US EditionFrance’s top court upholds Sarkozy’s conviction for illegal campaign financing in 2012
- On Wednesday, France's Court of Cassation in Paris upheld Nicolas Sarkozy, former French president's conviction for illegal financing of his failed 2012 re-election campaign, affirming last year's appeals court ruling.
- Prosecutors said Sarkozy's UMP worked with Bygmalion, public relations firm, to hide costs as the campaign spent nearly 43 million euros, nearly double the 22.5 million euros legal cap.
- The appeals court had sentenced him to one year with six months enforceable, and the six-month term can be served at home under an electronic bracelet.
- The ruling gives Nicolas Sarkozy a second definitive criminal conviction, and his 20 days in jail made him the first post‑war French leader released on November 10.
- Meanwhile, Sarkozy is preparing for an appeal trial next year, a Libya appeal from March 16 to June 3, and a prison memoir due Dec. 10.
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A French court of appeal has confirmed a six-month prison sentence against former President Sarkozy for illegal campaign funding.
This is a second final sentence for Nicolas Sarkozy. On 26 November 2025, the Court of Cassation confirmed the judgement of the Court of Appeal in the case of the illegal financing of his 2012 presidential campaign. The former head of State is sentenced to six months' imprisonment, which can be adjusted with an electronic bracelet. The sentencing judge now has a month to summon him and organize within four months his probable placement in electr…
France's Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of former President Nicolas Sarkozy in the case of illegal campaign financing for his 2012 election, making the conviction final for the second time in his legal record.
France's highest court upholds Sarkozy conviction in 2012 campaign financing case
France's highest court on Wednesday upheld former President Nicolas Sarkozy's conviction for illegal campaign financing in his failed 2012 re-election bid, his latest legal setback after recently being jailed for nearly a month in another case.
France’s top court upholds Sarkozy’s conviction for illegal campaign financing in 2012
PARIS — France’s top court on Wednesday upheld Nicolas Sarkozy’s conviction for illegal campaign financing of his 2012 reelection bid, in another blow to the former president’s legacy and reputation. Read more...
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