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Nicolas Sarkozy holds a meeting in Lyon

UMP presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy holds a rally in Lyon, France, on April 5, 2007. Photo by Vincent Dargent/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Question time at the National Assembly in Paris

UMP spokesman Brice Hortefeux and Interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy attend Question Time at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on October 17, 2006. Photo by Mehdi Taamallah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy holds a meeting in Montpellier

Nicolas Sarkozy, UMP candidate for the presidential elections delivering a speech during his last campaign meeting on May 3rd, 2007 in Montpellier, France. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy holds a rally at Paris-Bercy - Paris

"Presidential frontrunner Nicolas Sarkozy adresses tens of thousands of supporters at Paris Bercy concert hall in Paris, France, April 29, 2007. Sarkozy went on the offensive Sunday, charging that he had been unjustly depicted as authoritarian as the battle for the Elysee entered its final week. The rightwinger said he had suffered ""personal attacks"" during the campaign that had targeted his ""honour, sincerity, personality and character."" Photo By Bisson-Taamallah-Orban/ABACAPRESS.COM"

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Nicolas Sarkozy In Police Custody Over Campaign Financing

File photo - Nicolas Sarkozy, France's newly-elected President, with Claude Gueant beside, addresses his supporters at the Salle Gaveau in Paris, May 6, 2007. French voters elected reform-minded Nicolas Sarkozy as their new president on Sunday, giving him a comfortable winning margin, preliminary official results and projections from four polling agencies showed. With more than half of the vote counted, Sarkozy was scoring just over 53 percent to a little more than 46 percent for Socialist Segolene Royal. Polling agencies also had the conservative Sarkozy winning 53 percent of the vote compared to 47 for Royal amid massive turnout of 85 percent. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in police custody on Tuesday morning March 20, 2018, an official in the country’s judiciary said. He was to be questioned as part of an investigation into suspected irregularities over his election campaign financing, the same source added. The probe related to alleged Libyan funding for Sarkozy’s 2007 campaign, Le Monde new

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Nicolas Sarkozy holds a meeting in Aix en Provence

UMP presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy supported by Michele Allliot-Marie and Francois Fillon holds a political meeting and delivers his speech in a park of Aix en Provence, south of France on April 15, 2007. Photo by Patrick Bernard/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy In Police Custody Over Campaign Financing

File photo - Interior Minister and presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy whakes hand with his fans during a public meeting at the Zenith in Nantes, France on March 15, 2007. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in police custody on Tuesday morning March 20, 2018, an official in the country’s judiciary said. He was to be questioned as part of an investigation into suspected irregularities over his election campaign financing, the same source added. The probe related to alleged Libyan funding for Sarkozy’s 2007 campaign, Le Monde newspaper reported. Photo by Mehdi Taamallah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lyon (69): Meeting de Nicolas Sarkozy (05/04/2007)

Lyon (69). 05/04/2007. Nicolas Sarkozy candidat UMP a l'election presidentielle lors de son grand meeting au parc Eurexpo. Slogan "Ensemble tout devient possible". - Photo by Delmarty/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM - campagne politique; reunion; tribune; estrade; sortie de piste; sortie de scene; salle; militant; public; depart; Campagne electorale; Discours; Droite; Election; Elections; France; Nicolas Sarkozy; Parti politique; Personnalite politique; Politique; Portrait; Presidentielle; Presidentielles; Prise de vue; Reunion; Sarkozy Nicolas; UMP; Europe de l'Ouest; France; Auvergne Rhone Alpes; Lyon; Rhone; Rhone Alpes

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Interior minister and UMP presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy delivers a speech during a campaign meeting in Poitiers

Interior minister and UMP presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy delivers a speech during a campaign meeting in Poitiers, center of France, on January 26, 2007. Photo by Patrick Bernard/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy campaigns in Toulouse

UMP presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy delivers a speech during a campaign meeting in Toulouse, south west of France, on April 12, 2007. Photo by Patrick Bernard/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy In Police Custody Over Campaign Financing

File photo - Nicolas Sarkozy with Bernadette Chirac at the tribune after delivering a speech during his last campaign meeting on May 3rd, 2007 in Montpellier, France. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in police custody on Tuesday morning March 20, 2018, an official in the country’s judiciary said. He was to be questioned as part of an investigation into suspected irregularities over his election campaign financing, the same source added. The probe related to alleged Libyan funding for Sarkozy’s 2007 campaign, Le Monde newspaper reported. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy delivers his speech during the election night- Paris

UMP candidate Nicolas Sarkozy delivers his speech at Salle Gaveau in Paris, France, April 22, 2007, after the broadcast of the results on tv. Sarkozy finished first in the opening round of France's presidential election on Sunday and will meet Socialist rival Segolene Royal in a run-off vote, initial returns showed. With 40 percent of the vote counted, Sarkozy had 30.5 percent of the vote, Royal was in second place on 24.3 percent and centrist Francois Bayrou in third place on 18.2 percent. Far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen, who stunned France by coming second in the 2002 election, looked set to finish a distant fourth with around 11.5 percent. Photo by Nebinger-Taamallah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy, at the political interview program 'A Vous de Juger'

UMP leader and presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy, at France 2 television for a political interview programme 'A Vous de Juger', in Paris, France on April 26, 2007. Photo by Elodie Gregoire/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy holds a meeting in Montpellier

Supporters listening Nicolas Sarkozy, UMP candidate for the presidential elections delivering a speech during his last campaign meeting on May 3rd, 2007 in Montpellier, France. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy In Police Custody Over Campaign Financing

File photo - "Presidential frontrunner Nicolas Sarkozy adresses tens of thousands of supporters at Paris Bercy concert hall in Paris, France, April 29, 2007. Sarkozy went on the offensive Sunday, charging that he had been unjustly depicted as authoritarian as the battle for the Elysee entered its final week. The rightwinger said he had suffered ""personal attacks"" during the campaign that had targeted his ""honour, sincerity, personality and character."" Photo By Bisson-Taamallah-Orban/ABACAPRESS.COM"

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Nicolas Sarkozy Bygmalion opening appeal trial - Paris

Former chief executive of the former right-wing UMP opposition party Eric Cesari arrives at the Paris courthouse for the appeal trial in the so-called Bygmalion case, which saw him sentenced to one year in prison in the first instance, on November 8, 2023. Sarkozy and 13 others are accused of setting up or benefiting from a fake billing scheme to cover millions of euros in excess spending on campaign rallies. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy Bygmalion opening appeal trial - Paris

Former chief executive of the former right-wing UMP opposition party Eric Cesari arrives at the Paris courthouse for the appeal trial in the so-called Bygmalion case, which saw him sentenced to one year in prison in the first instance, on November 8, 2023. Sarkozy and 13 others are accused of setting up or benefiting from a fake billing scheme to cover millions of euros in excess spending on campaign rallies. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sarkozy Sentenced To One Year In Prison

File photo dated April 15, 2012 of France's President and candidate for re-election in 2012, Nicolas Sarkozy, shakes hands as he arrives for a campaign meeting at the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France. A French court Thursday convicted former president Nicolas Sarkozy of illegal campaign financing over massive overspending on his 2012 re-election campaign, and sentenced him to one year in prison. The verdict came six months after Sarkozy was found guilty of corruption in a separate trial. Sarkozy, who spent nearly twice the legal limit on his failed bid for a second term in office, wasn't present at the Paris court for the announcement of the verdict. If Sarkozy's appeal is unsuccessful, he could serve a year at home with an electronic tag, rather than go to prison. Photo by Michel Euler/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Court ruling in the Bygmalion trial - Paris

Eric Cesari, former chief executive of the right-wing UMP opposition party arrives to attend the court ruling in the so-called Bygmalion case trial which sees former president Nicolas Sarkozy charged with illicit financing for his failed 2012 re-election campaign, in Paris, on September 30, 2021. Sarkozy and 13 others are accused of setting up or benefiting from a fake billing scheme to cover millions of euros in excess spending on campaign rallies. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sarkozy Sentenced To One Year In Prison

File photo dated March 24, 2012 of France's incumbent President and UMP ruling candidate for 2012 presidential election Nicolas Sarkozy delivers a speech during a campaign meeting on in Rueil-Malmaison, outside Paris, France. A French court Thursday convicted former president Nicolas Sarkozy of illegal campaign financing over massive overspending on his 2012 re-election campaign, and sentenced him to one year in prison. The verdict came six months after Sarkozy was found guilty of corruption in a separate trial. Sarkozy, who spent nearly twice the legal limit on his failed bid for a second term in office, wasn't present at the Paris court for the announcement of the verdict. If Sarkozy's appeal is unsuccessful, he could serve a year at home with an electronic tag, rather than go to prison. Photo by Stephane Lemouton/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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Sarkozy Sentenced To One Year In Prison

File photo dated February 19, 2012 of French President and Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) candidate for 2012 presidential election Nicolas Sarkozy delivers a speech during an campaign meeting in Marseille, southeastern France. A French court Thursday convicted former president Nicolas Sarkozy of illegal campaign financing over massive overspending on his 2012 re-election campaign, and sentenced him to one year in prison. The verdict came six months after Sarkozy was found guilty of corruption in a separate trial. Sarkozy, who spent nearly twice the legal limit on his failed bid for a second term in office, wasn't present at the Paris court for the announcement of the verdict. If Sarkozy's appeal is unsuccessful, he could serve a year at home with an electronic tag, rather than go to prison. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sarkozy Sentenced To One Year In Prison

File photo dated April 2, 2012 of France's incumbent President and right-wing ruling party Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) candidate for the French 2012 presidential election Nicolas Sarkozy is pictured during a campaign meeting in Nancy, eastern France. A French court Thursday convicted former president Nicolas Sarkozy of illegal campaign financing over massive overspending on his 2012 re-election campaign, and sentenced him to one year in prison. The verdict came six months after Sarkozy was found guilty of corruption in a separate trial. Sarkozy, who spent nearly twice the legal limit on his failed bid for a second term in office, wasn't present at the Paris court for the announcement of the verdict. If Sarkozy's appeal is unsuccessful, he could serve a year at home with an electronic tag, rather than go to prison. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sarkozy Sentenced To One Year In Prison

File photo dated April 24, 2012 of French incumbent President and UMP ruling party's candidate for the 2012 presidential election during a campaign meeting in Longjumeau, France. A French court Thursday convicted former president Nicolas Sarkozy of illegal campaign financing over massive overspending on his 2012 re-election campaign, and sentenced him to one year in prison. The verdict came six months after Sarkozy was found guilty of corruption in a separate trial. Sarkozy, who spent nearly twice the legal limit on his failed bid for a second term in office, wasn't present at the Paris court for the announcement of the verdict. If Sarkozy's appeal is unsuccessful, he could serve a year at home with an electronic tag, rather than go to prison. Photo by Nicolas Gouhier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sarkozy Sentenced To One Year In Prison

File photo dated April 2, 2012 of France's incumbent President and right-wing ruling party Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) candidate for the French 2012 presidential election Nicolas Sarkozy is pictured during a campaign meeting in Nancy, eastern France. A French court Thursday convicted former president Nicolas Sarkozy of illegal campaign financing over massive overspending on his 2012 re-election campaign, and sentenced him to one year in prison. The verdict came six months after Sarkozy was found guilty of corruption in a separate trial. Sarkozy, who spent nearly twice the legal limit on his failed bid for a second term in office, wasn't present at the Paris court for the announcement of the verdict. If Sarkozy's appeal is unsuccessful, he could serve a year at home with an electronic tag, rather than go to prison. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sarkozy Sentenced To One Year In Prison

File photo dated March 3, 2012 of French President and France's ruling party UMP candidate for the 2012 French presidential election Nicolas Sarkozy is pictured during a campaign meeting in the southwestern city of Bordeaux, France. A French court Thursday convicted former president Nicolas Sarkozy of illegal campaign financing over massive overspending on his 2012 re-election campaign, and sentenced him to one year in prison. The verdict came six months after Sarkozy was found guilty of corruption in a separate trial. Sarkozy, who spent nearly twice the legal limit on his failed bid for a second term in office, wasn't present at the Paris court for the announcement of the verdict. If Sarkozy's appeal is unsuccessful, he could serve a year at home with an electronic tag, rather than go to prison. Photo by Patrick Bernard/ABACAPRESS.COM

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One Year In Prison Including Six Months Firm Required Against Nicolas Sarkozy

File photo - French President and France's ruling party UMP candidate for the 2012 French presidential election Nicolas Sarkozy is pictured during a campaign meeting in the southwestern city of Bordeaux, France on March 3, 2012. - One year in prison, six months of which were required against former President Nicolas Sarkozy as part of the Bygmalion trial. The prosecutors, who delivered an indictment lasting more than five hours, also demanded a fine of 3,750 euros against Nicolas Sarkozy. The former president was on trial for illegal financing for the 2012 presidential campaign. Photo by Patrick Bernard/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy Hearing During The Bygmalion Trial - Paris

Jerome Lavrilleux, former cabinet director of then president of the right-wing UMP opposition party and deputy campaign manager of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy's 2012 presidential campaign arrive to Paris courthouse on June 15, 2021 for the trial in the so-called Bygmalion case for illegal financing of the 2012 presidential election. The trial of Sarkozy in the so-called Bygmalion case for fraudulently overspending in his failed 2012 re-election bid starts on May 20, 2021. On March 1, the 66-year-old became France's first post-war president to be sentenced to prison when he was given a three-year term, two years of which were suspended, for corruption and influence peddling. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy Hearing During The Bygmalion Trial - Paris

Jerome Lavrilleux, former cabinet director of then president of the right-wing UMP opposition party and deputy campaign manager of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy's 2012 presidential campaign arrive to Paris courthouse on June 15, 2021 for the trial in the so-called Bygmalion case for illegal financing of the 2012 presidential election. The trial of Sarkozy in the so-called Bygmalion case for fraudulently overspending in his failed 2012 re-election bid starts on May 20, 2021. On March 1, the 66-year-old became France's first post-war president to be sentenced to prison when he was given a three-year term, two years of which were suspended, for corruption and influence peddling. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy Hearing During The Bygmalion Trial - Paris

Jerome Lavrilleux, former cabinet director of then president of the right-wing UMP opposition party and deputy campaign manager of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy's 2012 presidential campaign arrive to Paris courthouse on June 15, 2021 for the trial in the so-called Bygmalion case for illegal financing of the 2012 presidential election. The trial of Sarkozy in the so-called Bygmalion case for fraudulently overspending in his failed 2012 re-election bid starts on May 20, 2021. On March 1, the 66-year-old became France's first post-war president to be sentenced to prison when he was given a three-year term, two years of which were suspended, for corruption and influence peddling. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy Hearing During The Bygmalion Trial - Paris

Jerome Lavrilleux, former cabinet director of then president of the right-wing UMP opposition party and deputy campaign manager of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy's 2012 presidential campaign arrive to Paris courthouse on June 15, 2021 for the trial in the so-called Bygmalion case for illegal financing of the 2012 presidential election. The trial of Sarkozy in the so-called Bygmalion case for fraudulently overspending in his failed 2012 re-election bid starts on May 20, 2021. On March 1, the 66-year-old became France's first post-war president to be sentenced to prison when he was given a three-year term, two years of which were suspended, for corruption and influence peddling. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy Hearing During The Bygmalion Trial - Paris

Jerome Lavrilleux, former cabinet director of then president of the right-wing UMP opposition party and deputy campaign manager of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy's 2012 presidential campaign arrive to Paris courthouse on June 15, 2021 for the trial in the so-called Bygmalion case for illegal financing of the 2012 presidential election. The trial of Sarkozy in the so-called Bygmalion case for fraudulently overspending in his failed 2012 re-election bid starts on May 20, 2021. On March 1, the 66-year-old became France's first post-war president to be sentenced to prison when he was given a three-year term, two years of which were suspended, for corruption and influence peddling. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bygmalion Trial - Paris

Jerome Lavrilleux, former cabinet director of then president of the right-wing UMP opposition party and deputy campaign manager of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy's 2012 presidential campaign, and his lawyer Christian Saint-Palais arrive to Paris courthouse on May 20, 2021 for the start of the trial in the so-called Bygmalion case for illegal financing of the 2012 presidential election. The trial of Sarkozy in the so-called Bygmalion case for fraudulently overspending in his failed 2012 re-election bid starts on May 20, 2021. On March 1, the 66-year-old became France's first post-war president to be sentenced to prison when he was given a three-year term, two years of which were suspended, for corruption and influence peddling. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bygmalion Trial - Paris

Jerome Lavrilleux, former cabinet director of then president of the right-wing UMP opposition party and deputy campaign manager of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy's 2012 presidential campaign arrive to Paris courthouse on May 20, 2021 for the start of the trial in the so-called Bygmalion case for illegal financing of the 2012 presidential election. The trial of Sarkozy in the so-called Bygmalion case for fraudulently overspending in his failed 2012 re-election bid starts on May 20, 2021. On March 1, the 66-year-old became France's first post-war president to be sentenced to prison when he was given a three-year term, two years of which were suspended, for corruption and influence peddling. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bygmalion Trial - Paris

Jerome Lavrilleux, former cabinet director of then president of the right-wing UMP opposition party and deputy campaign manager of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy's 2012 presidential campaign, and his lawyer Christian Saint-Palais arrive to Paris courthouse on May 20, 2021 for the start of the trial in the so-called Bygmalion case for illegal financing of the 2012 presidential election. The trial of Sarkozy in the so-called Bygmalion case for fraudulently overspending in his failed 2012 re-election bid starts on May 20, 2021. On March 1, the 66-year-old became France's first post-war president to be sentenced to prison when he was given a three-year term, two years of which were suspended, for corruption and influence peddling. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bygmalion Trial - Paris

Jerome Lavrilleux, former cabinet director of then president of the right-wing UMP opposition party and deputy campaign manager of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy's 2012 presidential campaign arrive to Paris courthouse on May 20, 2021 for the start of the trial in the so-called Bygmalion case for illegal financing of the 2012 presidential election. The trial of Sarkozy in the so-called Bygmalion case for fraudulently overspending in his failed 2012 re-election bid starts on May 20, 2021. On March 1, the 66-year-old became France's first post-war president to be sentenced to prison when he was given a three-year term, two years of which were suspended, for corruption and influence peddling. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bygmalion Trial - Paris

Jerome Lavrilleux, former cabinet director of then president of the right-wing UMP opposition party and deputy campaign manager of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy's 2012 presidential campaign, and his lawyer Christian Saint-Palais arrive to Paris courthouse on May 20, 2021 for the start of the trial in the so-called Bygmalion case for illegal financing of the 2012 presidential election. The trial of Sarkozy in the so-called Bygmalion case for fraudulently overspending in his failed 2012 re-election bid starts on May 20, 2021. On March 1, the 66-year-old became France's first post-war president to be sentenced to prison when he was given a three-year term, two years of which were suspended, for corruption and influence peddling. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bygmalion Trial - Paris

Jerome Lavrilleux, former cabinet director of then president of the right-wing UMP opposition party and deputy campaign manager of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy's 2012 presidential campaign, and his lawyer Christian Saint-Palais arrive to Paris courthouse on May 20, 2021 for the start of the trial in the so-called Bygmalion case for illegal financing of the 2012 presidential election. The trial of Sarkozy in the so-called Bygmalion case for fraudulently overspending in his failed 2012 re-election bid starts on May 20, 2021. On March 1, the 66-year-old became France's first post-war president to be sentenced to prison when he was given a three-year term, two years of which were suspended, for corruption and influence peddling. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bygmalion Trial - Paris

Jerome Lavrilleux, former cabinet director of then president of the right-wing UMP opposition party and deputy campaign manager of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy's 2012 presidential campaign, and his lawyer Christian Saint-Palais arrive to Paris courthouse on May 20, 2021 for the start of the trial in the so-called Bygmalion case for illegal financing of the 2012 presidential election. The trial of Sarkozy in the so-called Bygmalion case for fraudulently overspending in his failed 2012 re-election bid starts on May 20, 2021. On March 1, the 66-year-old became France's first post-war president to be sentenced to prison when he was given a three-year term, two years of which were suspended, for corruption and influence peddling. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bygmalion Trial - Paris

Jerome Lavrilleux, former cabinet director of then president of the right-wing UMP opposition party and deputy campaign manager of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy's 2012 presidential campaign, and his lawyer Christian Saint-Palais arrive to Paris courthouse on May 20, 2021 for the start of the trial in the so-called Bygmalion case for illegal financing of the 2012 presidential election. The trial of Sarkozy in the so-called Bygmalion case for fraudulently overspending in his failed 2012 re-election bid starts on May 20, 2021. On March 1, the 66-year-old became France's first post-war president to be sentenced to prison when he was given a three-year term, two years of which were suspended, for corruption and influence peddling. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bygmalion Trial - Paris

Jerome Lavrilleux, former cabinet director of then president of the right-wing UMP opposition party and deputy campaign manager of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy's 2012 presidential campaign, and his lawyer Christian Saint-Palais arrive to Paris courthouse on May 20, 2021 for the start of the trial in the so-called Bygmalion case for illegal financing of the 2012 presidential election. The trial of Sarkozy in the so-called Bygmalion case for fraudulently overspending in his failed 2012 re-election bid starts on May 20, 2021. On March 1, the 66-year-old became France's first post-war president to be sentenced to prison when he was given a three-year term, two years of which were suspended, for corruption and influence peddling. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM