
Sarkozy Seeks to Clear His Name
Paris appeals court schedules appearance by disgraced ex-president, against a backdrop of alleged Libyan involvement in a previous French election.

Paris appeals court schedules appearance by disgraced ex-president, against a backdrop of alleged Libyan involvement in a previous French election.

Sarkozy’s legal team is pushing to have the months already spent wearing an electronic tag count toward a more recent six-month custodial sentence.

The ruling marks Sarkozy’s second final conviction, further complicating the former president’s ongoing legal battles—while diminishing his slim prospects for a political comeback.

France’s disgraced ex-president’s 216-page tome will offer a first-hand account of his 20 days behind bars, following a criminal conspiracy conviction.

The French ex-president has been released from prison but is set to endure an appeal trial for allegedly breaking electoral law.

The former French president will benefit from “a protection arrangement given his status.”