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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy Begins Appeal of Corruption Conviction

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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy Begins Appeal of Corruption Conviction
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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy leave their home as Nicolas Sarkozy heads to prison to serve time for a criminal conspiracy to finance his 2007 election campaign with funds from Libya, in Paris, on Oct. 21, 2025. Thibault Camus/AP PhotoFormer French President Nicolas Sarkozy was due in court on March 16 to appeal his conviction for criminal ​conspiracy over attempts to procure campaign funds from Libya, for ‌which he was sentenced to five years in prison last September.Sarkozy, 71, became the first post-war president of France to be imprisoned when he was incarcerated at La Santé prison in Paris last October, before being released pending appeal three weeks later.

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