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Sarkozy loses final appeal as top court upholds 2012 campaign conviction

France’s highest court upheld former president Nicolas Sarkozy’s conviction for illegal campaign financing on Wednesday, closing off his final appeal in the case. The ruling confirms a one-year prison sentence for overspending during his failed 2012 re-election bid.

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France's top court upholds ex-President Sarkozy's conviction for illegal campaign financing

This decision is another blow to the former president's reputation and legacy, just two weeks after his release from prison pending an appeal in another campaign financing case.

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France's top court upholds Sarkozy's conviction for illegal campaign financing in 2012

France’s top court has upheld ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy’s conviction for illegal campaign financing of his reelection bid in 2012

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Nicolas Sarkozy convicted of illegal campaign financing in failed 2012 re-election bid

Verdict is fresh blow for former French president who was released from prison only this month in connection with separate conviction

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Watch the video: Nicolas Sarkozy — France’s newest literary star

“In prison, there is nothing to see and nothing to do,” that’s the teaser from Sarkozy's Prisoner’s Diary that will be published next month. Is it worth a read?

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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to publish prison memoir on his 20 days behind bars

That was a fast turnaround... Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is set to publish a book next month called “A Prisoner’s Diary”, detailing his 20 days in jail. He was released from La Santé prison on 10 November.

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Ex-French President Sarkozy to publish memoir ‘Diary of a Prisoner’ as appeal looms

The former French president was freed from jail this month after serving just three weeks of a five-year sentence

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Nicolas Sarkozy to write prison memoir on his 20 days in jail

Former French president complains about noise in extract from A Prisoner’s Diary, to be released next month

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Nicolas Sarkozy pictured arriving at his Paris home as ex-French president is freed from jail

‘Vive la liberte’, Sarkozy's youngest son, Louis, posted on his X account with a childhood photo of himself smiling alongside his father

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Former French president Sarkozy released from prison, pending appeal

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been granted early release from prison, just weeks after he started a five-year sentence for conspiring to raise campaign funds from Libya.

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Japan and China exchange barbs after PM Takaichi's remarks over Taiwan

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent comments on a hypothetical Chinese attack on Taiwan that could constitute “a survival-threatening situation” for Japan requiring her country’s use of force have triggered war of words between Tokyo and Beijing

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Nicolas Sarkozy released from prison three weeks into five-year sentence

Nicolas Sarkozy still faces an appeal trial over the so-called ‘Libya case’, expected next year

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What is next for Nicolas Sarkozy? Former French president freed from prison and put under ‘judicial supervision’

Nicolas Sarkozy, 70, was found guilty in September of criminal conspiracy but will be freed

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Nicolas Sarkozy released from Paris prison pending appeal after French court ruling

Sarkozy became the first former French head of state in modern times to be sent to prison after his conviction for criminal conspiracy on 25 September.

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Nicolas Sarkozy says he wants to ‘prove his innocence’ as he is released from prison

Former French president, who said his three weeks in jail had been a ‘nightmare’, will serve rest of sentence outside pending appeal

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Appeal to release Nicolas Sarkozy from prison being considered

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Court to decide today whether President Sarkozy should be released from Paris prison

The former French president has been incarcerated for less than a month

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Sarkozy freed from prison and put under ‘judicial supervision’ pending appeal – as it happened

Former French president, who is appealing against a conviction for criminal conspiracy, is released from prison in Paris

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Poor Nicolas Sarkozy. His hardline views on crime and punishment have come back to bite him

The former French president zealously promoted a zero-tolerance penal system. Luckily for him, his prison visitors include powerful friends, says Guardian Europe columnist Rokhaya Diallo

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French justice minister's prison visit to Sarkozy sparks legal complaint by lawyers

France's justice minister visited former President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Santé prison in Paris on Wednesday evening, sparking a legal complaint.

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Legal complaint filed against French justice minister over Sarkozy prison visit

A group of lawyers has filed a complaint against French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin for what they say is an "illegal conflict of interest," following his visit to former president Nicolas Sarkozy, who is serving a prison sentence.

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Judicial independence in the spotlight after minister visits Sarkozy behind bars

France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy has received a prison visit from the justice minister, a source close to the case said on Thursday, despite a prosecutor warning that it could undermine judicial independence.

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Corruption in French politics is nothing new

Letter: It is the scale and egregiousness of Nicolas Sarkozy’s corruption that mark out his case most starkly, writes Dr David Lees

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AI video circulates showing Western leaders making shock revelations

The video was produced by RT and provides a disclaimer about its true nature towards the end.

The Guardian - UK

France has survived revolutions and wars: its crisis now is deep, but not terminal

From the raid on the Louvre to the spectacle of Sarkozy in jail, it is tempting to think France is on a downward spiral. But history tells the tale of its resilience, says historian David A Bell

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