Nicolas Sarkozy is on his way to making history next week as the first former French president—and the first ex-leader of a European Union country—to serve time.
Nicolas Sarkozy is on his way to making history next week as the first former French president—and the first ex-leader of a European Union country—to serve time behind bars. According to Le Monde, Sarkozy, now 70, will report to La Santé Prison in Paris on Oct. 21 to begin a five-year sentence for criminal conspiracy. The conviction stems from allegations that his successful 2007 presidential campaign was bankrolled with help from the late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
