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French former president Nicolas Sarkozy leaves the Palais de Justice courthouse in Paris, on May 13, 2026. [AFP]
French prosecutors on Wednesday requested a seven-year prison sentence for former president Nicolas Sarkozy in an appeal trial on charges that he sought illegal Libyan financing for his 2007 election.
Sarkozy, France's right-wing leader from 2007 to 2012, has always denied any wrongdoing in the case, but last year became modern France's first former president to go to jail, before he was released after 20 days pending his appeal trial.
The case revolves around accusations Sarkozy sought campaign funding from Muammar Gaddafi's Libya in exchange for help restoring the Libyan leader's international image.
