Nicolas Sarkozy seeks to combine two six-month sentences, asking court to count time served under electronic monitoring toward both.

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is asking a Paris court to merge two separate six-month sentences from convictions over illegal campaign financing and attempts to influence a judge, requesting that time served under electronic monitoring in one case count toward the other. The court will decide whether to approve the request, which could avoid additional incarceration. Sarkozy, who previously served 20 days in jail over alleged Libyan campaign funding, is set to appear in court again on March 16 for an appeal in that case.