France’s former president Nicolas Sarkozy has been stripped of his Legion of Honour medal after being convicted last year of corruption and influence peddling while he was the country’s head of state. The decision was made via a decree released in the Journal Officiel that publishes the government’s major legal information. Advertisement It comes in line with the rules of the Legion of Honour. Nicolas Sarkozy was president of France from 2007 to 2012 (Dan Kitwood/PA) The conservative politician, who was president from 2007 to 2012, has been at the heart of a series of legal cases since leaving office....