In recent weeks the current French president Emmanuel Macron has deepened his ties with former rightwing president Nicolas Sarkozy. The latter recently represented France at a ceremony in Georgia and the pair have lunched together. But by a curious coincidence two of their former allies, each of them facing judicial investigations in France, have also been meeting. They are Alexandre Benalla, President Macron's former security advisor who caused a scandal over the summer after he was filmed using violence against protestors in Paris on May 1st, and Alexandre Djouhri, a businessman and middleman who was close to Nicolas Sarkozy and who is awaiting extradition to France as part of the investigation into Libyan funding of Sarkozy's 2007 election campaign. Fabrice Arfi reports.
It is a curious coincidence of parallel meetings. At a time when the current French president Emmanuel Macron has been increasing his political and personal ties with former president Nicolas Sarkozy, two of their former aides have also been meeting. Alexandre Benalla, Macron's former security advisor, and Alexandre Djouhri, a businessman and intermediary who was close to Sarkozy, each of them facing judicial investigations in France, have met each other on several occasions in recent weeks.
