Legal proceedings against former French president deal serious blow to hopes of running in 2017 elections
Nicolas Sarkozy has been placed under investigation over alleged irregularities in his 2012 re-election campaign finances,dealing a serious blow to his hopes of running again for the French presidency in 2017. Sarkozy was questioned by magistrates at the Paris financial prosecutor’s office before being notified that he was under investigation for “suspected illegal financing of an election campaign for a candidate, who went beyond the legal limit for electoral spending”, and the prosecutor said on Tuesday.
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Source: theguardian.com