In the 2012 presidential election, Sarkozy was defeated by the PS candidate François Hollande by a 3.2% margin. After leaving office, Sarkozy pledged to retire but returned in 2014 as UMP leader …

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

Oct 21, 2025 · Nicolas Sarkozy has become the first French ex-president to go to jail, as he starts a five-year sentence for conspiring to fund his election campaign with money from late Libyan dictator …

Nov 10, 2025 · Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was released from prison on Monday after a Paris court granted him release under judicial supervision.

Oct 21, 2025 · Nicolas Sarkozy, the president of France from 2007 to 2012, began a five-year prison term after he was found guilty of conspiring to seek funding from Libya for his 2007 presidential …

Sep 25, 2025 · Sarkozy was found guilty of criminal conspiracy over efforts by close aides to procure funds for his 2007 presidential bid from Libya during the rule of late dictator Muammar Gaddafi.

Sep 25, 2025 · Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy leaves court with his wife, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, after the verdict in his trial on charges of corruption and illegal financing of an election …

Oct 21, 2025 · 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 …

Sep 25, 2025 · A Paris court has sentenced former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison for criminal conspiracy.

Jan 24, 2026 · Nicolas Sarkozy is a French politician who served as the president of France from 2007 to 2012. He was the second president of France to fail in a reelection bid since the foundation of the …