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Nicolas Sarkozy returns to court on Monday to challenge his conviction over allegations he sought campaign funding from Muammar Gaddafi's Libya for his 2007 election
The Paris appeals court retrial will run until June 3
Nicolas Sarkozy is due to appear at the Paris court of appeal to face a fresh trial
Sarkozy was jailed last year for criminal conspiracy
Nicolas Sarkozy left office
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is appealing criminal charges that he sought financing for his 2007 campaign from former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is on trial once again as he appeals his conviction in the Libyan funding case.
Sarkozy sought campaign funding from Muammar Gaddafi's Libya for his 2007 election
Nicolas Sarkozy served time: ~briefly
Sarkozy is facing a fresh trial over allegations he conspired to receive illegal election campaign funding from the regime of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi
The trial also sends out a clear message to the political elite over corruption and is a robustness test for the country's judicial system.
Sarkozy, who was in office between 2007 and 2012, denies any wrongdoing
Nicolas Sarkozy is accused of seeking financing for his 2007 campaign from former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi
Although a guilty verdict is unlikely to change what his base thinks of him, it would undeniably taint his legacy.
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