<p>Just days ago, the "Sarkoleaks" scandal seemed like a gift for the Socialist Party government... until it emerged that senior ministers were aware of a judicial wiretap of Nicolas Sarkozy's phone despite denying this publicly. The head of the UMP party, Jean-François Copé, has called on the Justice Minister Christiane Taubira to resign for concealing her knowledge of these wiretaps. Left-wing MPs say this a clever attempt by the UMP party to divert attention from the "Sarkoleaks" revelations.</p><br /><br />Visit our website:<br />http://www.france24.com<br /><br />Like us on Facebook:<br />https://www.facebook.com/FRANCE24.English<br /><br />Follow us on Twitter:<br />https://twitter.com/France24_en
