Sarkozy is only the second former French leader to have the Legion of Honour medal taken away - the first was infamous Nazi collaborator Philippe Pétain.

PARIS (AP) — France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy has been stripped of his Legion of Honor medal after being convicted last year of corruption and influence peddling while he was the ...

PARIS (AP) — France's former President Nicolas Sarkozy has been stripped of his Legion of Honor medal after being convicted last year of corruption and influence peddling while he was the ...

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy attends a meeting in Asnières-sur-Seine, outside Paris, 24 March 2015.

French President Emmanuel Macron received a warm and pomp-filled welcome Tuesday from King Charles III as he began a ...

PARIS: Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been stripped of his Legion of Honour -- the country's highest distinction -- following a conviction for graft, according to a decree published ...

PARIS, France — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been stripped of his Legion of Honor — the country's highest distinction — following a conviction for graft, according to a decree published ...

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 ...

PARIS (Reuters) -Former president Nicolas Sarkozy has been stripped of his Legion of Honour, France's highest distinction, after being convicted of corruption and influence peddling last year ...

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 ...