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On the evening of the death of former French President Jacques Chirac, Emmanuel Macron gave a televised address to pay tribute to him.
It is with " sadness and emotion " that President Emmanuel Macron addressed tonight to the French to pay tribute to his predecessor Jacques Chirac, who died Thursday at the age of 86 years. " We are losing a statesman whom we love as much as he loves us ," said the President of the Republic.
Emmanuel Macron traced the career of this grandson of a teacher who became a senior civil servant, then minister, prime minister, mayor and finally president. A function he held for twelve years. He greeted a " man of assembly " who embodied " a certain idea of France " and which bore in him " the love of France and the French ".
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He recalled his speech during the commemoration of the Vel d'Hiv Rafle, in which Jacques Chirac acknowledged the responsibility of the French State in the crimes committed against the Jews, his defense of Europe and the Franco-German friendship. But also that of climate and " respect for differences ". " Tonight, President Chirac is not only crying in France, he is also crying in Europe and Africa, " said Emmanuel Macron
The former French president died on Thursday morning at his home in Paris. He was 86 years old. Reactions flocked to the announcement of his death, welcoming an emblematic figure of the Fifth Republic but also a head of state who has marked the international scene, including his "no" to the war in Iraq in 2003.
The Elysee has announced that a national day of mourning will be held Monday, September 30 in tribute to former President Jacques Chirac and a solemn service will be returned the same day at noon in the church of Saint-Sulpice, Paris. The French presidency added that the doors of the Élysée Palace will be opened exceptionally from this Thursday 21h and until Sunday " so that the French who wish it can express their condolences ". For this, a collection of condolences will be made available to the public in the vestibule of honor of the palace.
Tribute to President Jacques Chirac. https://t.co/WNlGinMzfc
Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) September 26, 2019