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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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Sarkozy Sentenced To One Year In Prison

File photo dated June 15, 2021 of former President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives for a hearing of the so-called Bygmalion case trial which sees him charged with illicit financing for his failed 2012 re-election campaign, 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 Patrice Pierrot/Avenir Pictures/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sarkozy Sentenced To One Year In Prison

File photo dated June 15, 2021 of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy arrives for a hearing of the so-called Bygmalion case trial which sees him charged with illicit financing for his failed 2012 re-election campaign, 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 Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sarkozy Sentenced To One Year In Prison

File photo dated June 15, 2021 of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy arrives for a hearing of the so-called Bygmalion case trial which sees him charged with illicit financing for his failed 2012 re-election campaign, 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 Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sarkozy Sentenced To One Year In Prison

File photo dated May 8, 2020 of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy during the ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of World War II victory in Europe, 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 Romain GAILLARD/Pool/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 July 04, 2019 of former president Nicolas Sarkozy at a signing session in 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 Thibaud Moritz / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sarkozy Sentenced To One Year In Prison

File photo dated July 29, 2020 of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy signs copies of his new book "Le Temps Des Tempetes" at the Librairie Generale in Arcachon, 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 Thibaud Moritz/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sarkozy Sentenced To One Year In Prison

File photo dated September 21, 2021 of former president Nicolas Sarkozy during a signing of his book "Promenades" at the Lamartine bookstore in Neuilly-sur-Seine, 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 Eliot Blondet/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 September 21, 2021 of former president Nicolas Sarkozy during a signing of his book "Promenades" at the Lamartine bookstore in Neuilly-sur-Seine, 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 Eliot Blondet/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 01, 2021 of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy leaves court after being found guilty of corruption and influence-peddling on 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 Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sarkozy Sentenced To One Year In Prison

File photo dated September 21, 2021 of former president Nicolas Sarkozy during a signing of his book "Promenades" at the Lamartine bookstore in Neuilly-sur-Seine, 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 Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sarkozy Sentenced To One Year In Prison

File photo dated August 29, 2019 of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy addresses the French employers' association Medef summer meeting at the Longchamp horse racetrack 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 Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sarkozy Sentenced To One Year In Prison

File photo dated August 29, 2019 of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy addresses the French employers' association Medef summer meeting at the Longchamp horse racetrack 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 Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sarkozy Sentenced To One Year In Prison

File photo dated August 29, 2019 of Nicolas Sarkozy addresses the French employers' association Medef summer meeting at the Longchamp horse racetrack 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 Eliot Blondet/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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Sarkozy Sentenced To One Year In Prison

File photo dated September 29, 2020 of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy at the "Grand Paris" summit 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 Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sarkozy Sentenced To One Year In Prison

File photo dated July 04, 2019 of former president Nicolas Sarkozy at a signing session in 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 Thibaud Moritz / 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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Nicolas Sarkozy Hearing During The Bygmalion Trial - Paris

Franck Attal, former head of Bygmalion's events arm "Event & Cie" arrives 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

Lawyer of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Thierry Herzog arrives 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

Bastien Millot (C), founder of Bygmalion arrives at 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

Franck Attal, former head of Bygmalion's events arm "Event & Cie" arrives at 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

Lawyer of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Thierry Herzog arrives 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

Franck Attal, former head of Bygmalion's events arm "Event & Cie" arrives at 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

Police forces at 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

French politician Bernard Accoyer (L) 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

Philippe Blanchetier (R), campaign director of Nicolas Sarkozy in 2012, arrives at 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

Franck Attal, former head of Bygmalion's events arm "Event & Cie" arrives at 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

French politician Bernard Accoyer (L) 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

Bastien Millot (C), founder of Bygmalion arrives at 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

Lawyer of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Thierry Herzog arrives 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