2007 Election Campaign

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  Siddaramaiah, The Congress's Socialist Powerhouse In South

  Chief Minister Siddaramaiah pulled no punches in the acrimonious campaign for Karnataka, matching the BJP insult for insult and targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a volley of tweets.

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  Nicolas Sarkozy Blasts "Lack Of Evidence" For Corruption Charges

  French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy blasted what he said was a lack of evidence for corruption charges against him over claims the late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi funded his 2007 election campaign, in his court statement published Thursday.

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  Nicholas Sarkozy: The Ex-President Of France And His Legal Problems

  Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was charged on Wednesday over allegations he received millions of euros towards his 2007 election campaign from the late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi.

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  Former France President Nicolas Sarkozy Charged With Corruption

  Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was charged Wednesday with corruption for allegedly accepting millions of euros from late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi towards his 2007 election campaign, a judicial source told AFP.

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  France's Sarkozy Faces Second Day Of Questioning In Gaddafi Funds Case

  France's Nicolas Sarkozy faced a second day of questioning on Wednesday by investigators looking into allegations that his 2007 election campaign had received funds from late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

• France's Former President Nicolas Sarkozy Detained by Police in Corruption Probe

  Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was held for questioning for 15 hours on Tuesday over suspicions he used his influence to secure leaked details of an inquiry into alleged irregularities in his 2007 election campaign.

• Arun Jaitley: BJP's key strategist forays into electoral politics

  Arun Jaitley is a key strategist, having steered the BJP's campaign successfully in difficult states such as Gujarat (2002 and 2007), Madhya Pradesh (2003), Bihar (2005), Karnataka (2004 and 2008) and Punjab (2007 and 2012). And now he forays into electoral politics by entering the race for the Lok Sabha polls from Amritsar.

• France's Nicolas Sarkozy officially being investigated for illegal donations

  A judge on Thursday filed preliminary charges against former President Nicolas Sarkozy in a campaign finance case, formally placing him under investigation over allegations that he illegally took donations from France's richest woman on way to his 2007 election victory.

• Nicolas Sarkozy dodges official inquiry in election funding scandal

  French former President Nicolas Sarkozy has not been put under formal investigation by magistrates looking into whether he received illegal campaign funds from France's richest woman in 2007, but has instead been designated a witness in the inquiry.

• Sarkozy to sue the website that claimed Gaddafi financed campaign

  Nicolas Sarkozy vowed on Monday to sue a website that claimed that Moamer Gaddafi had financed his 2007 Presidential election, seeking to spin the charge in the crucial final week before France goes to the polls.

• Gaddafi regime 'agreed to fund Sarkozy 2007 campaign'

  Muammer Gaddafi's regime agreed to fund French President Nicolas Sarkozy's 2007 election campaign to the tune of 50 million euros, a news website reported on Saturday, publishing what it said was documentary evidence.

• Rich has become a dirty word in France's Presidential election

  Nicolas Sarkozy is making a bid for a second term but the French now find his "hyper president" style too aggressive. His reputation as a pro-rich president has been dragging him down. Mr Sarkozy celebrated his last election victory in 2007 in a posh restaurant on the Champs Elysées in Paris with his rich friends. That was his first faux pas....