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Death of Robert Badinter: “Entry into the Pantheon is something that is determined by the President of the Republic”, recalls a historian
Death of Robert Badinter: “Entry into the Pantheon is something that is determined by the President of the Republic”, recalls a historian – (franceinfo)
Historian Patrick Garcia, professor at the University of Cergy-Pontoise (Val-d’Oise), speaks in 12/13 info, Saturday February 10, in particular on the possibility of entry into the Pantheon of Robert Badinter .
As soon as the death of Robert Badinter was announced, several voices were raised to demand his entry into the Pantheon. Also obvious for historian Patrick Garcia, professor at the University of Cergy-Pontoise (Val-d’Oise)? If the latter refuses to comment “as a historian”he emphasizes that “Robert Badinter played a huge role”. “Entry into the Pantheon is something that is determined by the President of the Republic. There has already been a precedent, a lot of emotion at the death of Simone Veil and a request for entry into the Pantheon which had been granted. I don’t know if it will be the same for Robert Badinter. The question also arises about his family, since we cannot enter the Pantheon without the agreement of the family.”specifies Patrick Garcia.
What is a great man?
Elisabeth and Robert Badinter have in fact always renounced any honorary decoration in France. According to a decree of 1885, the remains of “great men” are deposited in the Pantheon. What is a great man? “In the French version, it is someone who carries the values of the Republic”explains Robert Badinter. “As such, Robert Badinter would represent all the qualities to enter the Pantheon, to be pantheonizable”adds the historian, who specifies that he “there are no written criteria”.
