On 25 September, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced by a Paris court to five years in prison after being found guilty of criminal conspiracy over attempts to raise campaign funds from Libya for his 2007 presidential campaign, in exchange for diplomatic favors. He was acquitted of other charges, including corruption and receiving illegal campaign financing. Sarkozy, who served France from 2007 to 2012, has denied wrongdoing and confirmed that he will appeal. The sentence makes him the first post-war French president to face imprisonment.