Nicolas Sarkozy writes a check to Valérie Pécresse to help repay her campaign, she refuses it – The Independent

The former Republican candidate for the presidential election refused Nicolas Sarkozy’s bank transfer. It still remains heavily indebted after a score of less than 5%. She said no! Debts yes, but obviously there is no question for Valérie Pécresse to accept a donation from Nicolas Sarkozy. After her heavy defeat and a historically low score in the first round of the Presidential election, the Republican candidate had launched an appeal for donations for “the survival of the Republican right”. The results do not allow us to be reimbursed by the State. The situation is critical and we are missing 7M€, including 5M€ that I borrowed personally. I am launching a national appeal for donations. The survival of the Republican right depends on it. \u2935\ufe0f https://t.co/iIbiEkZ22z pic.twitter.com/VlxfjjWr8V — Valérie Pécresse (@vpecresse) April 11, 2022 This Thursday, May 5, 2022, Politico reveals that Valérie Pécresse refused a bank transfer from Nicolas Sarkozy. The president of the Ile de France region would have returned the check for 2,000 euros, according to Le Parisien. What is the reason for this refusal? “She does not ask for charity, but solidarity and friendship”, indicates the entourage of Valérie Pécresse. The check was quickly returned to the former head of state. As a reminder, Nicolas Sarkozy only came out of silence between the two rounds, to call for a vote in favor of Emmanuel Macron. The latest news, Christian Jacob, the LR president, mentioned “about 2.5 million donations” collected thanks to the call for donations.