France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy, with his wife Carla Bruni, leaves his residence to present himself to La Santé prison for incarceration on a five-year prison sentence. Photograph: Julien De Rosa/AFP via Getty Images
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy arrived at La Santé prison in Paris on Tuesday to start a five-year sentencefor conspiring to raise campaign funds from Libya, in a stunning downfall for a man who led the country between 2007 and 2012.
The former conservative president left his home earlier, walking hand in hand with his wife Carla Bruni and cheered on by a crowd of supporters chanting “Nicolas, Nicolas” and singing France’s La Marseillaise nationa
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