French opposition lawmakers have walked out of the parliament after Budget Minister Francois Baroin accused them of “playing the game of the extreme right.”
Baroin made the remarks on Tuesday after the government faced repeated questions in a televised program about allegations that French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s UMP Party received illegal campaign donations in cash from France’s richest woman via Labor Minister Eric Woerth.
“I ask you in the name of a shared ideal of democracy, of the republic, not to play the game of the extreme right,” Baroin said, prompting opposition lawmakers to walk out.
For weeks, France’s political world has been shaken by a court case revealing the government’s cosy relationship with tax-evading billionaire Liliane Bettencourt, as well as minor expense scandals that led to the resignations of two ministers over the weekend.
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