He argued Sarkozy, head of the UMP party at the time, did not need the Libyan funding for his presidential campaign. "Why would he feel the need for another means of funding?" he said.

Paris, France (CNN) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy's center-right party emerged badly battered after regional elections on Sunday, Interior Ministry figures showed Monday. Sarkozy's UMP party ...

PARIS, November 29. /TASS/. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was elected head of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP), a leading opposition party, on Saturday with 64.5% of votes ...