The Head of State, his Prime Minister, presidential candidates and other political figures paid tribute to Jean-Pierre Pernaut who died on Wednesday at the age of 71.
The one who accompanied the lunch of the French for thirty three years is no more. Jean-Pierre Pernaut died on Wednesday, a few weeks before his 72nd birthday. Several political figures saluted the memory of the star journalist, who retired in December 2020. The Head of State shared a nice shot of the journalist on his chair on the news, saluting this journalist “who lived in the heart of our homes. “. “For thirty years, he made an appointment at 1 p.m. with French women and men to send them the latest information, but also his passion for France, our regions, our heritage. We won’t forget it,” wrote Emmanuel Macron on social networks. At the start of the five-year term, in April 2018, we remember that the presenter of 13 Hours had interviewed the Head of State for more than an hour from the class of a primary school in Orne.
Jean-Pierre Pernaut lived in the heart of our homes. For thirty years, he made an appointment at 1 p.m. with French men and women to send them the latest information, but also his passion for France, our regions, our heritage. We won’t forget it. pic.twitter.com/9qSTA9Wpm3
—Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) March 2, 2022
The Prime Minister Jean Castex, ex-mayor of Prades, a commune in the Pyrénées Orientales, declared on Twitter that “the France of the territories is losing this familiar voice and this reassuring face which spoke so well of her and knew how to speak to her so well”. “Not a hamlet in our country was unknown to him. Not a tradition of our lands was foreign to him,” he added.
Not a hamlet in our country was unknown to him. Not one tradition of our lands was foreign to him.
Territorial France is losing that familiar voice and that reassuring face that spoke so well of her and knew how to speak to her so well. We already miss Jean-Pierre Pernaut.— Jean Castex (@JeanCASTEX) March 2, 2022
Valérie Pécresse mourns a “friend”, Marine Le Pen says she is “sincerely moved”
Several presidential candidates also shared their memories and honored the journalist. Marine Le Pen said she was “sincerely moved to learn of the disappearance of Jean-Pierre Pernaut, who was keen to share with the French his passion for our land and our traditions, his love for the beauties of our country”. Valerie Pécresse cries “his friend”, who “fought against the disease with immense courage”.
Infinite sadness on learning of the disappearance of my friend Jean-Pierre Pernaut. He fought against the disease with immense courage. For years he was the face of these terroirs of France that he loved so much. To Nathalie and her children my most affectionate thoughts.
— Valerie Pécresse (@vpecresse) March 2, 2022
Anne Hidalgo greets the one who “was for years the embodiment of the rich life of our territories” and expresses his “great sadness”.
It is with great sadness that I learn of the disappearance of Jean-Pierre Pernaut. Emblematic presenter of 13h, passionate journalist, he was for years the embodiment of the rich life of our territories. Thoughts to his family and loved ones. https://t.co/c1CTGkemJK
— Anne Hidalgo (@Anne_Hidalgo) March 2, 2022
“Tonight I am sad”, confides on Twitter Nicolas Dupont-Aignan. “Jean-Pierre Pernaut loved the French so much. His daily meeting was the faithful mirror of the France we love so much. I am thinking of his family and loved ones.”
Tonight I am sad; Jean-Pierre Pernaut loved the French so much.
His daily meeting was the faithful mirror of the France we love so much. I am thinking of his family and loved ones. pic.twitter.com/Lt0sM2uhiV— N. Dupont-Aignan (@dupontaignan) March 2, 2022
Eric Zemmour considers that the former presenter through his 1 p.m. news “knew how to bring life and love to our rural France and its treasures to millions of French people”.
We learn with sadness of the death of Jean-Pierre Pernaut. Through his 1 p.m. news, he has brought life and love to our rural France and its treasures to millions of French people. https://t.co/reWZa4qtR3
— Eric Zemmour (@ZemmourEric) March 2, 2022
Jumble, Richard Ferrand remembered this “journalist loved by the French, he knew how to promote the territories in each of his newspapers”, while the Minister of Agriculture Julien Denormandie hailed this “fervent defender of the beauty and diversity of our territories and our agriculture”. Xavier-Bertrand, president of the Hauts-de-France region, so dear to Jean-Pierre Pernaut, paid tribute to “the lover of France, its territories and his native Picardy, he made us discover every day with passion the beauty of our country and its land”. “His authenticity will be missed by all of us,” he wrote on Twitter. “Jean-Pierre Pernaut, who for many spectators has become a member of their family, left us, was moved Rachida Dati. He will remain for all a sincere voice, a tender and singular gaze on our country which has shared with us its love of France and the French. My thoughts to his loved ones.
With an archive photo, of the young presenter at the controls of the JT, Christopher Castaner evokes the disappearance of a “lover of France, a piece of history and a gentleman of television.”
With Jean-Pierre Pernaut disappears a lover of France, a piece of history and a gentleman of television.
There remain the memories of so many beautiful discoveries, and so many sad news, always shared together.
All my thoughts to his loved ones. pic.twitter.com/Aeu3imLkxr
— Christophe Castaner (@CCastaner) March 2, 2022
“Like many French people, I loved him for what he was: someone who simply loved others,” said Laurent Wauquiez.
Great sadness at the announcement of the disappearance of Jean-Pierre Pernaut. He deeply loved France, the richness of our lands and he had a sense of rootedness. Like many French people, I loved him for what he was: someone who simply loved others.
— Laurent Wauquiez (@laurentwauquiez) March 2, 2022
While the mayor of Nice Christian Estrosi assures him: Jean-Pierre Pernaut “will keep a special place for a whole generation of French people”.
Jean-Pierre Pernaut has for more than 30 years highlighted what makes the beauty and richness of France. It will keep a special place for a whole generation of French people. My sincere condolences to his wife Nathalie, to his children, his relatives, his former colleagues. pic.twitter.com/3XeGh0Vcwt
—Christian Estrosi (@cestrosi) March 2, 2022
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