Paris - a sincere desire for "clean"? Or a sinister maneuver election? In France, the comments are wasted on the ad (surprise) by Nicolas Sarkozy, a law on conflicts of interest by the end of the year. Not only that the measure is looming very severe. Both have already started the controversy within the UMP, the center-right party, currently in power.
And the president himself. Let's step back. Until summer 2010, one of the most difficult for Sarkozy, Woerth that the scandal-Bettencourt, a tangle of rivalries in one of the richest families in France (Bettencourt, owner of L'Oréal) and connections with the world political, with a lot of suspicions of bribery in favor of Sarkozy and his party.
On that occasion it emerged that Eric Woerth, the Budget and then Prime Minister of Labor, was also treasurer of the UMP. That was very close to Liliane, the old lady Bettencourt. And his wife, Florence Woerth, she worked as accountant of Liliane. An investigation is still ongoing on the possible existence of bribery, wiretapping confirmed by the butler of the house Bettencourt.
It is not the only hiccup of Sarkozy and his friends. Just think of Henri Proglio, close friend of the President, along with CEO of EDF (public energy giant) and Veolia (giant private). Or, recently, the scandal of the Mediator, a drug originally at least 500 deaths and produced by Servier Laboratories, which have special relations with Sarkozy.
And that has never been seriously investigated by health authorities. Already last September, dealing with the scandals, Sarkozy had established a commission of experts, chaired by Jean-Marc Sauvé. Who recently presented a report with 29 proposals. The president said he wanted to "promote a real culture of ethics in public life the French." In short, it will make a law, which should reflect the proposed relationship Sauvé that ministers, directors of public companies and senior officials (all between 4 thousand and 5 thousand people) should undergo a "declaration of interests" self-certified , to indicate precisely the income received (up to five years earlier), the financial contributions held in private companies and any assignments (including a wife or husband).
Statements of Ministers will be made available automatically. Moreover, the proposal provides for the strengthening of incompatibility. The ministers can not continue to be mayors, heads of government or associations, unions, foundations and even parties. In other words: the current government is to rule out the half.
It will not be possible to find himself at the helm of both a public and another private. As recommended by the report Sauvé, the law will define the conflict of interest as "the interference between a public service mission and the interest of a private person contributing to the performance of this mission." It 's a very rigid definition, which leaves few open spaces.
Who compromise? Promissory note by the ineligibility for a specific period or actual fines. It will be an authority to monitor specific, composed of magistrates. Sarkozy's announcement is already sparking protests within the governing majority. Even Prime Minister François Fillon has criticized proposals for Jean-Marc Sauvé, at least the incompatibility of the office of minister and the mayor, noting that "it is the opposite of democracy." The same Sarkozy, new Robin Hood, is creating some concern.
Is preparing for the presidential election of 2012? It also seeks to recover the confidence of the average Frenchman, now that is the smallest in the polls? The fact is that on the evening before the announcement of the new law, the President had met Meridien hotel, Paris, 300 representatives of the so-called Premier Cercle, the UMP group of the wealthiest donors, his party.
What tax themselves on average to the tune of two million euro a year for the party. On that occasion, Sarkozy has reiterated its desire to eliminate the ISF, the wealth tax, which exists in France and that affects the very rich. No, perhaps Sarkozy has not really changed its policy. 
And the president himself. Let's step back. Until summer 2010, one of the most difficult for Sarkozy, Woerth that the scandal-Bettencourt, a tangle of rivalries in one of the richest families in France (Bettencourt, owner of L'Oréal) and connections with the world political, with a lot of suspicions of bribery in favor of Sarkozy and his party.
On that occasion it emerged that Eric Woerth, the Budget and then Prime Minister of Labor, was also treasurer of the UMP. That was very close to Liliane, the old lady Bettencourt. And his wife, Florence Woerth, she worked as accountant of Liliane. An investigation is still ongoing on the possible existence of bribery, wiretapping confirmed by the butler of the house Bettencourt.
It is not the only hiccup of Sarkozy and his friends. Just think of Henri Proglio, close friend of the President, along with CEO of EDF (public energy giant) and Veolia (giant private). Or, recently, the scandal of the Mediator, a drug originally at least 500 deaths and produced by Servier Laboratories, which have special relations with Sarkozy.
And that has never been seriously investigated by health authorities. Already last September, dealing with the scandals, Sarkozy had established a commission of experts, chaired by Jean-Marc Sauvé. Who recently presented a report with 29 proposals. The president said he wanted to "promote a real culture of ethics in public life the French." In short, it will make a law, which should reflect the proposed relationship Sauvé that ministers, directors of public companies and senior officials (all between 4 thousand and 5 thousand people) should undergo a "declaration of interests" self-certified , to indicate precisely the income received (up to five years earlier), the financial contributions held in private companies and any assignments (including a wife or husband).
Statements of Ministers will be made available automatically. Moreover, the proposal provides for the strengthening of incompatibility. The ministers can not continue to be mayors, heads of government or associations, unions, foundations and even parties. In other words: the current government is to rule out the half.
It will not be possible to find himself at the helm of both a public and another private. As recommended by the report Sauvé, the law will define the conflict of interest as "the interference between a public service mission and the interest of a private person contributing to the performance of this mission." It 's a very rigid definition, which leaves few open spaces.
Who compromise? Promissory note by the ineligibility for a specific period or actual fines. It will be an authority to monitor specific, composed of magistrates. Sarkozy's announcement is already sparking protests within the governing majority. Even Prime Minister François Fillon has criticized proposals for Jean-Marc Sauvé, at least the incompatibility of the office of minister and the mayor, noting that "it is the opposite of democracy." The same Sarkozy, new Robin Hood, is creating some concern.
Is preparing for the presidential election of 2012? It also seeks to recover the confidence of the average Frenchman, now that is the smallest in the polls? The fact is that on the evening before the announcement of the new law, the President had met Meridien hotel, Paris, 300 representatives of the so-called Premier Cercle, the UMP group of the wealthiest donors, his party.
What tax themselves on average to the tune of two million euro a year for the party. On that occasion, Sarkozy has reiterated its desire to eliminate the ISF, the wealth tax, which exists in France and that affects the very rich. No, perhaps Sarkozy has not really changed its policy.
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