Coverage dated October 20, 2025

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy starts five-year prison sentence for campaign finance conspiracy

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By Catherine Nicholls and Joseph Ataman, CNN (CNN) — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy entered a prison in Paris on Tuesday on the first day of a five-year sentence, marking the first time a former leader of modern France has spent time behind bars.

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  1. KESQ Palm Springs

    Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy starts five-year prison sentence for campaign finance conspiracy (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Catherine Nicholls and Joseph Ataman, CNN (CNN) — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy entered a prison in Paris on Tuesday on the first day of a five-year sentence, marking the first time a former leader of modern France has spent time behind bars.

  2. Seattle Times

    Former French president Sarkozy begins a 5-year prison sentence for campaign finance conspiracy (opens Seattle Times)

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    Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has arrived at a Paris prison to begin serving a five-year sentence.

  3. WSVN Miami

    Former French President Sarkozy begins a 5-year prison sentence for campaign finance conspiracy - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    PARIS (AP) — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy entered a prison in Paris on Tuesday to begin serving a 5-year sentence for a criminal conspiracy to finance his 2007

  4. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at prison to start five-year sentence | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy entered a prison in Paris on Tuesday on the first day of a five-year

  5. Al Jazeera

    Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy starts five-year jail term (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Sarkozy was convicted of criminal conspiracy for seeking campaign funds for 2007 election from Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi.

  6. Deutsche Welle

    Sarkozy enters prison after campaign fund conviction – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    France's former president is starting his prison term after being convicted of criminal conspiracy linked to Libyan financing.

  7. CBS News

    Nicolas Sarkozy, former French president, imprisoned in Paris after conviction on campaign finance conspiracy (opens CBS News)

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    Former president Nicolas Sarkozy's lawyers say, as he shows up to a Paris prison to serve a five-year sentence, that they've already appealed for his release.

  8. WHDH Boston

    Former French President Sarkozy begins a 5-year prison sentence for campaign finance conspiracy - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    PARIS (AP) — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived at a prison in Paris on Tuesday to begin serving a 5-year sentence for a criminal conspiracy to finance his

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