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.

Nicolas Sarkozy, who served as president from 2007 to 2012, was convicted of bribery and influence peddling. He was sentenced to three years in prison, with two of the years suspended.

A French court on Monday sentenced former President Nicolas Sarkozy to three years in prison for corruption and influence peddling, but suspended two years of the sentence. CNN values your feedback 1.

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has lost his appeal against a 2021 conviction for corruption and influence-peddling at the Paris court of appeals. CNN values your feedback 1.

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at the Paris court house to hear the final verdict in a corruption trial on Monday. Anne-Christine Poujoulat / AFP - Getty Images.

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 lost his appeal of a conviction for corruption and influence peddling but will stay out of prison for now. In 2021, Sarkozy was found guilty of ...

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, greets Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi upon his arrival at the Elysee Palace, Dec. 10 2007 in Paris. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File) ...

French prosecutors today claimed to have irrefutable proof that former president Nicolas Sarkozy arranged a ‘corruption pact’ with the late Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi.

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has lost his appeal against a 2021 conviction for corruption and influence-peddling at the Paris court of appeals. CNN values your feedback 1.

A French court on Monday sentenced former President Nicolas Sarkozy to three years in prison for corruption and influence peddling, but suspended two years of the sentence. CNN values your feedback 1.