PARIS - Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday lost a first appeal against facing trial over influence peddling and corruption charges and must await a second appeal before knowing if he will be sent to court, the Paris prosecutor's office said.
Sarkozy, who was president from 2007 to 2012, is suspected of helping a prosecutor get promoted in return for leaked information about a separate criminal inquiry.
(Reporting by Julie Carriat; writing by John Irish; editing by Richard Lough) ((john.irish@thomsonreuters.com; 0033-1 49 49 53 42;))
