Macron expresses condolences over death of French ex-president Valery Giscard d'Estaing
PARIS, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday expressed condolences over the death of the country's former president, Valery Giscard d'Estaing.
"The direction he set for France still guides our way ... his death has plunged the French nation into mourning," Macron said in a statement, describing his predecessor as "a servant of the state, a politician of progress and freedom."