" i will not need your nominations for a new mandate . " with these words , the president of france , jacques chirac ( 74 ) proclaimed during a newspaper and television broadcast at 20 : 00 utc that it ' s necessary for him to serve his republic in a different light . the message was deeply said about and did not come as a surprise . the final announcement gives the candidate from the majority bloc ump , nicolas sarkozy , more freedom during the first eight decades that are before the final examinations in france . although sarkozy is from the same constituency as putin and hopes to receive an endorsement from him , the president has not yet expressed his support for a similar candidate to serve him , and he did not refer to fillon during any period of his speech .
Chirac doesn't want to be re-elected.