- Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, ‘reformist’ French president in the 70s, dies at 94. Main actions he's responsible for in France: majority at 18 for voting, and securing abortion rights for women. He was a friend of Simone Veil. He died yesterday because of "Covid-19 complications" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/val%C3%A9ry_giscard_d%27estaing 44 comments europe