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Preliminary charges for Nicolas Sarkozy over 2012 campaign funds

French magistrates have handed former president Nicolas Sarkozy preliminary charges over suspected illegal overspending on his failed 2012 re-election campaign.

Preliminary charges for Nicolas Sarkozy over 2012 campaign funds

Tue, 16 Feb, 2016 - 23:35

French magistrates have handed former president Nicolas Sarkozy preliminary charges over suspected illegal overspending on his failed 2012 re-election campaign.

France had a ceiling on presidential campaign funding in 2012 of €22.5m.

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