Mr Sarkozy, who denies the charges, stands accused with 13 other defendants over their role in the so-called "Bygmalion" scandal. They allegedly overspent by tens of millions of euros on the ...

The case was labelled the Bygmalion affair, referring to the events company that organised his stadium gigs in front of thousands of fans. Sarkozy has denied all allegations and appealed to the ...

Mr Sarkozy was accused with 13 other defendants over their role in the so-called "Bygmalion" scandal. Prosecutors said the former president's UMP party splurged nearly double the €22.5m (£19.4m ...

Sarkozy was accused of overspending on his campaign, then hiring a PR firm to cover it up. He has always denied all allegations. The case has since become known as the Bygmalion affair ...

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 ...

worked with a public relations firm named Bygmalion to hide the true cost of his campaign - marked by lavish show events previously unseen in French politics. During his trial, Sarkozy put the ...