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 overcrowding, healthcare access? © France 24

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Issued on: 21/10/2025 - 15:43Modified: 21/10/2025 - 16:02

Nicolas Sarkozy entered the Elysee Palace in 2007 boasting hyperactive energy and a vision to transform France, but lost office after just one term. He entered prison on Tuesday after a judge sentenced him last month to five years for criminal conspiracy over a scheme to secure funding for his 2007 campaign from Libya's then-leader Muammar Gaddafi. For a closer look at the notorious prison complex where the former president has been incarcerated, Delano D'Souza welcomes Clémence Bouchart, Head of Research and Publication at Prison Insider.

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