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French President Nicolas Sarkozy visits Lybia

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is welcomed by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi upon his arrival in Tripoli, Libya on July 25, 2007. France and Libya on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to build a Libyan nuclear reactor for water desalination and clinched a raft of other deals. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy visits Lybia

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is welcomed by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi upon his arrival in Tripoli, Libya on July 25, 2007. France and Libya on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to build a Libyan nuclear reactor for water desalination and clinched a raft of other deals. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy In Police Custody Over Campaign Financing

File photo - Libya's President Moammar Gadhafi and his counterpart from France Nicolas Sarkozy listen to national anthems at Bab Azizia Palace in Tripoli, Libya on July 25, 2007. France and Libya on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to build a Libyan nuclear reactor for water desalination and clinched a raft of other deals. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in police custody on Tuesday morning March 20, 2018, an official in the country’s judiciary said. He was to be questioned as part of an investigation into suspected irregularities over his election campaign financing, the same source added. The probe related to alleged Libyan funding for Sarkozy’s 2007 campaign, Le Monde newspaper reported. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy In Police Custody Over Campaign Financing

File photo - Libya's President Moammar Gadhafi and his counterpart from France Nicolas Sarkozy listen to national anthems at Bab Azizia Palace in Tripoli, Libya on July 25, 2007. France and Libya on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to build a Libyan nuclear reactor for water desalination and clinched a raft of other deals. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in police custody on Tuesday morning March 20, 2018, an official in the country’s judiciary said. He was to be questioned as part of an investigation into suspected irregularities over his election campaign financing, the same source added. The probe related to alleged Libyan funding for Sarkozy’s 2007 campaign, Le Monde newspaper reported. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy In Police Custody Over Campaign Financing

File photo - Lybia's President Colonel Moammar Abu Minyar Gadhafi welcomes french president Nicolas Sarkozy at the 'Bab Azizia' Palace, in Tripoli, Libya, on July 25. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in police custody on Tuesday morning March 20, 2018, an official in the country’s judiciary said. He was to be questioned as part of an investigation into suspected irregularities over his election campaign financing, the same source added. The probe related to alleged Libyan funding for Sarkozy’s 2007 campaign, Le Monde newspaper reported. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy In Police Custody Over Campaign Financing

File photo - Libya's President Moammar Gadhafi (L) greets his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy at Bab Azizia Palace in Tripoli, Libya on July 25, 2007. Sarkozy met Gadhafi on Wednesday on a trip to deepen relations after helping to resolve a diplomatic standoff that hurt the oil exporter's ties with the West. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in police custody on Tuesday morning March 20, 2018, an official in the country’s judiciary said. He was to be questioned as part of an investigation into suspected irregularities over his election campaign financing, the same source added. The probe related to alleged Libyan funding for Sarkozy’s 2007 campaign, Le Monde newspaper reported. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy visits Lybia

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is welcomed by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi upon his arrival in Tripoli, Libya on July 25, 2007. France and Libya on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to build a Libyan nuclear reactor for water desalination and clinched a raft of other deals. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy visits Lybia

Lybia's President Colonel Moammar Abu Minyar Gadhafi welcomes french president Nicolas Sarkozy at the 'Bab Azizia' Palace, in Tripoli, Libya, on July 25. France and Libya on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to build a Libyan nuclear reactor for water desalination and clinched a raft of other deals. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy In Police Custody Over Campaign Financing

File photo - French President Nicolas Sarkozy is welcomed by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi upon his arrival in Tripoli, Libya on July 25, 2007. France and Libya on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to build a Libyan nuclear reactor for water desalination and clinched a raft of other deals. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in police custody on Tuesday morning March 20, 2018, an official in the country’s judiciary said. He was to be questioned as part of an investigation into suspected irregularities over his election campaign financing, the same source added. The probe related to alleged Libyan funding for Sarkozy’s 2007 campaign, Le Monde newspaper reported. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy visits Lybia

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is welcomed by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi upon his arrival in Tripoli, Libya on July 25, 2007. France and Libya on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to build a Libyan nuclear reactor for water desalination and clinched a raft of other deals. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy visits Lybia

Libya's President Moammar Gadhafi (L) greets his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy at Bab Azizia Palace in Tripoli, Libya on July 25, 2007. Sarkozy met Gadhafi on Wednesday on a trip to deepen relations after helping to resolve a diplomatic standoff that hurt the oil exporter's ties with the West. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy In Police Custody Over Campaign Financing

File photo - Lybia's President Colonel Moammar Abu Minyar Gadhafi welcomes french president Nicolas Sarkozy at the 'Bab Azizia' Palace, in Tripoli, Libya, on July 25. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in police custody on Tuesday morning March 20, 2018, an official in the country’s judiciary said. He was to be questioned as part of an investigation into suspected irregularities over his election campaign financing, the same source added. The probe related to alleged Libyan funding for Sarkozy’s 2007 campaign, Le Monde newspaper reported. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Libya Holds Municipal Elections in Tripoli

Libyan security personnel stand guard outside a polling station in Tripoli, Libya on Aug. 16, 2025. Libya began its second phase of municipal council elections on Saturday, with polling stations across the country opening from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. local time. The elections covered 26 of the 63 municipalities initially slated for this phase, the Libyan High National Elections Commission (HNEC) said. Photo by Hazem Turkia/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Libya Holds Municipal Elections in Tripoli

A voter casts his ballot at a polling station in Tripoli, Libya on Aug. 16, 2025. Libya began its second phase of municipal council elections on Saturday, with polling stations across the country opening from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. local time. The elections covered 26 of the 63 municipalities initially slated for this phase, the Libyan High National Elections Commission (HNEC) said. Photo by Hazem Turkia/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Libya Holds Municipal Elections in Tripoli

A voter casts his ballot at a polling station in Tripoli, Libya on Aug. 16, 2025. Libya began its second phase of municipal council elections on Saturday, with polling stations across the country opening from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. local time. The elections covered 26 of the 63 municipalities initially slated for this phase, the Libyan High National Elections Commission (HNEC) said. Photo by Hazem Turkia/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Violent Clashes Lead to Ceasefire in Tripoli - Libya

This photo taken on May 14, 2025 shows a car damaged during violent clashes on a street in Tripoli, Libya. Libya's Tripoli-based Government of National Unity GNU declared a ceasefire on Wednesday following intense overnight clashes between rival militias that spread into central and residential districts of the capital, prompting international calls to protect civilians and prevent further escalation. Photo by Hamza Turkia/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Violent Clashes Lead to Ceasefire in Tripoli - Libya

This photo taken on May 14, 2025 shows a pickup damaged during violent clashes on a street in Tripoli, Libya. Libya's Tripoli-based Government of National Unity GNU declared a ceasefire on Wednesday following intense overnight clashes between rival militias that spread into central and residential districts of the capital, prompting international calls to protect civilians and prevent further escalation. Photo by Hamza Turkia/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Violent Clashes Lead to Ceasefire in Tripoli - Libya

This photo taken on May 14, 2025 shows damaged vehicles during violent clashes on a street in Tripoli, Libya. Libya's Tripoli-based Government of National Unity GNU declared a ceasefire on Wednesday following intense overnight clashes between rival militias that spread into central and residential districts of the capital, prompting international calls to protect civilians and prevent further escalation. Photo by Hamza Turkia/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Violent Clashes Lead to Ceasefire in Tripoli - Libya

This photo taken on May 14, 2025 shows a car damaged during violent clashes on a street in Tripoli, Libya. Libya's Tripoli-based Government of National Unity GNU declared a ceasefire on Wednesday following intense overnight clashes between rival militias that spread into central and residential districts of the capital, prompting international calls to protect civilians and prevent further escalation. Photo by Hamza Turkia/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Violent Clashes Lead to Ceasefire in Tripoli - Libya

This photo taken on May 14, 2025 shows a building damaged during violent clashes on a street in Tripoli, Libya. Libya's Tripoli-based Government of National Unity GNU declared a ceasefire on Wednesday following intense overnight clashes between rival militias that spread into central and residential districts of the capital, prompting international calls to protect civilians and prevent further escalation. Photo by Hamza Turkia/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Violent Clashes Lead to Ceasefire in Tripoli - Libya

This photo taken on May 14, 2025 shows a building damaged during violent clashes on a street in Tripoli, Libya. Libya's Tripoli-based Government of National Unity GNU declared a ceasefire on Wednesday following intense overnight clashes between rival militias that spread into central and residential districts of the capital, prompting international calls to protect civilians and prevent further escalation. Photo by Hamza Turkia/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy leaves his Trial - Paris AJ

Lawyer Christophe Ingrain speaks to the press as he leaves after a hearing in his trial on charges of illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, on March 27, 2025. French prosecutors requested on March 27, 2025, a seven-year prison sentence for former president Nicolas Sarkozy in his trial on charges of accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with the late Libyan dictator. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy leaves his Trial - Paris AJ

Lawyer Jean-Michel Darrois speaks to the press as he leaves after a hearing in his trial on charges of illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, on March 27, 2025. French prosecutors requested on March 27, 2025, a seven-year prison sentence for former president Nicolas Sarkozy in his trial on charges of accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with the late Libyan dictator. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy leaves his Trial - Paris AJ

Lawyer Christophe Ingrain speaks to the press as he leaves after a hearing in his trial on charges of illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, on March 27, 2025. French prosecutors requested on March 27, 2025, a seven-year prison sentence for former president Nicolas Sarkozy in his trial on charges of accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with the late Libyan dictator. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy leaves his Trial - Paris AJ

Lawyer Christophe Ingrain speaks to the press as he leaves after a hearing in his trial on charges of illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, on March 27, 2025. French prosecutors requested on March 27, 2025, a seven-year prison sentence for former president Nicolas Sarkozy in his trial on charges of accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with the late Libyan dictator. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy leaves his Trial - Paris AJ

Lawyer Jean-Michel Darrois speaks to the press as he leaves after a hearing in his trial on charges of illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, on March 27, 2025. French prosecutors requested on March 27, 2025, a seven-year prison sentence for former president Nicolas Sarkozy in his trial on charges of accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with the late Libyan dictator. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy leaves his Trial - Paris AJ

Lawyer Christophe Ingrain speaks to the press as he leaves after a hearing in his trial on charges of illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, on March 27, 2025. French prosecutors requested on March 27, 2025, a seven-year prison sentence for former president Nicolas Sarkozy in his trial on charges of accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with the late Libyan dictator. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy leaves his Trial - Paris AJ

Lawyer Jean-Michel Darrois speaks to the press as he leaves after a hearing in his trial on charges of illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, on March 27, 2025. French prosecutors requested on March 27, 2025, a seven-year prison sentence for former president Nicolas Sarkozy in his trial on charges of accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with the late Libyan dictator. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy leaves his Trial - Paris AJ

Lawyer Christophe Ingrain speaks to the press as he leaves after a hearing in his trial on charges of illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, on March 27, 2025. French prosecutors requested on March 27, 2025, a seven-year prison sentence for former president Nicolas Sarkozy in his trial on charges of accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with the late Libyan dictator. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy leaves his Trial - Paris AJ

Lawyer Jean-Michel Darrois speaks to the press as he leaves after a hearing in his trial on charges of illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, on March 27, 2025. French prosecutors requested on March 27, 2025, a seven-year prison sentence for former president Nicolas Sarkozy in his trial on charges of accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with the late Libyan dictator. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy leaves his Trial - Paris AJ

Lawyer Jean-Michel Darrois and Christophe Ingrain speaks to the press as he leaves after a hearing in his trial on charges of illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, on March 27, 2025. French prosecutors requested on March 27, 2025, a seven-year prison sentence for former president Nicolas Sarkozy in his trial on charges of accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with the late Libyan dictator. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy leaves his Trial - Paris AJ

Lawyer Jean-Michel Darrois and Christophe Ingrain speaks to the press as he leaves after a hearing in his trial on charges of illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, on March 27, 2025. French prosecutors requested on March 27, 2025, a seven-year prison sentence for former president Nicolas Sarkozy in his trial on charges of accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with the late Libyan dictator. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy leaves his Trial - Paris AJ

Eric Woerth lawyer Jean-Yves Leborgne speaks to the press as he leaves after a hearing in his trial on charges of illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, on March 27, 2025. French prosecutors requested on March 27, 2025, a seven-year prison sentence for former president Nicolas Sarkozy in his trial on charges of accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with the late Libyan dictator. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy leaves his Trial - Paris AJ

Eric Woerth lawyer Jean-Yves Leborgne speaks to the press as he leaves after a hearing in his trial on charges of illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, on March 27, 2025. French prosecutors requested on March 27, 2025, a seven-year prison sentence for former president Nicolas Sarkozy in his trial on charges of accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with the late Libyan dictator. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy leaves his Trial - Paris AJ

Lawyer Jean-Michel Darrois and Christophe Ingrain speaks to the press as he leaves after a hearing in his trial on charges of illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, on March 27, 2025. French prosecutors requested on March 27, 2025, a seven-year prison sentence for former president Nicolas Sarkozy in his trial on charges of accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with the late Libyan dictator. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy leaves his Trial - Paris AJ

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy leaves after a hearing in his trial on charges of illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, on March 27, 2025. French prosecutors requested on March 27, 2025, a seven-year prison sentence for former president Nicolas Sarkozy in his trial on charges of accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with the late Libyan dictator. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy leaves his Trial - Paris AJ

Lawyer Jean-Michel Darrois and Christophe Ingrain speaks to the press as he leaves after a hearing in his trial on charges of illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, on March 27, 2025. French prosecutors requested on March 27, 2025, a seven-year prison sentence for former president Nicolas Sarkozy in his trial on charges of accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with the late Libyan dictator. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy leaves his Trial - Paris AJ

Lawyer Jean-Michel Darrois and Christophe Ingrain speaks to the press as he leaves after a hearing in his trial on charges of illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, on March 27, 2025. French prosecutors requested on March 27, 2025, a seven-year prison sentence for former president Nicolas Sarkozy in his trial on charges of accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with the late Libyan dictator. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy leaves his Trial - Paris AJ

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy leaves after a hearing in his trial on charges of illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, on March 27, 2025. French prosecutors requested on March 27, 2025, a seven-year prison sentence for former president Nicolas Sarkozy in his trial on charges of accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with the late Libyan dictator. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy leaves his Trial - Paris AJ

Eric Woerth lawyer Jean-Yves Leborgne speaks to the press as he leaves after a hearing in his trial on charges of illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, on March 27, 2025. French prosecutors requested on March 27, 2025, a seven-year prison sentence for former president Nicolas Sarkozy in his trial on charges of accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with the late Libyan dictator. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy leaves his Trial - Paris AJ

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy leaves after a hearing in his trial on charges of illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, on March 27, 2025. French prosecutors requested on March 27, 2025, a seven-year prison sentence for former president Nicolas Sarkozy in his trial on charges of accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with the late Libyan dictator. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy leaves his Trial - Paris AJ

Eric Woerth lawyer Jean-Yves Leborgne speaks to the press as he leaves after a hearing in his trial on charges of illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, on March 27, 2025. French prosecutors requested on March 27, 2025, a seven-year prison sentence for former president Nicolas Sarkozy in his trial on charges of accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with the late Libyan dictator. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy leaves his Trial - Paris AJ

Lawyer Jean-Michel Darrois and Christophe Ingrain speaks to the press as he leaves after a hearing in his trial on charges of illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, on March 27, 2025. French prosecutors requested on March 27, 2025, a seven-year prison sentence for former president Nicolas Sarkozy in his trial on charges of accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with the late Libyan dictator. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy leaves his Trial - Paris AJ

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy leaves after a hearing in his trial on charges of illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, on March 27, 2025. French prosecutors requested on March 27, 2025, a seven-year prison sentence for former president Nicolas Sarkozy in his trial on charges of accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with the late Libyan dictator. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy leaves his Trial - Paris AJ

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy leaves after a hearing in his trial on charges of illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, on March 27, 2025. French prosecutors requested on March 27, 2025, a seven-year prison sentence for former president Nicolas Sarkozy in his trial on charges of accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with the late Libyan dictator. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy leaves his Trial - Paris AJ

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy leaves after a hearing in his trial on charges of illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, on March 27, 2025. French prosecutors requested on March 27, 2025, a seven-year prison sentence for former president Nicolas Sarkozy in his trial on charges of accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with the late Libyan dictator. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy leaves his Trial - Paris AJ

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy leaves after a hearing in his trial on charges of illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, on March 27, 2025. French prosecutors requested on March 27, 2025, a seven-year prison sentence for former president Nicolas Sarkozy in his trial on charges of accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with the late Libyan dictator. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy leaves his Trial - Paris AJ

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy leaves after a hearing in his trial on charges of illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, on March 27, 2025. French prosecutors requested on March 27, 2025, a seven-year prison sentence for former president Nicolas Sarkozy in his trial on charges of accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with the late Libyan dictator. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy leaves his Trial - Paris AJ

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy leaves after a hearing in his trial on charges of illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, on March 27, 2025. French prosecutors requested on March 27, 2025, a seven-year prison sentence for former president Nicolas Sarkozy in his trial on charges of accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with the late Libyan dictator. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy Trial - Paris AJ

French "Ensemble pour la Republique" ruling party's MP and member of the Finance Committee Eric Woerth stands next to his lawyers Jacqueline Laffont-Haik as he arrives for a hearing in his and former French president Nicolas Sarkozy's trial on charges of illegal campaign financing from Libya for Sarkozy's successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, on March 27 2025. The financial prosecution on March 25 makes its indictment in the trial of Nicolas Sarkozy and 11 other defendants, including former close aides, accused of devising a pact with late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi to illegally fund Sarkozy's victorious 2007 presidential election bid. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM