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October 22, 2025

Former French President Sarkozy Begins 5-Year Prison Sentence
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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy turned himself in to prison
authorities Tuesday to begin serving a five-year sentence. Last month,
Sarkozy was found guilty of criminal conspiracy for illegally receiving
millions of euros from the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to fund
his 2007 campaign. Sarkozy is the first former French head of state in
the modern era to be convicted of a crime.


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