Emmanuel Macron declared himself in favor of Robert Badinter, who died on February 9, being included in the Pantheon. The Manouchian couple will be transferred there on February 21.

81 personalities have received this honor in total, including nine in the 21st century. On May 27, 2015, National Resistance Day, Pierre Brossolette, Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz, Germaine Tillion and Jean Zay jointly entered the pantheon. They are all four “great figures who evoke the spirit of resistance”