Heh, imagine the US giving out 6 months for campaign finance impropriety. Lol, about to take a hard pass on straight sedition.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Nicolas Sarkozy, the former President of France, has been found guilty of illegally funding his 2012 re-election campaign.
He was handed a one-year sentence of which six months were suspended, meaning they might be served by wearing an electronic tag instead of going to jail.
If the sentence is confirmed, he is most likely to be forced to wear an electronic bracelet, carry out community service, or pay a fine.
Several other people implicated in the Bygmalion case, like Sarkozy's deputy campaign manager Jérôme Lavrilleux, were also handed suspended sentences.
He adopted tough anti-immigration policies and sought to reform France's economy during a presidency overshadowed by the global financial crisis.
Next year, Sarkozy will be tried over allegations he took illegal funds for his 2007 presidential campaign from the late Libyan dictator, Muammar Gaddafi.
The original article contains 369 words, the summary contains 134 words. Saved 64%. I'm a bot and I'm open source!
Like we say in France
Cheh.
Definitely a slap on the wrist for, arguably, the most corrupt French politician of the Vème, but it's still something.
Ça fait plaisir !
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