A top French court on Friday rejected an appeal by former president Nicolas Sarkozy to avoid facing charges of illicit financing for his failed 2012 re-election bid, with a trial of the ex-head of state now appearing inevitable.
Mr Sarkozy has denounced the charges, saying he was unaware of the fraud by executives at the public relations firm Bygmalion, who are also among a total of 13 people likely to face trial.Mr Sarkozy's lawyers appealed to the Constitutional Council, which rules on the admissibility of laws and legal rulings, arguing that he had already paid a financial penalty for the overspending.
On Friday, the Constitutional Council ruled that a criminal trial was justified on the grounds that it concerned"the potential breach of probity by candidates or elected officials."Sarkozy blasts 'lack of evidence' for corruption charges
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