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28 Oct 2005, 7:57 am
[JURIST] French President Jacques Chirac has called for an international tribunal to try Syrian and Lebanese suspects in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri [JURIST news archive]. [read post]
15 Jun 2005, 3:30 am
[JURIST] Valéry Giscard d'Estaing [Wikipedia profile], a former French president and architect of the embattled European Constitution [JURIST news archive], has blamed current French President Jacques Chirac for the rejection of the document by French voters [JURIST report]. [read post]
31 May 2005, 6:20 am
[JURIST] French President Jacques Chirac has accepted the resignation [Elysee Palace press release, in French] of Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin [official profile] just two days after French voters turned down the proposed European constituton [JURIST report] in a referendum that was seen by many as a rejection of the current government. [read post]
29 May 2005, 6:02 pm
The document, drafted by a European constitutional commission headed by former French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing and strongly endorsed by current President Jacques Chirac and most of the [read post]
29 May 2005, 4:06 pm
From Paris, Le Monde provides continuing local coverage. 4:13 PM ET - French opposition leaders are already calling on French President Jacques Chirac to resign in the wake of the No vote. [read post]
28 May 2005, 10:08 am
One survey on Friday indicated a narrowing of the majority's lead in opposing the charter, offering hope to President Jacques Chirac [official website in French] who has been leading the "Yes" campaign [JURIST report]. [read post]
27 May 2005, 9:25 am
[JURIST] Despite the recent campaign [JURIST report] by French President Jacques Chirac [official profile] to push the European Union constitution [text], thirteen successive polls indicate that the majority of French voters will vote "no" to the charter in a referendum this Sunday. [read post]
19 May 2005, 4:18 pm
French President Jacques Chirac, German Chancellor Gerard Schroeder, and Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski have joined forces after a meeting in eastern France, where concern over the French passage of the Constitution [read post]
4 May 2005, 3:05 am
[JURIST] French media said Wednesday that the latest television appearance by French President Jacques Chirac [official bio] calling on voters to endorse the European constitution [official website; treaty text] was largely a success. [read post]
26 Apr 2005, 10:25 am
[JURIST] On a visit to France Tuesday, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder [official site, in German] voiced support for a call by French President Jacques Chirac [official site, in English] for French citizens to ratify the new EU Constitution [official site]. [read post]
16 Apr 2005, 4:11 am
A new poll released Saturday that was conducted after Thursday's TV pitch by French President Jacques Chirac [JURIST report] shows that 56% of French voters plan to vote "No" [Bloomberg report [read post]
15 Apr 2005, 8:55 am
[JURIST] French commentators suggested Friday that a televised appeal [JURIST report] by French President Jacques Chirac [BBC profile] in a "town hall"-style meeting with young people broadcast Thursday evening and seen by over 9,000,000 viewers [Le Monde report in French] has failed to persuade skeptical French citizens to vote in support of the European constitution [Economist backgrounder] in [read post]
14 Apr 2005, 1:43 pm
[JURIST] Fighting off a barrage of opposition to the agreement, French President Jacques Chirac embarked Thursday on a campaign to save the proposed European Union constitution [official website; treaty text] from defeat in an upcoming national referendum. [read post]
23 Mar 2005, 7:48 am
[JURIST] European leaders are rallying around French President Jacques Chirac and trying to avoid a negative French vote on the European constitution [official website; treaty text] by calling for revisions of European Union [official website] economic reform plans at the ongoing Council of the European Union [official website] summit. [read post]
20 Mar 2005, 6:30 am
[JURIST] Forty-seven people, including senior aides to French President Jacques Chirac [official profile], face corruption charges for allegedly rigging public works contracts to finance political parties. [read post]
11 Feb 2005, 3:50 am
[JURIST] French President Jacques Chirac [official website] is set to join Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero [Wikipedia.com profile] in Barcelona Friday at a rally for the "Yes" side in Spain's upcoming referendum on the European Constitution, slated for February 20. [read post]
5 Jan 2005, 5:50 am
[JURIST] The driver of two French journalists who were captured in Iraq by Islamic militants and held for five months until their release in late December is suing the US military for mistreatment and torture, according to the office of maverick French advocate Jacques Verges. [read post]
22 Nov 2004, 9:06 am
Some European Parliament members are calling for the suspension of Transport Commissioner Jacques Barrot for failing to disclose a previous conviction for embezzlement during his confirmation hearings. [read post]
28 Jul 2004, 6:40 am
Jacques Debray said Wednesday that "we [read post]
27 Jul 2004, 4:33 am
President Jacques Chirac said that the four men, who were arrested in Afghanistan on suspicion of fighting with the Taliban, will be handed over to French justice authorities who have opened an investigation into their cases. [read post]
