Chirac stumbles towards the Elysee

Article Abstract:

Gaullist Jacques Chirac will compete with Socialist Lionel Jospin in the second round of the French presidential elections, after fellow Gaullist candidate Edouard Balladur was knocked out in the first round. Chirac is unlikely to attract all the voters who chose Balladur in the first round, but his prospects still look better than those of Jospin, who will probably not take more than 40% of the vote.

Elections, Presidents, Jospin, Lionel, Presidential elections

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Chirac's year of living dangerously

Article Abstract:

French president Jacques Chirac has now been in office for a year. His Gaullist (RPR) party believes that he has performed reasonably well as president, and he has faced few problems with the UDF, his party's coalition partner. However, ordinary people are less convinced that he has been a success. They generally like him, but are disappointed that he has not achieved more.

Political aspects

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Sitting pretty beneath his apple tree

Article Abstract:

It now looks increasingly likely that Jacques Chirac will be elected the next president of France. He has based his campaign on the concerns of ordinary people, thus gaining considerable support, and has been able to build on his popularity as mayor of Paris. He has campaigned across France, and has established close links with the country's rural population.

Presidential candidates

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