Friday, May 9, 2008

Cash-strapped French leader sells armoured car on eBay

French far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen says he has put his armoured car up for sale on online auction site eBay to face up to the financial crisis gripping his party.

"The National Front is not bankrupt because its assets are greater than its debt. But that means we have to cash in the crown jewels, as it were. They are being sold," the 79-year-old told French radio.

"I am even selling my armoured car, to tell you the truth. It's on the internet, it's all very public."

The National Front is also negotiating the sale of its historic headquarters in the plush Paris suburb of Saint Cloud.

The bidding race for Mr Le Pen's car, a 1992 blue Peugeot 605 model with full leather interior, started overnight and had reached 13,000 euros within hours.


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