# Tributes pour in for former French PM Édouard Balladur after his death at 97

https://mins.news/en/item/39279

- euronews, 2026-08-31 20:22 UTC
- Politics
- Original: http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/31/tributes-pour-in-for-former-french-pm-edouard-balladur-following-his-death-aged-97

> Tributes have followed the death of former French Prime Minister Édouard Balladur at the age of 97. President Emmanuel Macron described him as a demanding, level-headed and devoted public servant who had dedicated his life to the Fifth Republic.

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