas Sarkozy’s appeal, confirming his conviction…