Two days after the death of Jacques Chirac, Thursday, at the age of 86, several ceremonies and tributes are planned from Sunday, to greet the memory of the former head of state. On Sunday, a popular tribute ceremony is scheduled at 2 pm under the Invalides dome.
The coffin of President Chirac will be installed at the entrance of the Cathedral Saint-Louis des Invalides. The public will be able to gather and condolence registers will be made available to the public.
Special edition from 12h30 to 14h
From 12h30 to 14h, Europe 1 offers you a special edition. With our reporters and our guests, we will return in particular on the popularity of the former head of state, but also on his political history.
Among our guests, you will find Jean Garrigues , historian and specialist in contemporary political history, Michèle Cotta , political editorialist and great voice of Europe 1, Jean-Daniel Levy , director of the opinions department at Harris Interactive, Philippe Goulliaud , correspondent for AFP at the Elysée during the two mandates of Jacques Chirac but also Serge Klarsfeld , president of the association of the Sons and Daughters of the Jewish deportees of France, who will come to talk to us about the historical speech of the Vel d'Hiv of 1995.