nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/59e2e88e49c1580b DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 251008s2025||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/59e2e88e49c1580b doi eng 342 23 Carrère, Thibault Author aut The Conviction of Nicolas Sarkozy - A Republican Reading Carrère, Thibault Verfassungsblog 2025-10-08 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier France often takes pride in calling itself a Republic. Invoking the Republic has even become a political mantra, repeated across the entire political spectrum. Yet the sheer frequency of these references has emptied the term of much of its meaning. The reactions to Nicolas Sarkozy’s conviction suggest that many journalists, politicians, and citizens still struggle to grasp what it truly means to be “republican”. Although the judgment of the Paris Criminal Court is particularly thorough, it has provoked widespread controversy, reopening the enduring debate on political justice in France – while also appearing as a sign of the strengthening of the republican ideal. CC BY-SA 4.0 France Republicanism Republikanismus Sarkozy Nicolas | 1955– | Politiker democracy (DE-588)4115751-5 gnd Republikanismus (DE-588)119343487 gnd Sarkozy Nicolas | 1955– | Politiker Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/conviction-nicolas-sarkozy/ raw object