US EditionWill Macron strip Sarkozy of France's top honor?
- Former President Nicolas Sarkozy received a definitive conviction for corruption and influence peddling four months ago.
- This conviction resulted in a three-year prison sentence, with two years suspended.
- Sarkozy serves his remaining one year of the sentence under home detention with electronic monitoring.
- The order's grand chancellor confirmed revocation of the Legion of Honor was "lawful".
- The Grand Chancery will review Sarkozy's case this spring to determine the award's status.
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Legion of Honour: Macron offers a right pass to Sarkozy
The current Head of State opposes the withdrawal of Nicolas Sarkozy's decorations in the name of the "respect" due to the former President. In January, the great chancellery of the Legion of Honour claimed that the...
VIDEO. How Nicolas Sarkozy could save his Legion of Honour
Like all the presidents of the Republic before him, Nicolas Sarkozy was made a great cross of the Legion of Honour, the highest distinction ever. But justice has just condemned him definitively in the matter of listening... So he should lose his decoration... But there is theory and politics, as you tell us tonight the 8 o'clock Eye.
Emmanuel Macron assures that he will not withdraw the Legion of Honour to Nicolas Sarkozy
Despite his conviction for corruption, Nicolas Sarkozy will not be deprived of his Legion of Honour by Emmanuel Macron. However, the Chancellor of the institution felt that this withdrawal was "of right".
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