Emmanuel Macron chaired a national tribute on Wednesday to Robert Badinter, the father of the abolition of the death penalty. Europe 1 met spectators who attended the Place Vendôme ceremony, and who shared their emotion.
“It was very solemn. I have tears in my eyes... For me, he remains a great humanist,” confides this gentleman at the microphone of Europe 1. "It's not just anyone, it's someone who, personally, inspired me. Even before studying law, I had read his book 'The Execution', which had a lot of impact on me," says another.