Nicolas Sarkozy convicted of illegal campaign financing in failed 2012 re-election bid

Former French president released from prison only this month in connection with separate convictionThe former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been convicted of illegal campaign financing in his failed 2012 re-election bid, after the countrys highest court rejected his final appeal.Sarkozy, who was the countrys rightwing president between 2007 and 2012, was convicted of hiding illegal overspending for his unsuccessful re-election campaign that was shaped by vast American-style rallies.