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Former French President Sarkozy Released From Prison Pending Appeal

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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy looks on as he attends commemorations marking the 106th anniversary of the Nov. 11, 1918, Armistice, ending World War I (WWI), on the Place de l’Etoile, in Paris on Nov. 11, 2024. Ludovic Marin/ReutersFormer French President Nicolas Sarkozy was released from a Paris prison on Nov. 10 after a Paris court ruled he could be released while he appeals against his conviction for conspiring to raise funds from Libya.Sarkozy, 70, left La Santé prison less than three weeks into a five-year sentence for criminal conspiracy in connection with alleged Libyan financing of his 2007 presidential campaign.

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