A thorough investigation called for

An unsparing search for the truth is the only thing that can help the struggling French government in the midst of allegations of corruption against President Nicolas Sarkozy, writes the daily Libération: "Neither high-minded denial nor superficial government shuffles will help matters in the least. ... This affair raises very serious, very embarrassing questions. Did the fortune of the Bettencourt family help to illegally finance an election campaign? Did it serve to further the career of this or that right-wing leader? What exactly is the family's tax situation? Has it been the subject of illegal aid on the part of the state apparatus? The public has a right to clear and rapid answers to these four questions at least. The only way to dispel the dangers created by this affair ... is to answer them in a speedy, transparent manner."

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