Since January 6, the former French president has been on trial over accusations he received funding from Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi for his 2007 presidential campaign. Here is the timeline of what we know, spanning over more than 20 years.

« Le problème du financement de ma campagne ne s’est jamais posé » : Sarkozy droit dans ses bottes au procès libyen

Le Parisien

Paris

Île-de-France

France

“The problem of financing my campaign never arose”: Sarkozy right in his boots at the Libyan trial

“The issue of campaign funding has never been raised,” said Sarkozy, after being questioned by Nathalie Gavarino, president of the Paris Criminal Court, who is trying him for allegedly irregular funding with money from the Libyan regime of Muammar Qadhafi. The former head of state emphasized that the UMP - now Les Républicains - was “a fantastic machine” and his candidacy was supported by “a vast popular movement”, which “increased”. To illustra…

"O problema do financiamento da campanha nunca foi levantado", disse Sarkozy, após ser questionado por Nathalie Gavarino, presidente do Tribunal Penal de Paris, que o julga por alegado financiamento irregular com dinheiro do regime líbio de Muammar Kadhafi.   O ex-chefe de Estado enfatizou que a UMP - agora Les Républicains - era "uma máquina fantástica" e a sua candidatura era apoiada por "um vasto movimento popular", que "foi aumentando". Para…

Sarkozy nega em tribunal ter procurado financiamento no estrangeiro

Noticias ao Minuto

Portugal

Sarkozy denies in court that he sought funding abroad

Very comfortable at the hearing on Monday and combative, the former President of the Republic continued to deny any Libyan funding for his 2007 campaign, assuring that he would not have needed it since he was supported as a candidate of his party.

Très à l’aise à l’audience ce lundi et combatif, l’ancien président de la République a continué de nier tout financement libyen de sa campagne de 2007, assurant qu’il n’en aurait pas eu besoin puisqu’il était soutenu en tant que candidat de son parti.

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LVMH

Le Monde

Sarkozy's trial: The full timeline of the Libyan campaign financing case

France's former president faces up to ten years in prison in a sensitive trial over alleged payments from Libya.

Frankreichs Ex-Präsident drohen in einem heiklem Prozess wegen angeblicher Zahlungen aus Libyen bis zu zehn Jahre Haft.

Prozessauftakt: Ließ sich Sarkozy seinen Wahlkampf einst von Gaddafi bezahlen?

Kurier

Funke Mediengruppe

Trial begins: Did Sarkozy once have his election campaign paid for by Gaddafi?

On the first day of the interviews in the trial over the alleged Libyan financing of Nicolas Sarkozy's 2007 presidential campaign, the former president vehemently denied any foreign funding.

Au premier jour des interrogatoires dans le procès du supposé financement libyen de la campagne présidentielle de 2007 de Nicolas Sarkozy, l’ancien président a nié avec véhémence tout financement étranger.

A son procès, Nicolas Sarkozy s’enflamme sur sa campagne «exceptionnelle» de 2007

Liberation

Altice

At his trial, Nicolas Sarkozy gets excited about his “exceptional” 2007 campaign

At his trial on Monday, January 13, Nicolas Sarkozy riled up about his “exceptional” 2007 campaign before raging against the prosecution.

A son procès, ce lundi 13 janvier, Nicolas Sarkozy s'est enflammé sur sa campagne "exceptionnelle" de 2007 avant de s'emporter contre l'accusation.

"Si quelqu'un a le moindre élément, qu'il me le donne" : à son procès, Nicolas Sarkozy torpille l'accusation

actu.fr

“If anyone has any information, let him give it to me”: at his trial, Nicolas Sarkozy torpedozes the prosecution

At the stand for three hours, the former President of the Republic attacked one of his main accusers in this case.

A la barre pendant trois heures, l'ancien président de la République a attaqué l'un de ses principaux accusateurs dans ce dossier.

Procès des soupçons de financement libyen : lors de son premier interrogatoire, Nicolas Sarkozy s'en prend à "l'escroc" et au "menteur" Ziad Takieddine

France Info

State of France

Strasbourg

Bas-Rhin

Grand Est

Trial of the suspicions of Libyan financing: during his first interview, Nicolas Sarkozy attacks the “swindler” and the “liar” Ziad Takieddine

Published13. January 2025, 19:09France: Sarkozy says he did not need Libyan money in 2007During his trial, the former

Publié13. janvier 2025, 19:09France: Sarkozy dit n'avoir pas eu besoin d'argent libyen en 2007Lors de son procès, l'ancien

Sarkozy dit n'avoir pas eu besoin d'argent libyen en 2007

Europe Says

Sarkozy says he did not need Libyan money in 2007

Witnessing the Libyan financing trial, the Middle East specialist Frédéric Encel came to explain how unreliable the words of the ex-dictator were. Consolidating the defense of the former French president.

Temoin au proces du financement libyen, le specialiste du Proche-Orient Frederic Encel est venu expliquer a quel point la parole de l'ex-dictateur etait peu fiable. Confortant la defense de l'ancien president francais.

Au procès de Sarkozy, l’ombre du « mythomane » Kadhafi

Le Point.fr

Groupe Artémis

At the Sarkozy trial, the shadow of the “mythomaniac” Gaddafi

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Sarkozy's trial: The full timeline of the Libyan campaign financing case

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