The former French president will have to serve a six-month term with an electronic bracelet, plus another six months suspended.

France's highest court has ruled against former president Nicolas Sarkozy over illegal financing of his 2012 re-election bid, adding a second definitive conviction to his rap sheet.

PARIS - France's highest court on Wednesday upheld former President Nicolas Sarkozy's conviction for illegal campaign financing in his failed 2012 re-election bid, his latest legal setback after recently being jailed for nearly a month in another case. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

France’s top court on Wednesday upheld ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy’s conviction for illegal campaign financing of his reelection bid in 2012, dealing another blow to his legacy and reputation. Sarkozy…