Military killed in Mali: his companion will ask for a posthumous marriage to Emmanuel Macron – bfmtv

She explains, by this request, wanting to “honor his memory and bear his name”, but also “to have the same name as my son”.

Sergeant Maxime Blasco, 34, was killed during an operation by the Barkhane anti-jihadist force in Mali last Friday. He leaves behind his wife and an 8-year-old boy.

While a national tribute chaired by Emmanuel Macron will be paid this Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. at the Hôtel des Invalides (Paris), the companion of the French soldier told the Parisian and to RTL that she was going to ask the President of the Republic to be married posthumously to Maxime Blasco.

“I would have liked it to happen in other circumstances. But it is a desire that we had together”, she explains to the daily Ile-de-France, adding that her companion, “will always remain in my heart. Until my last breath”.

“Honor his memory and bear his name”

“I want to do it to honor his memory and bear his name. It will be a source of pride. Also have the same name as my son,” she explains. “Unfortunately, we will not be able to give this nice surprise to Maxime. But we will remain like that a family forever”.

In France, posthumous marriage is possible, but “only the President of the Republic can authorize it, by decree”, explains the government website. This process is “exceptional”, and serves to “recognize your union with the deceased”.

“I asked my in-laws for their consent and when I told my son that I was making this request, he shouted with joy and was happy because that’s what he wanted. It’s important. for all of us, to rebuild ourselves, ”she testified on RTL radio.