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Prosecutor opens probe into Macron’s former PM Édouard Philippe

The former prime minster and presidential hopeful is one of France’s most favorably regarded politicians. 

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Former French prime minister Édouard Philippe is cooperating with authorities, his office said on Wednesday, after police searched his office premises as part of what a judicial source said was a preliminary probe into possible corruption, reports Yahoo! News.

Philippe, the mayor of Le Havre, is widely seen as a potential candidate to succeed Emmanuel Macron in the 2027 French presidential election.

The judicial source, speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity, said the search was "part of a preliminary investigation opened in December 2023 on charges of influence peddling, favouritism, misappropriation of public funds and psychological harassment".

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