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Libya appeal case enters final stretch, with Sarkozy’s legacy on the line

Nicolas Sarkozy during a break in his appeal trial in Paris over allegations he sought Libyan financing for his 2007 election campaign in exchange for helping improve Tripoli's image, 13 May.
Nicolas Sarkozy during a break in his appeal trial in Paris over allegations he sought Libyan financing for his 2007 election campaign in exchange for helping improve Tripoli's image, 13 May. AFP - ALAIN JOCARD

Nicolas Sarkozy has been many things in French public life: president, campaigner, political disruptor and, in the long-running Libya financing affair, central defendant. How that case concludes will determine which role he is best remembered for.

Of the 10 defendants in the appeal trial over alleged Libyan funding for his victorious 2007 presidential campaign, Sarkozy has spent the most time in the dock.

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