Sarkozy became the subject of an investigation into financial irregularities during the elections

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has come under investigation over campaign finance violations in 2012. It is reported by Reuters.

This became known after the interrogation of Sarkozy in the financial crimes investigation department at the Paris court, reports TASS . According to the BBC, Sarkozy said he did not go into details of his campaign financing and was unaware of the irregularities.

According to investigators, during the election race, the PR company Bygmalion, which collaborated with Sarkozy's headquarters, transferred 18.5 million to his party, which were not taken into account as campaign expenses. As a result, the allowable limit of 22.5 million euros was exceeded, reports . AFP

• Nicolas Sarkozy was President of France from 2007 to 2012. He was elected as a candidate for the centre-right Union for a Popular Movement. In the 2012 elections, he lost in the second round to the candidate of the Socialist Party, François Hollande.