Former French leader Valery Giscard d’Estaing has died aged 94 from COVID-19, his family told Agence France-Presse on Thursday, Trend reports citing TASS.
"Valery Giscard d’Estaing died on December 2 in his family home in the Loir-et-Cher Department. The death came as a result of sharp deterioration of his health condition, he died from COVID-19," the statement of the politician’s family reads. His funeral will be attended by a close family circle.
The French National Assembly held a minute of silence to honor the former president.