France’s highest court has slammed the final door on Nicolas Sarkozy’s legal battle, upholding the ex-president’s 2021 conviction for corruption and influence peddling. The ruling cements a three-year prison sentence—two years suspended—for the 69-year-old leader, once nicknamed the 'hyper-president' for his energetic style.
🗞️ Sarkozy, who governed France from 2007 to 2012, was found guilty of attempting to bribe a judge in exchange for insider info about a campaign finance probe. Think House of Cards, but with more croissants 🥐. His lawyers argued the evidence was 'fragile,' but the court disagreed, calling the decision 'thoroughly reasoned.'
This isn’t Sarkozy’s first legal rodeo 🤠—he faces separate trials over campaign financing and Libyan-related allegations. Once a symbol of France’s political elite, he’s now the first former French president to receive an actual prison sentence. Talk about a plot twist! 🔄
