Thursday, September 30, 2021

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of illegal campaign financing

The former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been given a one-year jail term after being found guilty of illegal campaign financing on his 2012 failed bid for re-election.

It's Sarkozy's second guilty verdict this year after being given a three-year prison sentence in March for corruption - a verdict he is appealing against.

From FSN's bureau in Paris, here's Ross Cullen.

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