PARIS — Former European Commissioner Pierre Moscovici told colleagues on Wednesday that he will leave his post as the first president of France’s Court of Auditors before his term is meant to conclude at the end of 2026, according to four financial magistrates.

Moscovici is expected to leave the job by the end of this year and could be headed to Luxembourg to sit on the European Court of Auditors, replacing French member François-Roger Cazala, according to the magistrates, who were granted anonymity to speak candidly. Libération was the first to report the 68-year-old was considering leaving his post early.

Reached for comment, Moscovici said, “I never comment on rumors.”

French President Emmanuel Macron named Moscovici first president of the Court of Auditors in 2020.

While there is no set term for the French Court of Auditors, Moscovici has reached the age limit for civil servants, which is 68.

This summer, Moscovici, who has a young child, was granted an extension under a civil service rule that allows parents of “dependent” children to postpone retirement by one year.

This is adapted from an article first published by POLITICO in French.