Former French Prime Minister Édouard Balladur dies at 97
Édouard Balladur, who served as Prime Minister of France from March 1993 to May 1995 under President François Mitterrand, died on Monday, August 31, 2026, in Paris at the age of 97. His family announced his death to AFP, adding that a funeral mass would be held in strict family privacy. Balladur was a long-time political ally of Jacques Chirac before becoming his rival in the fierce 1995 presidential campaign, which ended his political ambitions.
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Édouard Balladur died on Monday at age 97.
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He was Prime Minister of France from 1993 to 1995.
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His family announced his death to AFP.
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A funeral mass will be held in strict family privacy.
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He ran for president in 1995 and lost to Jacques Chirac.
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His family announced a private mass will be held.
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He served under President François Mitterrand.
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He was born in Turkey.
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Édouard Balladur, Prime Minister of France from 1993 to 1995, died on Monday in Paris at age 97, his family announced.
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