Overview
- The Tribunal judiciaire de Paris ruled on March 9 that Nicolas Sarkozy cannot combine his Bygmalion and Bismuth sentences under the confusion des peines mechanism.
- The decision means he must execute the six-month firm portion of the Bygmalion sentence, which is eligible for adjustment such as electronic monitoring.
- Sarkozy retains the right to appeal the ruling issued after a February 23 closed-door hearing.
- His lawyers had filed the merger request on November 27, 2025, the day after the Cour de cassation made the Bygmalion conviction final.
- In the earlier Bismuth case, he received a one-year term and wore an electronic bracelet for a little over three months in 2025, which the defense argued should count toward the later sentence.