France Sends Former President Nicolas Sarkozy to Prison to Start 5-Year Sentence
21 October 2025 at 19:27
Nicolas Sarkozy, the president of France from 2007 to 2012, received a five-year sentence after being convicted in a campaign finance scandal.
Former President Nicolas Sarkozy of France leaving his house in Paris with his wife, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, before making his way to prison.
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