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...episode poisoned their relationship. The two men "hate each other," one Sarkozy adviser says bluntly. "Chirac will never forgive Sarkozy for Balladur, and wants to block his career." Chirac, 72, has not said whether he will seek a third term in 2007, but a clash with Sarkozy seems inevitable. By April 2002, Chirac was having some of his own popularity issues, and Sarkozy had restored enough of his luster for a return to government. But he brought more than just new energy and unbridled ambition to the Interior Ministry; he brought his wife, Cécilia...
...problem with Sarkozy is he's a young Chirac. He has no other program besides getting elected President. Once he's there, shop's closed
...FORMER CHIRAC ADVISER...
...communication skills and political instincts will serve him well in the run-up to the 2007 campaign. But it's almost three years until the presidential election, and that must seem an eternity to one as fond of the media glare as he is. That, of course, is why Chirac insisted that Sarkozy leave the Cabinet to take up the ump post. "Chirac is depriving [Sarkozy] of his government spotlight, betting that without much media exposure at the ump, [his] popularity will dwindle," says one ump official and a former Chirac adviser. Sarkozy doesn't deny the risk, but says...
...contain a "yes, but ..." clause that would allow the E.U. to keep pressure on Turkey to press on with reforms once talks begin. A last-minute public revolt could, theoretically, produce a veto in December; Turkish officials are most worried about France and Austria. But French President Jacques Chirac says he still backs talks and Austria, according to diplomats, is not likely to stand alone. Rejection now, Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul told TIME, would seriously damage Europe's credibility and "fuel hostility toward Europe across the Islamic world." Still, the dire warnings have stoked disenchantment in Western Europe...