Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy released early from prison whilst campaign finance conviction appeal is pending

Nov. 11, 2025

Nicolas Sarkozy was conditionally released from prison on Monday after having served approx. three weeks of a five-year sentence for campaign finance violations. He was convicted in September of having conspired to use money from the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi to fund his 2007 election. His appeal trial is scheduled for next year. He remains subject to court supervision and cannot travel outside of France.

Further Reading :

• France's Sarkozy back home after court frees him pending appeal [Reuters]
  Nov. 10, 2025 — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was freed from jail and went home on Monday, after a Paris court ruled he could be released while he appeals against his conviction for conspiring to raise funds from Libya.
• French ex-president Sarkozy begins jail sentence for campaign finance conspiracy [BBC]
  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 Muammar Gaddafi.
• Nicolas Sarkozy's three-year sentence upheld by appeals court in corruption case [Le Monde]
  May 17, 2023 — The former president of France will appeal again to a higher court. His sentence includes two suspended years and could be served at home, with an electronic bracelet.

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