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Former French PM Edouard Balladur dies aged 97: family

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Published on 2026-09-01 06:09:56

Former French prime minister Edouard Balladur died in Paris on Monday at the age of 97, his family told AFP.

Balladur, who was born in Turkey, served as President Francois Mitterrand’s last prime minister from March 1993 to May 1995, carrying out several major privatisations of state companies, and unsuccessfully ran for the top job in 1995.

After a fierce campaign, he lost to his former political ally-turned-rival, Jacques Chirac, who…

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