He gave himself 24 hours before breaking the silence.
In the aftermath of the disappearance of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing - who died on Wednesday “
as a result of the Covid
” -, Emmanuel Macron praised his memory of his distant predecessor during a brief solemn speech of just over 5 minutes, delivered since the Salle des Fêtes of the Élysée Palace.
"
I belong to a generation which was born under his presidency and which, undoubtedly, has not always understood to what extent Valéry Giscard d'Estaing had, for her, changed France
", recognized the head of the State, which will celebrate its 43 years on December 21.
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“
Without our always being aware of it, we are following in his footsteps.
Her seven-year term has marked our country and our lives
”, he added, citing“
the defense of women and their promotion to high responsibilities;
divorce by mutual consent;
the civil majority at 18 years;
the abortion ;
the integration of those of our people who are disabled ...
""
By the transformations initiated, by the reforms carried out, the action deployed, by his work and his thought, (he), today lives in our lives , probably even more than we think,
”he summed up.
A European tribute to the Parliament of Strasbourg on February 2, 2021
To respect the "
modesty
" of "VGE", Emmanuel Macron confirmed that "
his funeral will take place in family privacy
", in Auvergne.
"
In agreement with his wife, his children and his grandchildren (...), I will declare a day of national mourning on Wednesday, December 9
" next, he nevertheless specified.
"
The French who wish will be able to write a few words of tribute in our town halls and in Paris, at the Musée d'Orsay, this high place of culture that we owe it
", he continued.
These places could therefore be exceptionally authorized to welcome the public from this weekend, despite the confinement, subject to a very strict health protocol.
To salute the memory of "
the European
" that was Giscard, architect of the European Council and architect of the constitutional treaty, Emmanuel Macron finally announced that a solemn tribute will be organized at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on February 2, 2021, "the
day of his birth
”.
A way of "
making lie
" the "
writer of the heart
" of the Academician, Guy de Maupassant, who summed up death as follows: "
A life, a few days and then nothing
".