" i will not await your votes for a new commission . " with these words , the president of france , jacques chirac ( 74 ) announced during a radio and video broadcast at 20 : 00 utc that it ' s time for him to serve his country in a modified manner . the announcement was widely reported about and did not bring as a question . the final announcement gives the candidate from the same parties cdu , francois nicolas , more freedom during the first six weeks that remain before the president election in france . although sarkozy is from the same group as chirac and hopes to earn an election from him , the president has not formally displayed his vote for a general candidate to succeed him , and he did not refer to raffarin during any moment of his government .
Chirac doesn't want to be re-elected.