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

The trial of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has come to a conclusion, having cast a harsh spotlight on allegations ...

The allegations can be traced back to 2011, when a Libyan news agency and Gaddafi himself said that the Libyan state had secretly funnelled millions of euros into Sarkozy's 2007 campaign. View on euro ...

inviting the flamboyant leader to quite literally pitch his tent in the grounds of the guest residence near Paris’s Élysée Palace – a sprawling, heated pavilion inspired by Libya’s ...

Twelve suspects are standing trial, including former close aides, accused of devising a pact with Muammar Gaddafi to illegally fund Sarkozy's victorious 2007 presidential election bid.

A French court will rule on September 25 in the trial of former president Nicolas Sarkozy on charges he accepted illegal campaign financing from late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi, a judge said ...

The former French president has been convicted before, but the charge that he took illegal campaign funding from the regime of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi has been the most damaging to his legacy.

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 ...