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Death of Robert Badinter: a figure admired by the French, moved by the announcement of his disappearance
Robert Badinter was one of the French’s favorite political figures. Many greeted the news of his disappearance with undisguised emotion on Friday February 9. – (franceinfo)
Robert Badinter was one of the French’s favorite political figures. Many greeted the news of his disappearance with undisguised emotion on Friday February 9.
As soon as his death was announced on the morning of Friday February 9, the French present at a market in the Paris region paid tribute to Robert Badinter. For many of them, his name will forever be associated with the abolition of the death penalty. “He was a great man who allowed us to stop with the death penalty. Respect”comments one of them. “Minister of Justice, 1981… It was also the last. We had other values than today”underlines another passerby.
A man of convictions
Beyond his fight, Robert Badinter was also a figure of France. In Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin), residents remember a man of convictions. “Statesman, with strong values”, describes a woman. A passerby greets a man “intelligent, cultured [et] humanist”. Emotion is also present in the streets of Toulouse (Haute-Garonne). “I carried him in my heart, like his wife. He did a lot of things”, remembers a woman. Numerous tributes, to salute the memory of a personality who marked his time.
