Factbox: France's Sarkozy faces more than one criminal investigation


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  • Tuesday, 02 Mar 2021

FILE PHOTO: Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy leaves the courtroom during his trial on charges of corruption and influence peddling, at Paris courthouse, France, December 7, 2020. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

PARIS (Reuters) - Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty on Monday of corruption and influence-peddling and handed a three-year sentence.

It was a dramatic fall from grace for a politician who bestrode the national and global stage for five years, but it may get worse.

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