If Sarkozy had been to be convicted and imprisoned, ‘it might have enormous political repercussions’ | EUROtoday

French prosecutors on Thursday requested a seven-year jail sentence and a 300,000-euro tremendous for French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy for allegedly taking thousands and thousands of euros from late Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi to assist his 2007 election marketing campaign. Sarkozy has been on trial since January on prices of “concealing the embezzlement of public funds, passive corruption, illegal campaign financing and criminal conspiracy with a view to committing a crime”. For in-depth evaluation and a deeper perspective, FRANCE 24’s François Picard welcomes Philippe Moreau-Chevrolet, Professor of Political Communication at Sciences Po, Chairman of MCBG Conseil and Senior Partner at Iconic.
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