Court Delivers Judgement On Nicholas Sarkozy Election Campaign Case

PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 25: Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy addresses the press next to his wife Carla Bruni after he was found guilty and says "More than ten years of investigation, millions of euros spent to find Libyan financing, which the criminal court has just said could not, and for good reason, be found in my campaign" on September 25, 2025 in Paris, France. Former French president Sarkozy is charged with making a deal with Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi to finance his 2007 presidential election campaign. The trial, which was held from January 6 to April 8, 2025, pitted the former president and 11 co-defendants against serious charges of corruption, concealment of embezzlement of Libyan public funds, illegal campaign financing and association of criminals. (Footage by Photo and Co/Getty Images)