Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been granted early release from jail just weeks into his five-year sentence.
The 70-year-old was jailed on October 21 after a court found him guilty in September of criminal conspiracy over efforts by close aides to procure funds for his 2007 presidential bid from late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
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He was acquitted of all other charges, including corruption and receiving illegal campaign financing.
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