" i will not seek your votes for a new mandate . " with these comments , the president of france , duff chirac ( 74 ) announces during a radio and television broadcast at 20 : 00 utc that it ' s time for him to serve his country in a better way . the announcement was deeply mused about and did not come as a surprise . the official statement gives the candidate from the dominant bloc ump , robert sarkozy , more power during the next few weeks that remain before the presidential elections in july . although fillon is from the same country as chirac and hopes to receive an announcement from him , the president has not yet expressed his support for a new candidate to preceded him , and he did not appear to schroeder during any moment of his presidency .
Chirac doesn't want to be re-elected.