Nicolas Sarkozy 'received £42 million from Muammar Gaddafi for 2007 election'

[Lars77]

Nicolas Sarkozy received £42?million from Muammar Gaddafi in funding for his 2007 presidential election campaign, it was claimed on Monday.

The “terms” for handing over the money were agreed in a meeting between the two men in Libya two years before Mr Sarkozy’s election, documents published by a French investigative website suggest.A memo obtained by the Mediapart site and handed to a judge alleges that the meeting on Oct 6, 2005 resulted in “campaign financing” of “NS [Nicolas Sarkozy]” being “totally paid”.

At the time Mr Sarkozy was France’s interior minister with well-documented ambitions to succeed Jacques Chirac. Political financing laws ban candidates from receiving cash payments above €7,500 (£6,300) but Mediapart claims that €50?million mentioned in the memo were laundered through bank accounts in Panama and Switzerland.

The Swiss account, it is alleged, was opened in the name of the sister of Jean-Francois Copé, the leader of Mr Sarkozy’s ruling UMP party and one of the most active campaigners for his re-election.


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/nicolas-sarkozy/9139310/Nicolas-Sarkozy-received-42-million-from-Muammar-Gaddafi-for-2007-election.html

[atreides1]

1. Just what he needs

Well at least he won't have to pay it back, now!

[Comrade Grumpy]

2. What a rip-off, eh, Moammar? You help the guy buy his way to the French presidency...

...and he turns around and leads the charge to overthrow you. Saif should ask for a refund.

At least, I hope this little story helps Sarkozy lose.

[JI7]

3. i can see it maybe even helping him

people might overlook it being illegal because they will see it as him doing the right thing rather than paying back those who funded him.

[joeybee12]

4. I hope this is true...Nazi Sarkozy is on his way to losing

This will seal the deal.

[hifiguy]

5. That will go over like a turd in a punchbowl

with the French electorate, I suspect.