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NEWS ABOUT: Dominique de Villepin

Dominique de Villepin stories: 6 news summaries

Sarkozy Oversteps in Rancorous Trial With Foe

Howls as French president calls Villepin 'guilty' in TV interview

Sep 25, 09 5:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy may have crossed the line in the continuing trial of his political foe Dominique de Villepin, the former French prime minister accused of waging a smear campaign against him in 2004. During a TV interview in New York, Sarkozy called Villepin and his co-defendants "the guilty parties"... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • France • trial • Dominique de Villepin • Clearstream affair • forgery

Former French PM Accused In Sarko Scandal

De Villepin will stand trial on false money-
laundering accusation

Nov 20, 08 9:19 AM CST
(Newser) - Former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin will face trial for his role in an alleged smear campaign against Nicolas Sarkozy, who outmaneuvered him for the presidency. The "Clearstream Affair" scandal dates to 2004, when an anonymous source sent a judge a list of politicians, including Sarkozy, said... More »

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fraud • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • Dominique de Villepin • Clearstream affair • French politics • scandal

Rwanda Targets French Leaders for Genocide

Commission says Paris was complicit in 1994 massacres

Aug 6, 08 11:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Senior French politicians, including the late president François Mitterand and two prime ministers, were complicit in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, alleges a  500-page report released by the government . The report, which follows a 2-year investigation, also accuses the French military of crimes against humanity. Rwanda's justice ministry said... More »

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genocide • France • Dominique de Villepin • Rwanda • Francois Mitterand • Paul Kagame • Juvenal Habyarimana

France Opens Probe Against
Former PM

De Villepin will be grilled over Sarkozy smear campaign

Jul 27, 07 4:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dominique de Villepin, France's former PM and a longtime rival of president Nicolas Sarkozy, will undergo a formal investigation for his alleged role in improperly smearing Sarkozy. De Villepin denies involvement in the scandal which may also implicate former president Jacques Chirac, but the announcement is seen as a step... More »

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investigation • Nicolas Sarkozy • Jacques Chirac • France • bribe • French government • Dominique de Villepin • scandal

Charges Loom for Former French PM

De Villepin linked to dirty campaign against rival Sarkozy

Jul 6, 07 4:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin is expected to face criminal conspiracy charges following the discovery of new evidence linking him to a dirty tricks campaign against President Nicolas Sarkozy, the Times of London reports. Police yesterday searched his Paris home after investigators found computer data suggesting he directed... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • Jacques Chirac • France • Dominique de Villepin • Clearstream affair • French politics • French warships • Luxembourg • Clearstream International

Sarkozy Taps Close Adviser
to Be PM

Ex-Chirac official
is also president's jogging buddy

May 17, 07 9:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy named chief campaign adviser Francois Fillon his prime minister today, replacing firebrand Dominique de Villepin. Fillon, a right-of-center senator who directed an overhaul of France's pension system as a Chirac administration official, will lead Sarkozy's effort to institute reforms in employment and welfare laws. Fillon, whose wife is... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • Jacques Chirac • France • Dominique de Villepin • Francois Fillon

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