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{{Infobox President
| honorific_prefix    = ''[[His Excellency]]''
| honorific_suffix    = ''The [[President of France]]''
| name                = Nicolas Sarkozy
| honorific-suffix    = 
| image               = Nicolas Sarkozy 20220927.jpg
| caption             = Sarkozy in 2022
| order               = 23rd
| office              = President of the French Republic
| term_start          = 16 May 2007
| term_end            = 15 May 2012
| primeminister       = [[François Fillon]]
| predecessor         = [[Jacques Chirac]]
| successor           = [[François Hollande]]
| office1             = [[Co-Prince of Andorra]]
| primeminister1      = [[Albert Pintat]]<br>[[Jaume Bartumeu]]<br>[[Pere López Agràs]] <small>(Acting)</small><br>[[Antoni Martí]]
| 1blankname1         = Representative
| 1namedata1          = [[Philippe Massoni]]<br>[[Emmanuelle Mignon]]<br>[[Christian Frémont]]
| term_start1         = 16 May 2007
| term_end1           = 15 May 2012<br>Served with [[Joan Enric Vives Sicília]]
| predecessor1        = [[Jacques Chirac]]
| successor1          = [[François Hollande]]
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|1955|01|28|df=yes}}
| birth_place         = [[Paris]], [[France]]
| death_date          = 
| death_place         = 
| nationality         = [[French people|French]]
| spouse              = Marie-Dominique Culioli<br>(m. 1982-1996)<br>Cécilia Ciganer-Albéniz<br>(m. 1996-2007)<br>[[Carla Bruni]]<br>(m. 2008-present)
| party               = [[The Republicans (France)|The Republicans]] (2015–present)
| relations           = [[Guillaume Sarkozy]] (brother)<br>[[Olivier Sarkozy]] (half-brother)
| children            = Pierre, [[Jean Sarkozy|Jean]], Louis, Giulia
| residence           = [[Élysée Palace]]
| alma_mater          = [[University of Paris X: Nanterre]]
| occupation          = politician, lawyer
| profession          = 
| height              = {{height|ft=5|in=6}}<ref>{{cite news | title=Socialists say Sarkozy has "small man syndrome" | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL2186523220070921 }}</ref>
| signature           = Nicolas Sarkozy signature.svg
| website             = [http://www.sarkozy.fr/home/ sarkozy.fr]
| footnotes           = 
| otherparty          = [[Union of Democrats for the Republic]] (1974–1976)<br />[[Rally for the Republic]] (1976–2002)<br />[[Union for a Popular Movement]] (2002–2015)
}}
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'''Nicolas Sarkozy''' (born 28 January 1955)<ref>{{audio|Sarkozy.ogg|pronunciation}}, born '''Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa'''</ref> is a French politician. He was the 23rd President of France and, because of that position, ''ex officio'' Co-Prince of [[Andorra]] from 16 May 2007 to 15 May 2012 succeeding [[Jacques Chirac]].
 
He was the leader of the [[UMP]], and was elected [[President of the French Republic]] on 6 May 2007. He defeated [[Ségolène Royal]], of the [[Socialist Party (France)|Socialist Party]].

==Political career==
Nicolas Sarkozy was known for his conservative law and order politics and his admiration for a new economic model for France during his presidency. He wanted a more [[Neoliberalism|liberalised economy]] for France because he saw the [[United States]] and the [[United Kingdom]] as positive examples. Until 26 March 2007, he was the [[Minister of the Interior]] of France. His nickname '''Sarko''' was used by both supporters and opponents. On 6 May 2012, Sarkozy was defeated in the 2012 election by Socialist [[François Hollande]] by a margin of 3.2%, or 1,139,983 votes. After leaving the office, Sarkozy pretended to retire from political life. As a former president, Sarkozy is entitled to ''de jure'' membership in the Constitutional Council. He retired from the council a few months later.

==Corruption trial==
On 23 November 2020, a [[corruption]] trial started. He was accused for an attempted [[bribery]] of a judge. The trial was postponed until November 26, following a request from one of his co-defendants for health reasons.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.politico.eu/article/sarkozy-criminal-trial-begins-set-to-begin/ |title= Coronavirus fears postpone corruption trial of former French President Sarkozy |access-date= 23 November 2020 |website= Politico|date= 23 November 2020 }}</ref>

On March 1, 2021, a court in [[Paris]] found former Sarkozy guilty of corruption, trading in influence in a wiretapping and illegal data exchange. Sarkozy and his two co-defendants were sentenced to three years, two of them suspended, and one in prison.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-03-01|title=Sarkozy: Former French president sentenced to jail for corruption|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56237818|access-date=2021-03-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |language=fr |last= |first= |date= |title=Nicolas Sarkozy va faire appel après sa condamnation pour corruption |url=https://www.nouvelobs.com/justice/20210301.OBS40807/nicolas-sarkozy-va-faire-appel-apres-sa-condamnation-pour-corruption.html |work=L'Obs |location= |access-date=1 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |language=fr |last= |first= |date= |title=Affaire des « écoutes » : Nicolas Sarkozy va faire appel |url=https://www.lepoint.fr/politique/affaire-bismuth-pourquoi-sarkozy-a-ete-condamne-a-de-la-prison-ferme-01-03-2021-2415889_20.php |work=Le Point |location= |access-date=1 March 2021}}</ref>

He appeals the court decision immediatly, and contests the partiality of the judges whom he considers to be a reference of a certain non-objective left-wing morality.

== Notes ==
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== Other websites ==
=== Official websites ===
* [http://www.sarkozy.fr/home/ Nicolas Sarkozy Construire Ensemble—Official web site of the presidential campaign] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070607202819/http://www.sarkozy.fr/home/ |date=2007-06-07 }}
* [http://www.u-m-p.org/ Website of the UMP, Sarkozy's party] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521010650/http://www.u-m-p.org/ |date=2015-05-21 }}
* [http://www.sarkozy.fr/ Nicolas Sarkozy]{{Dead link|date=March 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}–Official Website
* [http://www.supportersdesarkozy.com/ Supporters de Sarkozy]–Official Website of Nicolas Sarkozy's supporters

=== Press ===
* {{in lang|en}} [http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x15n50_charlie-roses-interview-02022007 ''Charlie Rose show 02.02.07''] (video interview at [[Minister of the Interior (France)|Place Beauvau]], Paris with [[PBS]] journalist [[Charlie Rose]], 30.01.07)
* {{in lang|en}} [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4048917.stm ''Sarkozy takes over Chirac's UMP party''] (BBC)
* {{in lang|en}} [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3673102.stm ''Profile: Nicolas Sarkozy''] (BBC)
* {{in lang|en}} [http://www.globalpolitician.com/articleshow.asp?ID=713&cid=3&sid=9 ''Nicolas Sarkozy: French Choose the American Way?''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804112548/http://www.globalpolitician.com/articleshow.asp?ID=713&cid=3&sid=9 |date=2016-08-04 }} by [[David Storobin]]
* {{in lang|en}} [http://www.townhall.com/columnists/SuzanneFields/2006/09/18/vive_this_difference Vive this difference] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503081026/http://www.townhall.com/columnists/SuzanneFields/2006/09/18/vive_this_difference |date=2012-05-03 }} by [[Suzanne Fields]]
* {{in lang|en}} [http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9005216 France's chance], ''[[Economist]]'', 12 April 2007
* {{in lang|en}} [http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/04/23/070423fa_fact_kramer Letter From Europe- Round 1] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20121216122740/www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/04/23/070423fa_fact_kramer |date=2012-12-16 }} Jane Kramer, ''[[The New Yorker]]'', April 23, 2007

=== Related contents ===
* [http://www.lescitations.net/citations/auteurs/Nicolas_Sarkozy.html Some Nicolas Sarkozy's quotations] (French)
* [http://sarko2007.free.fr/ Sarkozy 2007] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070503190428/http://sarko2007.free.fr/ |date=2007-05-03 }}— Website to promote Nicolas Sarkozy's candidacy in 2007

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