Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been hit with preliminary charges by investigative judges, accusing him of attempting to manipulate magistrates in order to clear himself in a case related to alleged illegal financing from Libya for his 2007 presidential campaign. The
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has lost his appeal of a conviction for corruption and influence peddling but will stay out of prison for now. In 2021, Sarkozy was found guilty of attempting to illegally obtain information from a senior magistrate in