France's Highest Court Upholds Sentence Against Former President Nicolas Sarkozy

France's highest court has upheld a sentence against former French President Nicolas Sarkozy over the illegal financing of his 2012 re-election campaign. He was found guilty of overspending on his campaign, then hiring a PR firm named Bygmalion to cover it up. Sarkozy, 70, was handed the one-year sentence in 2024 of which six months were suspended, meaning they could be served by wearing an electronic tag instead of going to jail. He has always denied all allegations.