Accused of war crimes, he is now imprisoned in Libya. Sarkozy has been convicted in two other scandals — yet the Libyan case appears as the one most likely to significantly affect his legacy. France’s highest court, the Court of Cassation, last month ...

The former French president has faced several legal cases since leaving office, but accusations that he received money for his 2007 election from Libyan authorities have been particularly damaging.

Sarkozy is accused by prosecutors of having struck a deal with Libya's late dictator Muammar Gaddafi to receive millions of euros in illegal funding. View on euronews

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has vigorously denounced a “plot” he said was staged by “liars and crooks” on Thursday at a Paris trial over the alleged illegal financing of his 2007 president

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at the courthouse for his trial over alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign by the government of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi,

Every day at the Paris court trying ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy over alleged corruption with Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi, the journalists who helped uncover the extraordinary allegations are following proceedings.

Former President Nicolas Sarkozy denies allegations that he received 50 million euros to fund his 2007 election campaign from late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.

France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial over allegations he received millions from Libya for his 2007 successful presidential campaign, in the latest — and biggest — of a series of leg

Reuters France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial Monday over allegations he received millions from Libya for his 2007 successful presidential campaign, in the latest — and biggest — of a series of legal cases involving him. This comes ...

PARIS — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy vigorously denounced a “plot” he said was staged by “liars and crooks” on Thursday at a Paris trial over the alleged illegal financing of ...

he is now imprisoned in Libya. Sarkozy has been convicted in two other scandals — yet the Libyan case appears as the one most likely to significantly affect his legacy. France’s highest court ...

During World War II, as Allies and Axis forces clashed in North Africa, Charles de Gaulle’s government-in-exile Free France had already taken a keen interest in Libya. “In 1942, Libya was central to de Gaulle’s geopolitical strategy: about 9,000 men ...