Jacques Chirac
The Malaysian Prime Minister Mohamed Mahatir is accompanied by the French President Jacques Chirac (R) 29 January 2000, as he leaves the Elysee Palace in Paris following their meeting. Chirac hailed Malaysia's economic recovery, a French spokeswoman said.
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Permit me to say to you that tonight I am not the prime minister and you are not the president of the republic. We are two equal candidates who are submitting themselves to the judgment of the French, like anyone. You will thus permit me to call you 'Mr. Mitterrand,'
To be the second president from Corrèze [the first president from that south-central French town was Mr. Sarkozy’s predecessor, Jacques Chirac] and finally to be the successor to François Mitterrand.
Nobody is entitled to express themselves in the name of Jacques Chirac, who will make no public declaration in this election.More quotes »
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