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Monaco
From Albert II's cabinet to the Elysée Palace, the story of why Monaco's next head of government stepped aside

The Prince's Palace of Monaco.
The Prince's Palace of Monaco. © Weim/iStock
Shortly after being named Monaco's head of government, French magistrate Philippe Mettoux suddenly did a U-turn. His change of heart was linked to manoeuvres by Albert II's entourage and Emmanuel Macron's Élysée Palace, amid differences over the principality's approach to financial intelligence. [...]
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