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Elysee palace: the French government conducts business amid imperial-era grandeur (Photo: vincent.m)

Socialist millionaires bare all in French 'striptease'

French President Francois Hollande and eight of his 37 ministers are millionaires, according to the national "striptease" of politicians' assets published on Monday (15 April).

Hollande himself declared already last year that his estate is worth around €1.2 million, most of it deriving from a house in the Alps and apartments in Cannes.

But Monday's revelations show that foreign minister Laurent Fabius is worth €6 m...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

Elysee palace: the French government conducts business amid imperial-era grandeur (Photo: vincent.m)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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