Nicolas Sarkozy Is Out as François Fillon Takes Surprise Lead in French Primary Mr. Fillon, a tradition-minded former prime minister, won the first round among the Republicans, advancing to face Alain Juppé and knocking out former President Nicolas Sarkozy.

Former French President Jacques Chirac hospitalized Former French President Jacques Chirac has been admitted to a Paris hospital for a pulmonary infection, his son-in-law Frederic Salat-Baroux said Sunday.

Former French leader Jacques Chirac in hospital with pneumonia Chirac, who led France from 1995 to 2007, was taken to a hospital in Paris this morning with a lung infection, his son-in-law said.

Nicolas Sarkozy Is Back, but France Has Changed Does his country really want a divisive arsonist fighting its fires?

Nicolas Sarkozy Mounts What He Hopes Is a Comeback in France At a rally in a sweltering auditorium in France’s south late last month, his first of the campaign, Mr. Sarkozy got his loudest cheers when he conflated the fight against terrorism with the fight for France’s identity.

Nicolas Sarkozy announces new bid for French presidency Nicolas Sarkozy was defeated by Francois Hollande at the 2012 election.

Nicolas Sarkozy vows to 'tag' all 11,500 French 'extremists' Nicolas Sarkozy also vowed to deport any hate preachers as well as extremists with dual nationality if he is returned to the Elysée Palace following the 2017 French Presidential Election.

Oh là là “TOTALLY unacceptable”. That was what François Hollande, France's president, called America's National Security Agency's (NSA) use of mass...

France Calls Alleged NSA Spying ‘Unacceptable' France lashed out at allegations that the U.S. National Security Agency spied on President François Hollande, as well as former French presidents Nicolas Sarkozy and Jacques Chirac. Photo: Reuters

Jacques is back A leap back to the future HE IS 82 years old, and his presidency is hardly a glorious memory. It was on his watch that France’s competitive position sharply...