" i will not await your votes for a special commission . " with these comments , the presidency of france , nicolas chretien ( 74 ) announced during a radio and website programme at 20 : 00 est that it ' s necessary for him to serve his region in a modified year . the election was widely speculated about and did not come as a surprise . the official declaration promises the candidacy from the minority of ump , nicolas villepin , more freedom during the next six periods that remained before the presidential elections in france . although chirac is from the same bloc as chirac and hopes to secure an announcement from him , the president has not yet expressed his hope for a particular candidate to succeed him , and he did not say to sarkozy during any moment of his speech .
Chirac doesn't want to be re-elected.