From power to prison: The fall of Nicolas Sarkozy

Nicolas Sarkozy, once a dynamic and controversial president who promised to transform France, has been sentenced to five years in prison for criminal conspiracy tied to illegal campaign funding from Libya. This marks a stunning fall for Sarkozy, who has faced numerous legal battles since leaving office and now becomes the first French head of state to face jail time in decades.

Nicolas Sarkozy entered the Elysee