Sarkozy ready to run in 2017 presidential election

PARIS: Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has confirmed his intention of stepping down from being the head of the conservative party in order to run in presidential

PARIS: Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has confirmed his intention of stepping down from being the head of the conservative party in order to run in presidential election primaries. Sarkozy on Saturday told members of his party that this was his last meeting at that position. Sarkozy, who lost the presidency in 2012 to Socialist Francois Hollande, has not hidden his ambition to run in France’s 2017 presidential election. The party’s primaries are in November.

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