French police search sites in corruption probe, Elysee access denied

French police searched several locations on Tuesday as part of a corruption investigation but ​were denied access when they sought to ‌enter the Elysee presidential palace, the national financial prosecutor's office said.
The searches were conducted as part of a probe ​into favouritism, conflict of interest, corruption and ​influence peddling, focusing on the awarding of certain ⁠public contracts related to the organisation of ​Pantheon ceremonies among others, the office said in a ​statement.