Chirac Tells France He Won't Run Again
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PARIS, March 11 -- French President Jacques Chirac said Sunday that he will not seek a third term next month, opening the way for a new generation of leaders to take over a country struggling to halt the erosion of its economy, social cohesion and global standing.
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French President Jacques Chirac appealed for unity Tuesday, as a bungled attempt to rescue two French hostages in Iraq sparked a growing controversy that some fear could hurt efforts to get the men freed.
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France and the United States agree there  is no point in talking to Syria because the conditions for an  honest dialogue do not exist, President Jacques Chirac said on  Wednesday.
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President Jacques Chirac backtracked Thursday and said a nuclear-armed Iran would be unacceptable, reversing earlier comments that Tehran's possession of a nuclear bomb would not be "very dangerous."
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French presidential frontrunner Nicolas Sarkozy distances himself from President Chirac's legacy.
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French President Jacques Chirac told  reporters an Iran that possessed one or two nuclear weapons  would not pose much of a danger and then retracted many of his  comments, the International Herald Tribune said on Thursday.
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In a deeply personal address to the nation, Jacques Chirac said he would not seek a third term as president of France.
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French President Jacques Chirac said that a nuclear-armed Iran was unacceptable, setting the record straight after stating that Tehran's possession of the bomb would not be &quot;very dangerous.&quot;
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The US-led war in Iraq, fought to remove Saddam Hussein from power, has made the world a more dangerous place, the French president, Jacques Chirac, said on the eve of a state visit to Britain.
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French President Jacques Chirac announces his decision to bow out of politics in a televised address from the Elysee Palace on March 11.Comment
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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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Former French president Jacques Chirac has refused to testify in the so-called Clearstream political dirty tricks scandal involving current President Nicolas Sarkozy, citing constitutional reasons, his office said late Friday.
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French President Jacques Chirac backtracked on Thursday after saying it would not be dangerous for Iran to have a nuclear bomb, a sudden departure from the position France has long held with key allies.
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French President Jacques Chirac today spoke of the âtrue friendshipâ between his country and Britain but again stressed his opposition to the kind of military intervention which started the war in Iraq.
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Jacques Chirac, admired and scorned during 12 years as France's president, announced Sunday he will not seek a third term in elections this spring _ a widely expected move given his low popularity, his age and ...Comment
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French President Jacques Chirac has said it would not be very dangerous for Iran to have a nuclear bomb, but later retracted the remark, according to an interview with two U.S. newspapers and a French magazine published on Thursday.
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President Jacques Chirac called for national unity on Tuesday over France's hostage crisis in Iraq, after a bid by self-appointed mediators failed to free two journalists held by Islamist militants.