Template:Did you know nominations/Alleged Libyan influence in the 2007 French elections

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 15:12, 26 April 2018 (UTC)

Alleged Libyan influence in the 2007 French elections

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Andries van Eertvelt

• ... that investigators allege Libyan influence in the 2007 French elections was partly accomplished by laundering money from the sale of paintings by 17th century Dutch artist Andries van Eertvelt (pictured)?

• Reviewed: forthcoming Template:Did you know nominations/Henriette Feuerbach
• Comment: This article deals entirely with unproved allegations against BLPs so there are a very finite number of possible hooks which would be appropriate for the front page.

Created by Chetsford (talk). Self-nominated at 10:21, 23 March 2018 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: It's curious that the article uses dollar prices, when the Obs piece quotes the numbers in euro; I think I'd prefer that the native currency be used. @Chetsford: I'm happy to approve with that amend to the detail for Claude Guéant OwenBlacker (talk; please {{ping}} me in replies) 21:49, 23 April 2018 (UTC)

• Incidentally, looking at WP:BLPCRIME and WP:CRIME, I think that an appropriately-worded hook could happily name living accusees — for example to say that "winner Nicolas Sarkozy's chief of staff Claude Guéant" has been "accused of" laundering money, for example. But I'm happy with your original hook nonetheless. — OwenBlacker (talk; please {{ping}} me in replies) 22:16, 23 April 2018 (UTC)

• Hi, I came by to promote this, but wonder if the page move to Alleged Libyan financing in the 2007 French presidential election affects the hook wording in any way? Yoninah (talk) 23:02, 24 April 2018 (UTC)

• @Yoninah: I don't think it needs to affect the wording; I'm happy for the hook to be promoted as-is. — OwenBlacker (talk; please {{ping}} me in replies) 06:14, 26 April 2018 (UTC)

• OK. Restoring your tick (for French-language source). Yoninah (talk) 15:08, 26 April 2018 (UTC)