
The courage of two convictions: Nicolas Sarkozy
The Intelligence from The Economist
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What Has Sarcozi Been Saying About the Second Sentence?
Campaign limits in france are relatively strict, so these are not big sums by the standards of an american campaign. The first one really did send a shock wave through the french political class. And that really set a precedent af sacos first jail sentence in march this year. So this one is sort of yet more evidence for those who feel that he's been targeted. But it also shows that franceis finally putting an end to thet sense of impunity and that all politicians have to be held to account.
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