Paris: Nicolas Sarkozy has been stripped of his Legion d’honneur award, France’s highest distinction, after his graft conviction. The former French president was found guilty of illegal attempts to obtain favors from a judge.

According to Deutsche W…

Paris: Nicolas Sarkozy on Sunday became the second former French leader to be stripped of the Legion of Honour after Nazi collaborator Philippe Pétain. The decree follows Sarkozy’s conviction for corruption and follows the rules of the order despite P…