Tag: Jacques Chirac

• Tuesday, March 2nd 2021 - 08:01 UTC

  Ex president Sarkozy found guilty of corruption: end of political career?

  

  Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty of corruption on Monday (March 1) and handed a three-year prison sentence after a court in Paris convicted him for trying to illegally influence a judge during his time in office.

• Friday, September 27th 2019 - 09:24 UTC

  France comes together to pay tribute to ex president Jacques Chirac

  

  Former French president Jacques Chirac, a colossal figure in France's politics for three decades, has died at the age of 86, his family said on Thursday. He was 86. The centre-right Chirac rose to prominence as mayor of Paris before becoming prime minister and then serving as head of state from 1995-2007.