Chirac names ally to replace rival
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THE French president promoted a staunch ally to replace a popular finance minister, strengthening his hand ahead of an expected struggle for the governing party&#39;s 2007 presidential nomination.
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European Commission chief-in-waiting Jose Manuel Durao Barroso will meet French President Jacques Chirac this week at the start of a new familiarization tour, a spokesman of the EU executive said Monday.
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French President Jacques Chirac named loyal ally Herve Gaymard as finance minister on Monday, tightening his grip over the economy after the departure of the ambitious and outspoken Nicolas Sarkozy.
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Sport: Former French international has emerged as a surprise contender for the managerial vacancy
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The conservative French President reaches across party lines in filling a key foreign-affairs post
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French President Jacques Chirac is welcomed by Romanian President Traian Basescu at the Cotroceni Palace, the Romanian Presidency headquarters, in Bucharest.Comment
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PARIS: Franco-British relations have moved closer to what they were before the falling out over the Iraq war, judging from a London summit between French President Jacques Chirac and British Prime Minister Tony ...
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French President Jacques Chirac is to meet his Chinese counterpart on the second day of a visit designed to boost the two countries' economic links.
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French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin endorsed the presidential bid of fellow conservative but longtime rival Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday, a day after Jacques Chirac announced he would not seek a third ...Comment
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French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin endorsed the presidential bid of fellow conservative but longtime rival Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday, a day after Jacques Chirac announced he would not seek a third term.
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Jacques Chirac, the French president, is to miss an EU summit meeting today with the interim Iraqi prime minister, Ayad Allawi. Aides to Mr Chirac, an opponent of the US-led war, denied the move was a snub
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French Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy has told President Jacques Chirac that he will stand for the leadership of the main governing party, officials say.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tapped a close ally as his party's No. 2 and was to announce a new cabinet line-up on Monday to try to revive faltering support a month after his coalition suffered a massive election defeat.
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There will be a shift of power on the French right this weekend which could mark the beginning of the end of the Chirac era in French politics.
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Angela Merkel and Jacques Chirac meet informally every two months The EU's Enlargement Commissioner, Olli Rehn, has urged Germany and France not to step up the pressure on Turkey over its membership bid.Comment
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The outgoing French finance minister has been confirmed as the new head of President Jacques Chirac&#39;s governing party. Nicolas Sarkozy, one of France&#39;s most popular politicians
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French President Jacques Chirac, right, poses with Iraq&#39;s new ambassador to France Mouaffak Al Medhi Aboud Al Hmoudi during a ceremony of credentials at the Elysee Palace, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2004.