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Édouard Balladur died, the prime minister who wanted to be President and never wasPhoto by Sebastian Velandia on Pexels
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Édouard Balladur died, the prime minister who wanted to be President and never was

Público31 August 2026 at 23:58

Édouard Balladur died, former French prime minister, at 94. Balladur was prime minister during François Mitterrand's term, between 1993 and 1995, and was described as the architect of privatizations in France and as a popular prime minister.

Balladur aspired to be President of the French Republic, but that aspiration never materialized. In 1995, he was defeated in the presidential elections by Jacques Chirac, which removed him from the Élysée Palace.

Throughout his political career, Balladur never managed to escape the shadow of three controversial issues: France's involvement in Rwanda, the so-called "Karachi case" relating to the sale of submarines to Pakistan, and the electoral defeat that removed him from the race to the Élysée.

His death was reported without further details being provided about the circumstances of the death or the locations and dates of the funeral.

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