A former president has gone on trial for the alleged illegal campaign financing of the massive showman style political rallies he staged during his failed re-election bid.
The former one-term president was not present for the opening of the trial but will take the stand next month. Last March, he became the first postwar president to be sentenced to prison in another case for corruption and influence peddling.
Ah, yes, I forgot: it's happening in France: www.theguardian.com/...