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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy seeks donations on Facebook for hard-up party

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has asked for donations in a Facebook appeal to help his cash-strapped conservative UMP party.

The opposition UMP suffered a big blow earlier when election auditors billed it for 11m euros (£9.4m; $14.3m).

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