Nicolas Sarkozy is accused of having spent almost twice the maximum legal amount of 22.5 million euros ($27.5 million) on the reelection bid that he lost to Socialist Francois Hollande.
Sarkozy, 63, had until now refused to respond to a summons for questioning in the case
After being treated to dozens of cordial encounters between Netanyahu and Sarkozy, Israeli TV viewers got a glimpse of reality— in the form of an exchange of views between the presidents of the US and of France.
Nicolas Sarkozy is accused of having spent almost twice the maximum legal amount of 22.5 million euros (USD 27.5 million) on a re-election bid that he lost to Socialist Francois Hollande.
The victory of the Socialist François Hollande represents the biggest popular rejection of the austerity program introduced in the European Union
Nicolas Sarkozy has been convicted of trying to bribe a magistrate in exchange for information about a legal case in which he was implicated.