PARIS—Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been ordered to stand trial for allegedly breaking campaign financing rules in his failed bid for reelection in 2012, a judicial official said Tuesday. An investigating magistrate ordered Mr. Sarkozy on Feb. 3 to stand trial on charges of illegal financing of an election campaign, according to the judicial official. Prosecutors allege Mr. Sarkozy ignored warnings he would break...

Source: Wall Street Journal February 07, 2017 10:07 UTC