As ex-President Sarkozy seeks to restart his quest to get back his job, his French money politics scandal resurfaces

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s bid for reelection could be derailed by a prosecutors’ recommendation that he face trial over illegal funding of his 2012 campaign. Prosecutors are calling for Sarkozy and 13 associates to be sent to trial in the Bygmalion campaign finance affair, sources told the AFP news agency. They believe that public relations…