Emmanuel Macron’s reaction was expected. And it was from the palace that she came. “The President of the Republic expresses his condolences to his family and loved ones,” said the Elysée after the announcement of the death of Jean-Marie Le Pen, 96, who died this Tuesday, January 7 in a hospital in Hauts-de -Seine.
In its statement, the Elysée paid tribute to a “historic figure of the extreme right”. Before tempering. “Whose role in the public life of our country for nearly seventy years […] is now subject to the judgment of History. »
Many reactions
In France, many political figures also reacted to his death, notably Jordan Bardella, president of the National Rally, former National Front, party founded by Jean-Marie Le Pen. He saluted a man who “always served France, defended its identity and its sovereignty”.
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-Since November, the state of health of the native of La Trinité-sur-Mer was particularly worrying and he had to be hospitalized. For the moment, his daughter, Marine Le Pen, returning from a visit to Mayotte, has still not reacted.
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