Tagged: France
Conrad Omodiagbe
Ex-President Held For Illegal Campaign Financing
Barely two weeks after being convicted on charges of bribery, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is set to visit the court again, this time, in another trial over accusations of illegal campaign financing. Sarkozy, who served as president from 2007 to 2012 went on trial on Wednesday in the Bygmalion case relating to forgery and […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
France Postpones Polls as Coronavirus Death Toll Rises
After what ended up being a historically low turnout during its first round of local elections that took place amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, France is set to postpone its second round of mayoral elections to June 21. However, there will not be a re-run of Sunday’s polls, as the results remain valid. According to […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
French President Emmanuel Macron Addresses the EU ahead of Parliamentary Elections
In a newspaper column published across the European Union, the French president, Emmanuel Macron, has called on the European Union (EU) to learn from Brexit and consider various reforms that could herald, what he has tagged, a “European renaissance” ahead of the EU’s parliamentary elections. In the opinion piece published on Tuesday, Macron presented a […]