| Author (Corporate) | France24 |
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| Series Title | France24 |
| Series Details | 05.07.13 |
| Publication Date | 05/07/2013 |
| Content Type | News |
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France’s main opposition Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) party edged closer to bankruptcy in 2013 after France’s top court, the Constitutional Council, confirmed on the 4 July 2013 that presidential nominee Nicolas Sarkozy had exceeded spending limits in the presidential election in 2012 and would not be receiving €11m in state subsidies. Mr Sarkozy resigned from the Council in protest at the move on the 4 July 2013. As a former French president he had automatically became a member of the constitutional body after his failure in the election in May 2012. |
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| Source Link | http://www.france24.com/en/20130705-ump-financial-hardship-sarkozy-campaign-overspending-cope-fundraising |
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| Countries / Regions | France |
