Death of Michel Charasse: "Great statesman", "brilliant spirit" ... the political class pays tribute to him

One of the "most passionate servants" of the Republic. It is in these terms that Emmanuel Macron paid tribute at midday to Michel Charasse who died at 78 years old on the night of Thursday to Friday.

The Republic mourns today one of its most passionate servants. Michel Charasse is gone. The spirit of his battles, the strength of his commitment will not leave us.

Preceding the reaction of the President of the Republic, it was the entire French political class, which also paid tribute to the former adviser and minister of François Mitterrand, also a long time senator from Puy-de-Dôme.

Édouard Philippe, on Twitter, salutes a “symbol of friendship and loyalty in politics”. The Prime Minister also putting a "brilliant spirit", "an inventive lawyer" and "a rare sense of formula". His Minister of Justice, Nicole Belloubet, estimating for his part “it is the loss of a dear friend. It is the disappearance of a great statesman. "

"A colorful man with immense skills"

Laurent Fabius, President of the Constitutional Council to which Mr. Charasse belonged, salutes via a press release “the memory of the one who was a member of the Constitutional Council from 2010 to 2019 […] We also lose with him a personality and a friend of energy and an unparalleled science of friendship ”.

Richard Ferrand, President LREM of the National Assembly, LREM, highlights on Twitter “a earthy man with immense skills, encyclopedic knowledge and rare humor. The death of this friend, servant of the Republic, saddens all the Republicans ”.

Faithful to F. Mitterrand, local elected representative, member of parliament, member of the @Conseil_constit, Michel Charasse was a earthy man with immense skills, encyclopedic knowledge and rare humor. The death of this friend, a servant of the Republic, saddened all the Republicans. pic.twitter.com/bcL5pTblYg

Same emotion for Gérard Collomb, former minister and mayor of Lyon, who on Twitter said he was "deeply upset by the announcement of the death of Michel Charasse, to whom I had a long and rich friendship. Michel was a whole and loyal man, he never compromised with his values. "

"The Republic loses a figure, and I a friend"

François Rebsamen, PS mayor of Dijon PS, explains on Twitter that "with him one of the pillars of loyalty to François Mitterrand dies out". And to remember: "He welcomed me to the Senate then I occupied his office there when he left for the Constitutional Council. His advice was sound, his humor unsurpassed, his personality out of the ordinary. "

Great emotion and sadness at the disappearance of Michel Charasse. With him died one of the pillars of loyalty to François Mitterrand. He welcomed me to the Senate and then I occupied his office there when he left for the Constitutional Council. pic.twitter.com/2xk7W8krVB

Jean-Pierre Chevènement, former minister and former colleague of Michel Charasse in the government of Laurent Fabius, on his site, evokes "a man immensely creative and imaginative. François Mitterrand knew how to use his great qualities. The Republic loses a figure, and I a friend. "

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Olivier Faure, first secretary of a Socialist Party which therefore loses one of its guardian figures, explains on Twitter that “Michel Charasse marked with his personality the presidency of François Mitterrand of which he was a witness, an actor and the memory even in his last hours. "

An “extraordinary character”

Outside PS, the emotion is also strong. Pierre Charon, Senator LR from Paris speaks on Twitter of his "friend Michel, a great servant of the State and the Republic. I will never forget his sense of humor combined with his meticulous knowledge of files and in particular on the separation of powers! "

The ex-LR Valérie Pécresse, president of the Île-de-France region, pays homage to "an ardent defender of secularism, of the territories and of a certain idea of ​​the Republic" and salutes "his eloquence, his humor, his faithful friendship we already miss! "

For his part, André Chassaigne, PCF deputy for Puy-de-Dôme, electoral fief of Mr. Charasse, praises the "extraordinary character" of a "connoisseur of our institutions", "he was both respected, regularly solicited, but also feared for his uncompromising appreciations which he accompanied with formidable witticisms ”.