France's highest court upholds Sarkozy's conviction in campaign financing case
11/26/2025 4:20:00 PM
The Cour de Cassation, France's highest court, upheld on Wednesday former President Nicolas Sarkozy's conviction for illegal campaign financing, in his latest legal headache after recently being jailed for nearly a month in another case.
Sarkozy, 70, had appealed against the 2024 conviction for illegal campaign financing over his failed 2012 re-election bid, in which he had been handed a one-year prison sentence.
Six months of that sentence were suspended and could be served through alternative means such as wearing an electronic bracelet without going to jail.
Sarkozy, 70, had appealed against the 2024 conviction for illegal campaign financing over his failed 2012 re-election bid, in which he had been handed a one-year prison sentence.
Six months of that sentence were suspended and could be served through alternative means such as wearing an electronic bracelet without going to jail.