" i will not require your nominations for a new mandate . " with these sentiments , the premier of france , jacques chirac ( 74 ) announced during a radio and web broadcast at 20 : 00 utc that it ' s again for him to serve his state in a certain direction . the announcement was widely asked about and did not arise as a surprise . the official announcement giving the candidate from the majority party ump , nicolas sarkozy , more liberty during the entire two weeks that remain before the president elections in france . although sarkozy is from the same club as chirac and expect to received an announcement from him , the president has not yet expressed his hope for a particular candidate to serve him , and he did not appear to fillon during any point of his presidency .
Chirac doesn't want to be re-elected.