Tomorrow, Wednesday December 9, 2020, a day of national mourning is declared in tribute to Valéry Giscard d ?? Estaing, President of the Republic from 1974 to 1981, who died on December 2.
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Nantes, a tribute was paid during the City Council Friday, December 4, the flags of the city will be at half mast tomorrow and a condolence booklet will be opened at the town hall for the people of Nantes who wish to share their testimony.
“Republican, defender of European construction, we owe him important advances for society. In particular, I want to retain the right to vote at 18, the establishment of divorce by mutual consent or the legalization of abortion, huge steps for women’s rights. These essential reforms left a lasting mark on our society and on the face of the decades that followed. I send my most sincere condolences to his family and loved ones. ”
Johanna Rolland, Mayor of Nantes, President of Nantes Métropole
The City Council gathered on Friday, December 4, observed a minute of silence in tribute to the former President of the Republic. Nantes elected officials have symbolically cut their videoconferencing cameras in order to reveal black screens as a sign of mourning.
All the flags floating on the buildings of the City of Nantes and on the public space will be at half mast on Wednesday December 9, national day of mourning: city hall, district town halls, public nursery and elementary schools as well as on the Place du Cirque , Place Viarme, Cours Saint-André and Place du Pont-Morand.
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A condolence booklet in Nantes town hall
Until Saturday inclusive, a condolence booklet will be placed in the reception hall of the town hall, so that everyone can register a tribute to Valéry Giscard d’Estaing. The health instructions on site will be recalled and hydro-alcoholic gel will be used before writing on the booklet.
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