Sarkozy conviction exposes political divide in crisis-hit France

PARIS: The dramatic decision to send former president Nicolas Sarkozy to prison for criminal conspiracy has laid bare France’s stark political divisions, with the move cheered by the left but slammed by the ascendant right. Sarkozy, seen as a mentor to many conservative politicians, was convicted on Thursday over a scheme enabling late Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi to fund his 2007 presidential run. He must serve his sentence while awaiting the outcome of his appeal, and will be the first French postwar leader to serve jail time.

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