US EditionFrance's ex-president Sarkozy met with Macron ahead of his impending imprisonment
- French President Emmanuel Macron hosted Nicolas Sarkozy, former President of France, at the Élysée Palace on Friday, days before Sarkozy begins a five-year prison sentence on Tuesday.
- Convicted in late September, Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty of criminal conspiracy tied to alleged Libyan funding for his 2007 presidential campaign, with prosecutors citing a 2005 deal with Muammar Gaddafi.
- Prison staff say Sarkozy is likely to be placed in a nine square metres cell in La Santé prison's solitary confinement wing, where he would get one walk a day, while presiding judge Nathalie Gavarino described the offences as `exceptional gravity` and ordered incarceration.
- Sarkozy's family urged supporters to `come and show support` outside his home on Tuesday morning, and Sarkozy said he would `sleep in prison` with his head held high and plans to write a book.
- The case marks a historic first: Sarkozy will become the first former EU head of state to serve time, with six out of ten in France viewing the sentence as `fair`, according to an Elabe poll.
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The President of the Republic justified himself for having received his predecessor from the Elyse before his imprisonment.
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bienpublic.comWhile visiting Portorož, Slovenia, on Monday, October 20, Emmanuel Macron said it was "normal on a human level" to have received Nicolas Sarkozy at the Élysée Palace last Friday. The former president is due to be imprisoned this Tuesday at La Santé prison after being sentenced last month to five years in prison for criminal conspiracy in the Libyan financing of his 2007 presidential campaign.
The Minister of Justice announced that he wants to visit Nicolas Sarkozy, recently sentenced and imprisoned on Tuesday at the Health Prison
Former French leader Nicolas Sarkozy visited President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace last week, just days before he was due to begin his prison sentence, a government source said on Monday.
Emmanuel Macron judged on Monday that he was "normal" on the "human plane" that he received his predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy before he was imprisoned.
When questioned during a visit to Slovenia, the President of the Republic explained the reasons for his meeting with the former Head of State.
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