France’s Sarkozy faces jail term in campaign financing case

PARIS (AP) — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is facing a imaginable situation word successful a verdict to beryllium rendered connected Thursday astir run financing successful his unsuccessful 2012 re-election bid. Sarkozy, France’s president from 2007 to 2012, has vigorously denied wrongdoing during the May-June trial. He is accused of having spent astir doubly the maximum ineligible magnitude of 22.5 cardinal euros ($27.5 million) connected the re-election bid that helium mislaid to Socialist Francois Hollande. Prosecutors person requested a six-month situation term, arsenic good arsenic a six-month suspended condemnation and a good of 3,750 euros ($4,354). Thursday’s verdict comes aft Sarkozy, 66, was recovered blameworthy connected March 1 of corruption and power peddling successful different case. He has appealed that decision.