Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy's defence team in the trial over alleged illegal campaign funding from Libya for his ...

A French court will rule on September 25 in the trial of former president Nicolas Sarkozy on charges he accepted illegal ...

The trial, which started in January, ended on Tuesday with Sarkozy’s lawyers' closing arguments. The verdict is expected on ...

Marine Le Pen isn't the first prominent French politician to be disqualified from public office. Since it stopped being ...

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is facing serious legal trouble. French prosecutors have asked a court to sentence ...

French prosecutors have requested seven years in prison and a fine of 300,000 euros or around $325,000 for former President ...

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy could face additional years in prison as prosecutors on Thursday said they would pursue a seven-year sentence and a €300,000 fine for Sarkozy's alleged ...

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy could face additional years in prison as prosecutors on Thursday said they would pursue a seven-year sentence and a €300,000 fine for Sarkozy's alleged ...

Sarkozy, 70, who was president from 2007 to 2012, has denied wrongdoing. French prosecutors were not convinced and on Thursday requested a seven-year prison sentence for Sarkozy. The verdict is ...

French prosecutors requested a seven-year prison sentence and a fine of appoximately $325,000 usd for former President Nicolas Sarkozy on thursday, stemming from allegations that his 2007 presidential ...

The allegations can be traced back to 2011, when a Libyan news agency and Gaddafi himself said that the Libyan state had secretly funnelled millions of euros into Sarkozy's 2007 campaign.

Sarkozy, who has consistently denied the allegations, reacted to the prosecutor’s request by issuing a statement on social media, criticizing the severity of the proposed sentence. "The ...