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Sarkozy set to begin jail term over Libyan funding scandal

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy leaves after the verdict in his trial for illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, on 25 September 2025 © Julien de Rosa / AFP

Nicolas Sarkozy is set to enter prison after his conviction over alleged Libyan funding, marking an extraordinary chapter in modern French politics.

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is set to make history on Tuesday – though not in the way he would have liked.

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