A national tribute for Robert Badinter, architect of the abolition of the death penalty in France, is planned for Wednesday at Place Vendôme in Paris. The ceremony must take place from noon, said the Élysée.
A collection of condolences is available to the public until Wednesday evening at the Chancellery to allow everyone to write a final message to the former lawyer. The Head of State will deliver a speech in which he will express himself on the lawyer's possible entry into the Pantheon.