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Paul Myers

Macron's top advisor Alexis Kohler faces charge of conflict of interest

Alexis Kohler (right) was Emmanuel Macron's chief of staff when he was economy minister in 2016. On his rise to the presidency, Macron appointed him Elysée secretary-general. AFP

Alexis Kohler, one of President Emmanuel Macron's most powerful and trusted advisors, is facing a charge of conflict of interest, it was revealed on Monday.

Kohler is accused over his professional and family links with the Italian-Swiss shipping company Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) which is run by his mother's cousins, said Jean-Francois Bohnert, the chief financial crimes prosecutor.

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