The Republic is in mourning.
Only one year after Jacques Chirac, France mourns the disappearance of another former head of state with the death of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing.
Died Wednesday “
as a result of the Covid-19
”, according to his family, the former tenant of the Élysée (1974-1981) immediately received unanimous and supported homage from the entire political class.
It is thus "
with great sadness
" that his distant successor, Nicolas Sarkozy, greeted on Twitter the memory of "
a man who has done honor to France
" and "
who will have worked all his life to strengthen ties with European nations, sought and succeeded in modernizing political life, and devoted his great intelligence to the analysis of the most complex international issues ”
.
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Ditto for the President of the National Assembly, Richard Ferrand, who split a press release overnight to say goodbye to "the
great democrat and great European that was Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
".
The fourth character of the State, who "will
propose to the Bureau of the National Assembly the affixing of a plaque to its former seat, in the hemicycle
", then enumerated the precious legacy of the Auvergne, who "
modernized our Republic
”.
"
The majority at 18, the legalization of abortion, the creation of a Secretary of State for the Status of Women are some of the daring for which our time is indebted
", he judged.
"
The European ideal loses one of its founders, France, a president who brought it modernity and daring,
" he added on Twitter.
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The centrists, of whom "VGE" has long been the charismatic patron in leading the UDF, also brought their voices to the concert of praise.
Contacted by AFP, François Bayrou regretted the loss of a model, who "
blew a great wind of modernity on French society
", who "
had all the gifts
", and who "
dominated almost naturally by his presence , its distinction, its language, the vivacity of its intuition
”.
"
For entire generations, especially for those who got involved with him in their youth, he brought a great wind of modernity to French society and gave birth to immense hope for going beyond and coming together
".
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The President of the Republicans Christian Jacob paid
"tribute to President Giscard d'Estaing who will have undoubtedly left his mark on the Fifth Republic.
He worked with conviction and determination to modernize our society ”
.
Finally, the president of the National Gathering, Marine Le Pen, also wanted to send her "
condolences to those close to Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
", the "
president of a France in crisis
" who "
was the architect of new freedoms. public policies and strong support for technological progress
”.
"
In 2018,
he confessed that his biggest mistake was to establish family reunification,
" however insisted on clarifying the former presidential finalist, who wishes to repeal this measure, which she considers a disaster for the country on the migration plan.