France’s top court upholds conviction against former President Sarkozy

France’s top court has upheld former President Nicholas Sarkozy’s conviction for illegal campaign financing of his 2012 re-election bid.

It is yet another blow to his legacy and reputation, coming just 2 weeks after his release from jail pending an appeal in another case.

He spent 20 days in Paris’ La Santé prison after judges convicted him of scheming to get secret financing from Libya in his winning campaign for the French…