Nicolas Sarkozy, the former president of France, heads to trial to face charges linked to allegations that his presidential campaign received illegal financing.

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 legal cases involving him.

(AP Photo/Thibault Camus) French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, greets Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi upon his arrival at the Elysee Palace, Dec. 10 2007 in Paris. France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial Monday Jan.6, 2025 over ...

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.

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has gone on trial in Paris, accused of taking millions of euros of illicit funds from the late Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi to finance his 2007 election campaign.

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, convicted twice in separate cases since leaving ... The new trial is starting barely half a month after France's top appeals court on December 18 rejected his appeal against a one-year prison sentence for influence ...

A defiant Nicolas Sarkozy told a Paris court on Thursday that allegations of illegal Libyan financing of his successful 2007 presidential bid were a "conspiracy" and that not a single cent of Libyan cash would ever be found in his campaign.

France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy, convicted twice in separate cases since leaving office, was set to go on trial on Monday charged with accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with the late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi.

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,

PARIS (Reuters) - Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will go on trial on Monday charged ... Financial prosecutors say that in 2005, Sarkozy, then France's interior minister, brokered a deal with Gaddafi, to obtain campaign financing in exchange ...

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy went on trial on Monday ... Financial prosecutors say that in 2005, Sarkozy, then France’s interior minister, brokered a deal with Gadhafi, to obtain ...

STORY: Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy went on trial on Monday on charges of having received millions of euros in illegal financing from Libya's late strongman leader Muammar Gaddafi.:: FileSarkozy has always denied the allegations,