Ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy Arrested Over Campaign Financing

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is being held in police custody over campaign financing, according to reports.

Mr Sarkozy is being questioned by police in connection to an investigation into campaign financing.

The investigations relates to alleged Libyan funding for his 2007 campaign, Le Monde newspaper reported.

Mr Sarkozy was president of France from 2007 until 2012.

He attempted to stage a comeback for the 2017 election, but failed to convince the voters in his own party to support him and had to concede to Francois Fillon and Alain Juppe.