French Prosecutor Says Would-Be President Sarkozy Should Face Trial
A French state prosecutor has recommended ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy stand trial over alleged irregularities in the funding of his failed 2012 re-election campaign, a judicial source said on Monday.
The recommendation casts a pall over Sarkozy's bid to become president again in a contest scheduled for next April.
The last word on whether Sarkozy stands trial comes down to the investigating magistrate who put the conservative political leader formally under investigation in February.