France's Chirac poised to end political career
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French President Jacques Chirac is expected to announce his retirement from frontline politics on Sunday after a 45-year career that was strong on symbolic gestures but short on concrete reforms.
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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
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Nicolas Sarkozy says his country will stop broadcasting its multi-language 24-hour news channel, France 24.
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Jacques Chirac is set to announce that he will not seek a third term as President of France.Comment
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French President Jacques Chirac strode energetically into his last formal European summit on Thursday championing the role of nuclear power in the fight against climate change.Comment
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Story published at magicvalley.com on Monday, March 12, 2007 Last modified on Sunday, March 11, 2007 9:43 PM MDT French President Jacques Chirac gestures while speaking during a final media conference at an EU ...Comment
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French President Jacques Chirac will make a television declaration at 1900 GMT on Sunday, his office said on Thursday, when he is expected to say he will not stand for re-election.
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French President Jacques Chirac will make  a television declaration at 1900 GMT on Sunday, his office said  on Thursday, when he is expected to say he will not stand for  re-election.
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French President Jacques Chirac will travel to Singapore and participate in a key Asia-Europe summit in Vietnam next month before heading to China for a state visit, Chirac's office announced Wednesday.
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French Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy has taken one step closer to a bid for the presidency, taking the helm of President Jacques Chirac&#39;s party.
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Jacques Chirac, admired and scorned during 12 years as president of France, leaves a legacy as mixed and ambiguous as the man himself.
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French President Jacques Chirac: on his way out figures among the top &#x2019;euro-saures&#x2019; who, in accordance with the laws of evolution, must give way to a new kind of leader.Comment
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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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French President Jacques Chirac is expected to announce his retirement on Sunday, as the current favourite to replace him, Nicolas Sarkozy, continues to make waves on the issue of immigration.
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Jacques Chirac has officiated at the traditional July 14 military procession in central Paris, on what is almost certainly his last Bastille Day as president.
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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 presidential elections, confirming that he plans to retire in May after more than 40 years in politics.
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France's president is heading for a showdown with European finance ministers over the French economy.