Historian and Resistance fighter Marc Bloch, who was tortured and executed by the Gestapo in 1944, will enter the Pantheon on Tuesday in a rare tribute reserved for France’s most revered historical figures. The ceremony carries political significance less than a year before France heads to the polls to elect a successor to Macron, with Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN) party eyeing its best chance at seizing power. FRANCE 24’s Marc Perelman tells us more on how significant this honor is.
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