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 of state.

He is the second former Head of State to lose the highest honor of the French Republic. Former President of the Republic Nicolas Sarkozy has definitively lost the Legion of Honor, the highest official ...

By SYLVIE CORBET 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 ...

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 ...

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 Sunday.

The decision to revoke the country's highest distinction was expected since Sarkozy's conviction for graft. President Emmanuel Macron said he was opposed to the move.

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been stripped of his Legion of Honour, the country’s highest distinction, after being convicted of corruption and influence peddling last year. The ...

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Nicolas Sarkozy has been stripped of his Legion d'honneur award, France's highest distinction, after his graft conviction. The right-wing politician was found guilty of illegal attempts to obtain ...