**The 23-year-old son of French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said he is withdrawing from a bid to run the country’s top business district.**The bid by Jean Sarkozy, who is yet to complete his law studies, had triggered accusations of nepotism.
He said he would still seek a place on the board of Epad, which runs La Defense business district in Paris.
He also said he had been subjected to a campaign of “manipulation and disinformation” against him.
“I do not want a victory stained by doubt,” he said.
Jean Sarkozy is currently a councillor for the wealthy Parisian district of Neuilly.