(FILES) Defendant French-Algerian businessman Alexandre Djouhri leaves the courthouse during a break of his trial, along with former French president Nicolas Sarkozy's trial on charges of illegal campaign financing from Libya for Sarkozy's successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, on April 8, 2025. In September 2025, the Paris criminal court handed down a heavy sentence against Nicolas Sarkozy, punishing "corruption at the highest level" of "exceptional gravity" in order "to obtain Libya's commitment to provide financial support" for his 2007 presidential campaign. Nicolas Sarkozy, who has always disputed this account, will now have to challenge on appeal the findings of the trial judges, who identified him as both an actor in and a beneficiary of a criminal conspiracy starting on March 16, 2026. (Photo by ALAIN JOCARD / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Eric Woerth, defendant and former head of campaign financing of French president Nicolas Sarkozy is seen at Paris courthouse in Paris, on January 6, 2025, during a break of the opening hearing of Sarkozy's trial on charges of accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with the late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi. In September 2025, the Paris criminal court handed down a heavy sentence against Nicolas Sarkozy, punishing "corruption at the highest level" of "exceptional gravity" in order "to obtain Libya's commitment to provide financial support" for his 2007 presidential campaign. Nicolas Sarkozy, who has always disputed this account, will now have to challenge on appeal the findings of the trial judges, who identified him as both an actor in and a beneficiary of a criminal conspiracy starting on March 16, 2026. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) The cabin of the UTA DC 10 flight 772 lays on the Tenere desert 21 September 1989 after the passenger plane exploded 19 September killing all 171 people aboard. In September 2025, the Paris criminal court handed down a heavy sentence against Nicolas Sarkozy, punishing "corruption at the highest level" of "exceptional gravity" in order "to obtain Libya's commitment to provide financial support" for his 2007 presidential campaign. Nicolas Sarkozy, who has always disputed this account, will now have to challenge on appeal the findings of the trial judges, who identified him as both an actor in and a beneficiary of a criminal conspiracy starting on March 16, 2026. (Photo by Pascal GUYOT / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy leaves after the verdict in his trial for illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, on September 25, 2025. In September 2025, the Paris criminal court handed down a heavy sentence against Nicolas Sarkozy, punishing "corruption at the highest level" of "exceptional gravity" in order "to obtain Libya's commitment to provide financial support" for his 2007 presidential campaign. Nicolas Sarkozy, who has always disputed this account, will now have to challenge on appeal the findings of the trial judges, who identified him as both an actor in and a beneficiary of a criminal conspiracy starting on March 16, 2026. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Former Paris police prefect and Nicolas Sarkozy's private secretary, Michel Gaudin arrives for the verdict in the trial of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy for illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, on September 25, 2025. In September 2025, the Paris criminal court handed down a heavy sentence against Nicolas Sarkozy, punishing "corruption at the highest level" of "exceptional gravity" in order "to obtain Libya's commitment to provide financial support" for his 2007 presidential campaign. Nicolas Sarkozy, who has always disputed this account, will now have to challenge on appeal the findings of the trial judges, who identified him as both an actor in and a beneficiary of a criminal conspiracy starting on March 16, 2026. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) A commuter waits for the new Alstom MF19 on metro line 10 on the day of its opening, as part of RATP modernisation work, at the Porte d'Auteuil station, in Paris on October 16, 2025. The RATP Group returned to profit in 2025, after the adjustment of the compensation paid by the Île-de-France region and a productivity effort, but passenger traffic, although higher than in 2024, remains below its pre-pandemic level announced the new President of Autonomous Management of Parisian Transport (RATP - Regie Autonome des Transports Parisiens) on March 13, 2026. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) This photograph shows the logo of the French public transport company RATP (La Régie autonome des transports parisiens), on a building in Paris, on March 3, 2025. The RATP Group returned to profit in 2025, after the adjustment of the compensation paid by the Île-de-France region and a productivity effort, but passenger traffic, although higher than in 2024, remains below its pre-pandemic level announced the new President of Autonomous Management of Parisian Transport (RATP - Regie Autonome des Transports Parisiens) on March 13, 2026. (Photo by Anna KURTH / AFP via Getty Images)

France's Government Spokesperson Maud Bregeon (R) accompanied by France's junior Minister in charge of the sea and fisheries Catherine Chabaud (C) addresses media following a meeting with representatives of the fishing industry, banking institutions and energy companies regarding the international situation at the French Economy and Finance Ministry in Paris on March 13, 2026. In response to Bercy's overtures, the pledge by several retailers to ease French consumers' bills was already in serious trouble on March 12, 2026, following a fresh rise in oil prices amid the war in the Middle East. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP via Getty Images)