France

French authorities have detained two men in connection to the recent theft of precious jewellery from the Louvre museum in Paris, the Paris prosecutor said on Sunday.

France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy will have two police officers stationed in prison with him to ensure his safety while he serves a five-year sentence, France's interior minister said on Wednesday. Sarkozy will be held in an isolation unit in a Paris prison, meaning he should not be in contact with other inmates.

Convicted of campaign-funding irregularities, the ex-president has become the first French leader in modern history to serve prison time

The agency has flagged governance challenges and ballooning liabilities in its latest sovereign review

Sébastien Lecornu quits, blaming political “egos”, after Emmanuel Macron unveiled largely unchanged cabinet lineup

The former French president’s corruption conviction, while justified, is a symptom of the entire country crumbling

A French court on Thursday sentenced former president Nicolas Sarkozy to five years of prison for accepting illegal campaign funds from late Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi. Sarkozy was convicted of criminal conspiracy but was acquitted of other charges. 

The French president and his entourage were stopped to make way for his US counterpart’s convoy

Prime Minister Francois Bayrou has been ousted by the National Assembly in a no-confidence vote

A €44 billion austerity gamble, strikes in the streets, and promises to Kiev about to go up in smoke

A vote of confidence scheduled for Monday appears set to topple Prime Minister François Bayrou and put more pressure on President Emmanuel Macron.

The French president’s rating has sunk to record lows amid a budget deficit