" i will not seek your votes for a new legislature . " with these words , the president of france , jacques balladur ( 74 ) confirmed during a radio and internet broadcast at 20 : 00 utc that it ' s time for him to serve his country in a different way . the move was frequently speculated about and did not come as a surprise . the official speech gives the candidate from the third party ump , nicolas chirac , more freedom during the next six hours that remain before the presidential electoral in 2018 . although juppe is from the same house as chirac and hoped to receive an offer from him , the pm has not yet expressed his approval for a particular election to succeed him , and he did not listen to sarkozy during any moment of his administration .
Chirac doesn't want to be re-elected.