Keywords: Campaign financing


Cyprus anti-corruption watchdog flags possible abuse of power by former president

Cyprus’ independent anti-corruption authority has referred a case involving former President Nicos Anastasiades to the country’s chief prosecutor after identifying what it described as possible abuses of power during his time in office. The allegations reportedly concern a range of issues,......

Nicolas Sarkozy appears in court for appeal trial in Libya campaign financing case

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy appeared before the Paris Court of Appeal on Monday as proceedings opened in the appeal trial related to allegations of illegal financing connected to his 2007 presidential campaign. The high-profile case has been under judicial investigation for more than a decade......

Sarkozy finally convicted over 2012 campaign financing

French justice has confirmed the conviction of former president Nicolas Sarkozy for illegal financing of his 2012 presidential campaign, marking the second definitive conviction on his criminal record. This decision comes as Sarkozy prepares for the appeal trial in the Libyan financing case, scheduled......

French prosecutors investigate death threats against Sarkozy in Paris prison

French prosecutors have launched an investigation after a video emerged showing a prisoner at La Santé prison in Paris threatening the life of former President Nicolas Sarkozy. The incident comes just one day after Sarkozy began serving a five-year sentence for illegal campaign financing. The......

France seeks seven-year sentence for Sarkozy in Libya funding case

French prosecutors have called for a seven-year prison sentence for former President Nicolas Sarkozy in a trial concerning alleged illegal campaign financing linked to the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. Sarkozy, who served as finance minister before becoming president, is accused of striking a......