She has been suffering from cancer of the lymphatic system since 2004, and suffers from Malt-type lymphoma which affects her mucous membranes. And if Françoise Hardy revealed this December 14, 2023 at Paris Match that she wanted to “
to leave soon and quickly”, the singer of “So” still projects a little bit into the future.
“There is hardly anyone other than Édouard Philippe who comes close to his level“
Thomas Dutronc’s mother has, it seems, already chosen the one she would like to see in Emmanuel Macron’s chair, in 2027. She assures our colleagues: “Emmanuel Macron is a good person, far above the rest, and he has integrity. Only Édouard Philippe comes close to him. But I would have liked it to reduce public debt and spending. It was probably impossible.”
Regarding the current head of state, moreover, Françoise Hardy is careful not to be too critical. She, who campaigns for euthanasia, says about the hospital in France: “I don’t know enough hospitals to make a judgment. The most important thing is doctors who not only have to be as good as possible, but also have empathy, which is not always the case“.
“There are more radical Islamists than we imagined”
What is particularly catastrophic is the current state of the world, explains the 79-year-old star. Concerning the Hamas-Israel war, she assures: “This news and that of Putin’s war against Ukraine affect me more than I can say.”. And to add regarding the skyrocketing rise in anti-Semitic acts: “JI have the impression that in France and almost everywhere, there are more radical Islamists than we imagined, because barbarism is spreading and largely comes from there. The swastikas on the walls scandalize me, not to mention the all-too-frequent murders with knives.”