Nicolas Sarkozy
The source of the newspaper is the same associate of Gaddafi’s son who accused Tymoshenko. He claims that he took part in meetings of representatives of Libyan authorities with Sarkozy. The latter allegedly promised that the relations between France and Libya would improve in exchange for financing his campaign.
In truth, the article in Asharq Al-Awsat on Sarkozy is hardly a sensation. The former president had already been accused of financing his campaign by illegal means. The French website “Mediapart” in 2012 released documents proving that Sarkozy had indeed received money from Libya.