Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is standing trial over accusations he used Libyan cash to fund his 2007 presidential campaign, one of several legal battles the politician who once bestrode the world stage has faced over the past decade.

The trial of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy on charges related to alleged Libyan funding of his successful 2007 presidential campaign began in Paris on Monday. Sarkozy, who was president from 2007 to 2012,

The latest trial for Nicolas Sarkozy kicked off Monday in Paris, roughly a month after his conviction for corruption and influence peddling was upheld. Experts say the case could reinforce the nation's already high level of political distrust.

Carla Bruni's boo is joined in the dock by 11 of his former aides whom the courts accuse of scheming with Kadhafi to illegally fund his successful 2007 presidential election bid.

The sentencing of the former head of state on charges of corrupting the judiciary exposes the degeneracy of the French Fifth Republic and the bankruptcy of the capitalist regime.

Nicolas Sarkozy, former French president, is on trial for allegedly receiving illegal campaign financing from Libya's Muammar Gaddafi for his 2007 election. The charges include embezzlement, corruption,

France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy has gone on trial over allegations of having received millions from Libya's former dictator Moammar Gaddafi to finance his 2007 presidential campaign. Sarkozy,

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 Muammar Gaddafi for his successful 2007 presidential bid.

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy went on trial on Monday charged with accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi. Sarkozy’s career has been shadowed by legal troubles since he lost the 2012 presidential election.