Wikileaks: CIA agents were told to spy on 2012 French presidential election
A document by the agency showed American interest in political rivalries, party funding and future policies.
Wikileaks on Thursday released a seven-page document that indicates the United States’ Central Intelligence Agency had asked its agents to collect information on the 2012 French presidential election. The CIA has declined to comment on the disclosure, AP reported.
The details of the document show American interest in French political rivalries, future policies, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s handling of the election, party funding and other factors.
The relevance of the document is unclear as it may simply be regular intelligence gathering, news agency reported. With a new presidential election barely two months away, French media did not give the document’s release prominent coverage.
The final rounds of the 2017 French elections will be held on May 7.
The CIA has declined to comment on the document.
— Raphael Satter (@razhael) February 17, 2017
WikiLeaks said this when asked about authenticity/allegations of electoral 'interference': pic.twitter.com/b2AIYGqh0e