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FILE - French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, greets Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi upon his arrival at the Elysee Palace, Dec. 10 2007 in Paris. French investigative judges have filed Friday Oct.6, 2023 preliminary charges against former President Nicolas Sarkozy for his alleged involvement in an attempt to mislead magistrates in order to clear him in a case regarding the suspected illegal financing from Libya of his 2007 presidential campaign. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

French judges file charges against ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy in a case linked to Libya

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, greets Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi upon his arrival at the Elysee Palace, in Paris Dec. 10, 2007. French investigative magistrates on Friday, Aug. 25, 2023, ordered former President Nicolas Sarkozy and 12 others to go on trial on charges that his 2007 presidential campaign received millions in illegal financing from the government of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to go on trial over Libya financing for 2007 campaign

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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at the courtroom for his appeal trial of trying to bribe a magistrate in exchange for information about a legal case in which he was implicated Monday, Dec. 5, 2022 in Paris. A French appeals court on Wednesday May 17, 2023 upheld a one-year prison sentence for former President Nicolas Sarkozy on a conviction for corruption and influence peddling. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

Former French President Sarkozy loses appeal on corruption conviction; prison sentence upheld

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In this Dec. 10 2007, photo, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, greets Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi upon his arrival at the Elysee Palace, in Paris. French prosecutors are seeking to send former President Nicolas Sarkozy to trial on charges that he received millions in illegal campaign financing from the regime of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. (AP Photo/Francois Mori) **FILE**

French prosecutors seek trial for Sarkozy over Libya financing for 2007 campaign

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In this Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, file photo, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy attends a ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. (Ludovic Marin/Pool via AP, File)

Sarkozy convicted by French court in campaign financing case

By Sylvie Corbet and Nicolas Vaux-Montagny - Associated Press

In this April 28, 2012, file photo, France's President and candidate for reelection in 2012, Nicolas Sarkozy, gestures as he delivers a speech during a campaign meeting in Cournon-d'Auvergne, central France. Former President Sarkozy is scheduled to go on trial Wednesday, March 17, on charges that his unsuccessful reelection bid in 2012 was illegally financed.(AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

France’s Nicolas Sarkozy faces new trial over 2012 campaign finance

By Sylvie Corbet and Nicolas Vaux-Montagny - Associated Press

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy leaves the courtroom in Paris, Monday, March 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

France’s Nicolas Sarkozy convicted of corruption, sentenced to jail

By Sylvie Corbet - Associated Press

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at the courtroom Monday, Dec. 7, 2020 in Paris. Sarkozy goes on trial on charges of corruption and influence peddling in a phone-tapping scandal, a first for the 65-year-old politician who has faced several other judicial investigations since leaving office in 2012. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

French prosecutors seek jail in Sarkozy corruption trial

By SYLVIE CORBET - Associated Press

French-Lebanese linked to Sarkozy probe released in Lebanon

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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at the courtroom Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020 in Paris. Sarkozy goes on trial on charges of corruption and influence peddling in a phone-tapping scandal, a first for the 65-year-old politician who has faced several other judicial investigations since leaving office in 2012. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Corruption trial for France’s Sarkozy to go ahead Monday

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FILE - In this Oct.29, 2020 file photo, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy attends a ceremony in Nice, southern France. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy wants authorities to drop an investigation into alleged illegal financing of his 2007 campaign by the regime of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. A French-Lebanese businessman this week backtracked on claims he made in 2016 that he had handed Sarkozy suitcases of Libyan cash (Valery Hache; Pool via AP, File)

French ex-President Sarkozy stands trial for corruption

By NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY and SYLVIE CORBET - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct.29, 2020 file photo, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy attends a ceremony in Nice, southern France. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy wants authorities to drop an investigation into alleged illegal financing of his 2007 campaign by the regime of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. A French-Lebanese businessman this week backtracked on claims he made in 2016 that he had handed Sarkozy suitcases of Libyan cash (Valery Hache; Pool via AP, File)

France’s Sarkozy seeks closure of Libyan corruption case

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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy leaves the Elysee Palace after a lunch with heads of states and officials, Monday, Sept. 30, 2019 in Paris. France bid a final adieu to former French President Jacques Chirac on Monday as he received military honors on a national day of mourning that culminated with a memorial service attended by dozens of past and current world leaders. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu)

Sarkozy to stand trial in illegal campaign financing case

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In this Feb.22, 2014 file photo, UEFA President Michel Platini arrives at a press conference, one day prior to the UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying draw in Nice, southeastern France. Former UEFA president Michel Platini has been arrested Tuesday June 18, 2019 over the awarding of the 2022 World Cup. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File) **FILE**

France detains soccer great Michel Platini in 2022 World Cup probe

By John Leicester and Samuel Petrequin - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 24 2015 file photo, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy attends a meeting in Asnieres, outside Paris. Sarkozy has lost an appeal against an earlier legal decision and could stand trial on charges of illegally financing his 2012 presidential campaign. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

Sarkozy loses appeal in illegal campaign financing case

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Opinion polls show that National Front party leader Marine Le Pen would win 30 percent of the national vote if France's elections were held today. (Associated Press)

Marine Le Pen, National Front riding anti-establishment wave ahead of France elections

By Elena Berton - Special to The Washington Times

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By Alex VanNess

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy leaves his house in Paris, Wednesday, July 2, 2014. Sarkozy, his lawyer and a magistrate are facing preliminary charges in a corruption investigation linked to allegations that he took 50 million euros ($67 million) in illegal campaign funds from Libya's Moammar Gadhafi, after a night of questioning by judicial officials. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)

Nicolas Sarkozy charged with corruption

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

FILE - This March 10, 2014, file photo shows Former french President Nicolas Sarkozy during the inauguration of the Foundation Claude Pompidou in Nice, southeastern France. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been detained and is reportedly being questioned by financial investigators in a corruption probe that is rattling France&#8217;s conservative political establishment. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)

Nicolas Sarkozy held by police in corruption probe

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

This June 9, 2009 photo shows Patrick Buisson, a former aide of President Nicolas Sarkozy, in his office outside Paris. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his singer-songwriter wife Carla Bruni are asking a judge for an emergency injunction Monday March 10, 2014, barring any publication of private conversations secretly recorded by former aide Patrick Buisson, also including discussions between Sarkozy and his inner circle. Buisson made the recordings, which his lawyer said were to help the aide keep accurate records. (AP Photo/Patrick Iafrate)

France’s Sarkozy: Secret recordings cloud future

By LORI HINNANT and SYLVIE CORBET - Associated Press