Nicolas Sarkozy entered the Élysée Palace in 2007, boasting hyperactive energy and a vision to transform France, but lost office after just one term. The ex-president has now gone to prison in a spectacular downfall.
The outspoken right-wing politician had pledged to stay in the margins following his electoral defeat, famously quipping: "You won't hear about me anymore."
This promise has proved hard to keep, given his third marriage to superstar musician and model Carla Bruni, an attempt to return to frontline politics in 2017, and now a headline-grabbing legal fiasco.
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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy will likely be released from prison before Christmas, his lawyer Jean-Michel Darrois said on the air of the BFMTV channel.
ReplyDeleteDarrois said the request for release was filed immediately after Sarkozy's imprisonment to "release him as soon as possible. This is a sad day for him, for our institutions and for France. His imprisonment is a disgrace."