Chirac rival takes helm of president&#39;s party
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Nicolas Sarkozy, one of France&#39;s most ambitious and visible politicians - and an in-house rival of President Jacques Chirac - moved to the helm of the president&#39;s party yesterday, a perfect podium for him to bid for the
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France's popular, hard-driving finance minister -- moved a step closer to realizing his ambition to become the country's next president with his election as head of the ruling Union for a Popular Majority ...
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French President Jacques Chirac named Herve Gaymard as finance minister on Monday, putting a close ally in charge of the nationâs finances in the place of a key rival.
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French Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy took over the ruling conservative party Sunday at a glitzy American-style congress that put him on course to launch a presidential bid and possibly challenge Jacques Chirac.
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Segolene Royal has officially launched her campaign to become France's first woman president at a congress of her Socialist Party as her main rival on the ruling right, Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy, struggled to mount a challenge.
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The Marseilles president, Christophe Bouchet, resigned yesterday while former Japan manager Philippe Troussier was in &quot;advanced talks&quot; to replace Jose Anigo as the French club&#39;s coach.
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French president Jacques Chirac delivers a speech at the Elysee Palace in Paris on 3 February.Comment
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The outgoing French finance minister has been confirmed as the new head of President Jacques Chirac's governing party.
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Comments The French president has announced his retirement Jacques Chirac has announced his retirement from politics after a career spanning more than 40 years.Comment
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PARIS -- By tomorrow, President Nicolas Sarkozy will probably be one of Europe's most powerful leaders. With the government, Parliament, and top state bodies under his conservative camp's control, he should face little political resistance as he seeks to reshape France.
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French centre-right presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy sets out his foreign policy vision.
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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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Nicolas Sarkozy resigned as finance minister Monday, a day after accepting the leadership of France's conservative party and effectively becoming a rival to his old boss, President Jacques Chirac.
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Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker of Luxembourg takes over as chairman of the euro group of countries this week, donning the mantle as Europe&#39;s first quasi- official spokesman for the currency they share.
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The French President, Jacques Chirac, further muddied debate over Turkish membership of the European Union by declaring he wants to change France&#39;s constitution so the issue is eventually put to a vote in a national referendum.
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Foreign Minister Nicolas Sarkozy says he will stand for the leadership of France's main governing party.
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The first round of voting in France's legislative elections has put the new president's party firmly on the road to controlling Parliament.