(25 Sep 2025)
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Paris – 25 September 2025
1. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy arriving at the courtroom for verdict
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A Paris court found former French President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty on some but not all charges on Thursday in his trial for the alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign with money from the government of then-Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.
The court is still detailing its ruling and hasn’t immediately sentenced the 70-year-old Sarkozy.
That step would come later in the court proceedings Thursday.
Sarkozy can appeal the guilty verdict, which would suspend any sentence pending the appeal.
Sarkozy, who was elected in 2007 but lost his bid for reelection in 2012, has denied all wrongdoing during a three-month trial earlier this year that also involved 11 co-defendants, including three former ministers.
Prosecutors have argued for a seven-year prison sentence.
Despite multiple legal scandals that have clouded his presidential legacy, Sarkozy remains an influential figure in right-wing politics in France and in entertainment circles, by virtue of his marriage to Bruni-Sarkozy.
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