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Dominique de Villepin - Frédéric Mitterrand - Jean Sarkozy - Nicolas Sarkozy - UMP
Is Nicolas Sarkozy losing support within his own ranks? (Part 2)
Marc Perelman interviews Jean-Christophe Fromantin, Mayor of Neuilly-sur-Seine; Christian Makarian (l'Express); Gaël Sliman (BVA); and Eric Pape (Newsweek and the Daily Beast).
Dominique de Villepin - Frédéric Mitterrand - Jean Sarkozy - Nicolas Sarkozy - UMP
Is Nicolas Sarkozy losing support within his own ranks?
Marc Perelman interviews Jean-Christophe Fromantin, Mayor of Neuilly-sur-Seine; Christian Makarian (l'Express); Gaël Sliman (BVA); and Eric Pape (Newsweek and the Daily Beast).
POLITICS
Former PM de Villepin has 2012 poll in sight
Former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin, who faces charges of complicity in a smear campaign targeting Nicolas Sarkozy, has re-positioned himself as a potential rival for the presidency, saying he wants to embody a "Republican alternative".
CLEARSTREAM TRIAL
Sarkozy slander trial ends, verdict due January 28
Judges in France's "trial of the decade", in which former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin is accused of trying to smear Nicolas Sarkozy before he became French president, will announce their verdict at the end of January.
CLEARSTREAM TRIAL
Court enters final day of proceedings
Lawyers for former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin accused prosecutors on Wednesday of building a case to please the "pernicious prince" Nicolas Sarkozy. The trial ends on Friday, but the verdict is expected in January.
CLEARSTREAM TRIAL
Court enters final day of proceedings
Lawyers for former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin accused prosecutors Thursday of building a case to please the "pernicious prince" Nicolas Sarkozy. The trial ends Friday, but the verdict is expected in January.
Clearstream trial - Dominique de Villepin - French Press Review
Prosecutor in Clearstream case asks for 18-month suspended sentence for Villepin
Several French papers are leading with the final stages of the Clearstream case. The Paris Prosecutor has requested an 18-month suspended sentence for former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin, accusing him of having “colluded in manipulation”. The
CLEARSTREAM TRIAL
Case was built to please 'pernicious prince' Sarkozy, defence says
Lawyers for former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin have accused prosecutors of building a case to please the "pernicious prince" Nicolas Sarkozy.
CLEARSTREAM TRIAL
Prosecutors demand 18-month suspended sentence for de Villepin
Paris' chief prosecutor demanded the court hand down an 18-month suspended sentence plus a 45,000-euro fine to former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin for his alleged role in the Clearstream affair.
CLEARSTREAM TRIAL
Prosecutors hammer home de Villepin accusation
As the Clearstream trial draws to a close, prosecutors (pictured) are to argue that former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin played a pivotal role in a smear campaign against Nicolas Sarkozy before he was elected president.
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