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NEWS ABOUT: Jacques Chirac

Jacques Chirac stories: 21 news summaries

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 Chirac Must 
 Stand Trial 
 on Corruption 
 Charges 

Allegations go back to his days as mayor of Paris

Oct 30, 09 9:15 AM CDT
(AP) - Former French President Jacques Chirac has been ordered to stand trial in an alleged corruption scandal dating back to his time as Paris mayor—a case that caught up with him in retirement once he lost the judicial immunity of France's highest office. A magistrate ordered Chirac, whose 12-year presidency... More »

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Jacques Chirac • France • corruption • Paris • mayor • corruption charges

(Newser) - Don't expect French President Nicolas Sarkozy to talk about being rushed to the hospital after he collapsed during a jog yesterday. If he's anything like his predecessors, he'll probably say nothing at all, reports AFP. Since 1974, when President Georges Pompidou died while in office from leukemia, French leaders have... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • Jacques Chirac • French president

Sarko Jeered at
African Leader's Funeral

French president booed, taunted in Gabon

Jun 17, 09 5:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Crowds in the African nation of Gabon booed Nicolas Sarkozy at the funeral of the country's long-serving strongman president, Omar Bongo. Dozens of onlookers shouted "We don't want you, leave!" at the French leader and his predecessor, Jacques Chirac. France ruled Gabon in the colonial era and... More »

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Africa • Nicolas Sarkozy • Jacques Chirac • France • colonialism • funeral • Gabon

(Newser) - The tone of a letter from President Obama to Jacques Chirac has some in the blogosphere wondering if Obama knows that Chirac is no longer the president of France, writes Jimmy Orr in the Christian Science Monitor reports. “Doesn’t Obama ever consult his staff before acting?” one concerned... More »

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blogosphere • Nicolas Sarkozy • Jacques Chirac • France • president • George W. Bush • President Obama • letter

Depressed Pet Mauls Former French Prez

Pills can't keep Maltese from attacking Chirac 'for no apparent reason'

Jan 22, 09 10:39 AM CST
(Newser) - Former French President Jacques Chirac is recovering after his depressed poodle mauled him, the Daily Mail reports. Sumo, a white Maltese, takes anti-depressants and is prone to making “vicious, unprovoked attacks,” said Bernadette Chirac, who wouldn’t say where her 76-year-old husband had been bitten. “The dog... More »

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pets • depression • Jacques Chirac • France • animal attack • poodle • dog

 Sarkozy 
 Sues Over 
 Scandal Diary 

Intelligence chief's notes on Sarko marriage, financial deals in news mag

Oct 17, 08 3:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - France's president Nicolas Sarkozy is at the center of a firestorm over publication of the diaries of a former French Intelligence chief which contain information about several politicians, including details of Sarkozy's personal life, the BBC reports. Yves Bertrand's personal diaries, reported in a news magazine, contain observations about the... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • Jacques Chirac • libel • Lionel Jospin • Yves Bertrand • Le Point • Renseignements Generaux • diaries • notebooks • dirty tricks

Cop Spied on Sarko's Lovers to 'Smear' Him

'Obsessed' intel chief detailed officials' drug habits, sexual exploits

Oct 11, 08 6:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tawdry revelations from the diaries of a former intelligence chief are proving yet again that no one does scandal like the French: Authorities are accusing Yves Bertrand of spying on Nicolas Sarkozy’s wives and lovers to smear him before he became president and keep Jacques Chirac in power. Bertrand... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • Jacques Chirac • France • Clearstream affair • Cecilia Sarkozy

Paris-Berlin Relations Turn Sour

Tempers fraying in Merkel's camp after 2 high-level cancellations

Feb 27, 08 10:08 AM CST
(Newser) - Only a week after Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel called off a scheduled meeting, France and Germany's finance ministers canceled their own summit yesterday, reports AFP. While nobody wants to say that the leaders of Europe's two largest countries are getting testy with each other, disagreements over economic policy and... More »

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diplomacy • Angela Merkel • Germany • European Union • Nicolas Sarkozy • Jacques Chirac • France • foreign policy • Mediterranean Union • Gerhard Schröder

Le Beau Sarko Vexes French

Tiny Casanova's antics create cult status
as some deride his
lack of decorum

Dec 23, 07 1:20 PM CST
(Newser) - He ain't your daddy's Jacques Chirac, and French president Nicolas Sarkozy's escapades have his countrymen both enthralled and concerned, reports the Guardian. His rollercoaster love life provides delicious gossip to a public that buys "I love Sarko" skivvies, and the tiny dynamo poses for intimate photo shoots and traipses... More »

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media • Nicolas Sarkozy • Jacques Chirac • France • Carla Bruni • Francois Mitterand

Chirac Faces Pilfering Probe

Ex-prez grilled for 3 hours about funds for friends, allies during years as mayor

Nov 22, 07 3:12 PM CST
(Newser) - A French magistrate launched a probe yesterday into claims that former President Jacques Chirac skimmed funds while in office, the Independent reports. Chirac, who turns 76 next week, is accused of using tax money to back friends and allies during his reign as mayor from 1977 to 1995. More accusations... More »

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Jacques Chirac • France • embezzlement • probe

Transit Strike Cripples France

Unions seek exit from huge work action

Nov 14, 07 10:19 AM CST
(Newser) - In France, the biggest strike since Nicolas Sarkozy's election paralyzed transportation services from national rail to the Paris metro today. Massive traffic jams, long waits for the few subway trains running, and fleets of bicycles were in evidence in the first day of what is seen as a critical showdown... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • Jacques Chirac • France • transit strike

Sarkozy, Unions in Showdown

Strikes starting tonight will test French president's reform resolve, shape tenure

Nov 13, 07 11:20 AM CST
(Newser) - French railway workers will walk off the job again tonight, this time in an open-ended strike with some backup from subway, bus, electrical, and gas workers, all angry over Nicolas Sarkozy's proposal to end their special pension rights. The strike is expected to test the president's will for reforms aimed... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • Jacques Chirac • France • strike

Cecilia Who? Sarko Plays Field

Newly separated French prez unlikely to stay lonely

Oct 22, 07 1:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy's new bachelor status has the French abuzz about how swingin' their prez will be. The freshly divorced head of state has been spotted lunching with an ex-Bond girl, flirting with a well-known playwright, and carrying a letter reading “I haven’t seen you for an eternity and... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • Jacques Chirac • France • Cecilia Sarkozy

Sarkozy Braces for Union Battle

Pension cuts could trigger crippling strikes in president's first test of leadership

Sep 18, 07 4:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy could face the first major obstacle of his four-month reign this week when he tries to slash the pensions of 500,000 workers who enjoy more generous retirement packages than other civil servants. Polls show Sarkozy's plan is supported by 65% of the public, but striking... More »

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pensions • Nicolas Sarkozy • Jacques Chirac • France • unions • retirement

French Minister Visits Iraq, Forges US Bond

First visit to war-torn country is 'message of solidarity' with Iraqis

Aug 19, 07 5:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - France tipped a symbolic hat to the US today by sending its foreign minister on a visit to Baghdad. Bernard Kouchner is the first French minister to visit Iraq since the US invasion of 2003 and comes at a time when analysts say that US-French relations are warming. Kouchner, who... More »

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Iraq • Nicolas Sarkozy • Jacques Chirac • France • United States • Bernard Kouchner • Jalal Talabani • Iraq war

France Opens Probe Against
Former PM

De Villepin will be grilled over Sarkozy smear campaign

Jul 27, 07 4:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dominique de Villepin, France's former PM and a longtime rival of president Nicolas Sarkozy, will undergo a formal investigation for his alleged role in improperly smearing Sarkozy. De Villepin denies involvement in the scandal which may also implicate former president Jacques Chirac, but the announcement is seen as a step... More »

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investigation • Nicolas Sarkozy • Jacques Chirac • France • bribe • French government • Dominique de Villepin • scandal

Charges Loom for Former French PM

De Villepin linked to dirty campaign against rival Sarkozy

Jul 6, 07 4:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin is expected to face criminal conspiracy charges following the discovery of new evidence linking him to a dirty tricks campaign against President Nicolas Sarkozy, the Times of London reports. Police yesterday searched his Paris home after investigators found computer data suggesting he directed... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • Jacques Chirac • France • Dominique de Villepin • Clearstream affair • French politics • French warships • Luxembourg • Clearstream International

Sarkozy Taps Close Adviser
to Be PM

Ex-Chirac official
is also president's jogging buddy

May 17, 07 9:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy named chief campaign adviser Francois Fillon his prime minister today, replacing firebrand Dominique de Villepin. Fillon, a right-of-center senator who directed an overhaul of France's pension system as a Chirac administration official, will lead Sarkozy's effort to institute reforms in employment and welfare laws. Fillon, whose wife is... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • Jacques Chirac • France • Dominique de Villepin • Francois Fillon

Unions Fire Warning Shots At Sarkozy

French labor leaders hint at general strikes 

May 8, 07 6:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy could be on a collision course with French labor unions over  his "economic evolution." The president-elect wooed voters with proposals to extend the 35-hour work week, slash welfare, curb the right to strike and cut taxes. But even as Sarkozy headed to Malta before taking office... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • Jacques Chirac • France • labor • union • French elections

Sarko Takes French Presidency

May 6, 07 1:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nicholas Sarkozy, a right-leaning Hungarian immigrant's son, will be the next president of France, according to initial results from the final round of elections there. Sarkozy's victory within an 85% turnout dashed the hopes of a galvanized Socialist Party, and its candidate Ségolène Royal, of placing the first... More »

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Segolene Royal • Nicolas Sarkozy • Jacques Chirac • France • election • French elections

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