Paris, Sept 26, 2025 (AFP) - Aide urges pardon for French ex-president Sarkozy

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2025-09-26

An aide to former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, who has been sentenced to five years in jail, urged current leader Emmanuel Macron on Friday to pardon him. Speaking to broadcaster RTL, Henri Guaino, a former special adviser to Sarkozy, said: "What has happened is exceptionally serious" and called Sarkozy's conviction "a humiliation for the state and its institutions". On Thursday, a court sentenced 70-year-old Sarkozy to five years in prison......

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