Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy convicted by court in campaign financing case

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was convicted by a court for illegal campaign financing of his unsuccessful 2012 reelection bid.

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is facing a potential prison term in a verdict to be rendered on Thursday about campaign financing in his unsuccessful 2012 re-election bid - a ruling that comes seven months after he was convicted in a corruption and influence peddling case.

Sarkozy, France's president from 2007 to 2012, has vigorously denied wrongdoing during the May-June trial.