Nicolas Sarkozy to run for French presidency next year

August 22, 2016 20:33

France's former conservative president Nicolas Sarkozy has formally announced he is running for the presidency again in next year's elections.

In an extract of a book released on his Facebook page Monday, Sarkozy wrote: "I have decided to be a candidate to the 2017 presidential election."

He added: "I've felt I had the force to wage this battle at a so tormented time of history."

Sarkozy, 61, is expected to lead a campaign based on hardline ideas on immigration and security in a country marked by recent terror attacks.

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