The trial of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy over the alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign is ...

The former French president has been convicted before, but the charge that he took illegal campaign funding from the regime ...

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

During the trial, Sarkozy has said he has “never ever betrayed” families of victims. “I have never traded their fate for any compromise, nor pact of realpolitik,” he said. Libya was long a ...

PARIS — The monthslong trial of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy over the alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign is shedding light on France's back-channel talks with ...

Britain, France and other Western countries sought to restore a relationship with Libya for security, diplomatic and business purposes. In 2007, Sarkozy welcomed Gadhafi to Paris with honors for a ...