PARIS: France's highest appeals court ordered former president Nicolas Sarkozy to wear an electronic tag for a year Wednesday (Dec 18) - a first for a former head of state - after confirming his convictions for corruption and influence peddling. It also barred him from public office for three years. The verdict means he could face 12 months under house arrest, depending on what a judge later decides. Sarkozy, 69, who had been found guilty of illegal attempts to secure favours from a judge, will