Release of Sarkozy, pending appeal, 'isn't end of sentence: It's morphing into something else'

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy will be released from prison and placed under judicial supervision, a Paris appeals court has ruled, less than three weeks after he began serving a five-year sentence over a scheme to finance his 2007 election campaign with funds from Libya. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, Annette Young welcomes Paul Smith, Associate Professor in French History and Politics at the University of Nottingham.