France's President Chirac to announce retirement
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French President Jacques Chirac was expected to announce Sunday that he will not stand as a candidate in next month's elections, confirming that he plans to retire in May after more than 40 years in politics.
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'There is without doubt a life after politics. Right up until death,' said Jacques Chirac.Comment
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PARIS - French President Jacques Chirac is expected to confirm on Sunday he will not seek reelection, bringing the curtain down on more than 40 years of frontline politics.He leaves behind a ...Comment
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French president Jacques Chirac left China on Tuesday after a five-day visit important for its political and economic impact.
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President Jacques Chirac's decision to bow out of French politics put his legacy under the spotlight Monday, while his refusal to immediately anoint a successor left next month's election race wide open.
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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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President Jacques Chirac of France, in remarks to be televised on Sunday and confirmed by his office today, gave his first hint that he may not run for a third term in the French elections in April.Comment
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Real Madrid midfielder Zinedine Zidane will retire from football in 2007 at the latest.
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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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French President Jacques Chirac is widely expected to rule out a third term in office in a televised address.
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PARIS, Jun 21 (IPS) - For the last six years, the date Jun. 16, 2007 was  the most awaited day by many in France. It was the day that ended  immunity for former president Jacques Chirac from pending  corruption cases over his 12-year mandate as head of state.
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PARIS -- France's energetic and outspoken finance minister, Nicolas Sarkozy, took over the leadership of the country's ruling party yesterday, giving him a vehicle and platform to launch a presidential campaign in 2007 and setting up what is likely to be two years of intense political combat with the incumbent president, Jacques Chirac. Chirac, who turns 72 today, has hinted ...
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to separate from his wife Cecilia, the presidency says.
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&quot;I have decided to announce my decision to retire from international rugby with England with immediate effect,&quot; he told a news conference at Twickenham on Tuesday.
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Jacques Chirac announced France would receive the Iraqi President, Ghazi al-Yawar, in early September. French President Jacques Chirac announced the decision during a major
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French President Jacques Chirac has congratulated Nicolas Sarkozy on his nomination as president of his ruling party, Union for a Popular Movement (UMP).
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Paris: President Jacques Chirac announced on Sunday he would not seek re-election next month after 45 years in frontline politics and made a final appeal to French voters to shun extremism.Comment