Many public figures made the trip. Artists, lawyers, politicians, anonymous… This Wednesday, February 14, around a hundred people gathered at Place Vendôme, in Paris, to pay a final tribute to Robert Badinter, the former Minister of Justice engraved in collective memories in particular because of his fight for the abolition of the death penalty.
A national event during which the head of state did not fail to deliver a speech. “Your name must be included alongside those who have done so much for human progress and for France and await you at the Pantheon”, declared Emmanuel Macron in particular. Stating that Robert Badinter “will forever be the advocate of this cause, the abolition of the death penalty.”
A final tribute paid to the former politician who died at the age of 95, which the first lady did not attend… Indeed, Brigitte Macron was among the notable absentees from this national tribute.
A private trip
An empty chair that our colleagues from Gala
immediately justified: “According to our information, the mother of Laurence and Tiphaine Auzière was not able to go to the ceremony for family reasons”we learn this Wednesday, February 14, 2024.
A failure which did not prevent Brigitte Macron from contacting Élisabeth Badinter to offer her condolences. “Emmanuel Macron’s wife also called Elisabeth Badinter in advance to offer her condolences and told him that she could not be present due to a private and family trip planned for this week, from Tuesday to THURSDAY”, we can indeed read.
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