Sarkozy: divisive French ex-president beset by legal woes
The pugnacious politician on Monday went on trial on charges he used illegal campaign financing from Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi to fund his victorious 2007 presidential election campaign, accusations he vehemently denies.
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Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy (R) arrives at Paris courthouse in Paris, on January 6, 2024, for the opening hearing of his trial on charges of accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with the late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)
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Nicolas Sarkozy, who ruled France as a tough-talking right-wing president from 2007 to 2012, is seen by supporters as a dynamic saviour of his country but by detractors