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 yesterday.

Sarkozy becomes the second former head of state to be stripped of the Legion of Honour — France’s highest distinction — after Nazi collaborator Philippe Petain, who was convicted in 1945 for ...

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.

Nicolas Sarkozy was president of France from 2007 to 2012 (Dan Kitwood/PA) The conservative politician, who was president from 2007 to 2012, has been at the heart of a series of legal cases since ...

Sarkozy becomes the second former head of state to be stripped of the Legion of Honour – France’s highest distinction – after Nazi collaborator Philippe Petain, who was convicted in 1945 for treason ...

Sarkozy becomes the second former head of state to be stripped of the Legion of Honour – France’s highest distinction – after Nazi collaborator Philippe Petain, who was convicted in 1945 for ...

Sarkozy becomes the second former head of state to be stripped of the Legion of Honour – France’s highest distinction – after Nazi collaborator Philippe Petain, ...