(FILES) Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy looks on during a book signing session for his book "Le Temps des Combats" at a bookstore in Neuilly-sur-Seine, north-west of Paris on December 4, 2023. The appeal trial into excessive spending by Nicolas Sarkozy's lost presidential campaign in 2012 ended on December 7, 2023, in Paris, and the decision was reserved until February 14, 2024. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)