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Sarkozy Conviction Exposes Political Divide In Crisis-hit France

French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced to five years' jail for criminal conspiracy (Credit: AFP)

The dramatic decision to send former president Nicolas Sarkozy to prison for criminal conspiracy has laid bare France's stark political divisions, with the move cheered by the left but slammed by the ascendant right.

Sarkozy, seen as a mentor to many conservative politicians, was convicted on Thursday over a scheme enabling late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi to fund his 2007 presidential run.

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