(FILES) Elysee Palace General Secretary Alexis Kohler looks on prior to the start of the second working session in Hamburg, northern Germany, on October 10, 2023, on the second day of two-day German-French government consultations. A dismissal of charges has been requested in favor of Emmanuel Macron's former right-hand man, Alexis Kohler, in the investigation into unlawful conflict of interest concerning his family ties with the shipping company MSC, the National Financial Prosecutor's Office said on September 23, 2026. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP via Getty Images)