campaign finance
Nicolas Sarkozy’s Final Appeal Fails: France’s $1 Faces Prison Over 2012 Campaign Scandal
France’s highest court has upheld Nicolas Sarkozy’s conviction for illegal campaign financing during his failed 2012 re-election bid, sealing a one-year prison sentence for the $1 and closing the chapter on years of legal wrangling.
French Police Raid National Rally Headquarters Amid Finance Probe
The French far-right party National Rally’s headquarters were raided by police on July 9, 2025, as part of a finance probe into alleged illegal campaign funding, sparking political backlash.
How Democrats Are Shifting Away From Corporate PAC Money
Democratic candidates are rejecting corporate PAC money as a strategy to appeal to grassroots donors and address voter concerns about political corruption.