PARIS – PARIS (AP) — The treasurer of Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative party says he will resign at the end of the month, amid pressure from the French president and a scandal involving allegations of illegal campaign financing.
Sarkozy said he wanted Eric Woerth to resign from his job as UMP treasurer. Woerth told reporters after a Cabinet meeting Tuesday "yes, I will do it."
Woerth was later quoted in the daily Le Figaro as saying he will resign July 30, to allow time to find a successor.
Woerth is also labor minister and is expected to keep that job.
A former accountant for L'Oreal cosmetics heiress Liliane Bettencourt said Bettencourt gave €150,000 (about $190,000) in cash to Woerth, as UMP treasurer, during Sarkozy's 2007 presidential campaign. Sarkozy and Woerth deny this.
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