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France's top court upholds Sarkozy's conviction for illegal campaign financing in 2012

Nov 26, 2025
France’s top court on Wednesday upheld ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy’s conviction for illegal campaign financing of his reelection bid in 2012, also known as the Bygmalion case. The decision by the Court of Cassation makes definitive Sarkozy’s conviction to a year in prison, half of it suspended, for fraudulently overspending on the failed campaign. FRANCE 24's Shirli Sitbon has the details.
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