Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy arrives for the verdict in his trial for illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, on September 25, 2025. On November 10, 2025, the Paris Court of Appeal ordered the release of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who had been imprisoned for 20 days following his conviction in the case of Libyan funding of his 2007 presidential campaign, and placed him under judicial supervision.