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Former French Prime Minister Édouard Balladur dies at 97
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- Former French Prime Minister Édouard Balladur has died at the age of 97.
- Balladur served as prime minister from 1993 to 1995, during François Mitterrand's presidency.
- He was a longtime political ally and friend of former President Jacques Chirac.
Édouard Balladur, the conservative politician who served as France's prime minister from 1993 to 1995, has died at the age of 97.
Balladur held the premiership while François Mitterrand was president. Mitterrand selected him to lead the government after the right performed well in parliamentary elections.
Balladur was also a longtime political ally and friend of former President Jacques Chirac.
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