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flag Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to begin five-year prison sentence on Oct. 21, 2025, over illegal Libya funding scheme.

flag Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is set to begin a five-year prison sentence on October 21, 2025, at Paris’s La Santé prison, becoming the first former EU head of state to be jailed. flag Convicted of criminal conspiracy related to a 2005 plan to secure illegal funding from Libya’s late leader Muammar Gaddafi for his 2007 campaign, Sarkozy denies wrongdoing and maintains his innocence, though the court did not find him guilty of embezzlement or campaign finance violations. flag He will serve time in solitary confinement to limit contact with other inmates. flag His appeal is pending, and his legal team may seek release on grounds such as evidence tampering risks. flag The verdict, seen as fair by a majority of French citizens, has drawn national attention amid concerns over political corruption and judicial accountability.

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