How can corruption occur in a democracy as France?
• Introduction • Historic sum up of the twists and turns of the ELF scandal: A complex and dense corruption case • From Bidermann’s affair to the African affair • The multitude of connate corrupted affairs in the ELF sphere • The origins of the ELF scandal: The failure of a democratic state and of an administrative control • The network of the elites as an incentive to corruption: Between pantouflage and consanguinity • The culture of impunity within the French administrative system • The violation of separation of powers • The democratic electoral system can conduce to corruption • The goals of ELF corruption • A fundamental tool of French foreign policy • Practices: Based on the culture of corruption of African developing countries and strengthened the situation over there • ELF’s benefits served personal interests: The double venality of French political parties and business men • References
