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Chirac set to reveal decision on candidacy - by Martin Arnold
French president Jacques Chirac is expected to announce shortly if he will stand in this year's presidential elections, after on Monday winning approval for a triple constitutional reform, widely considered the last significant act of his presidency. As the battle to replace Mr Chirac has intensified between the younger candidates of the two main parties, Nicolas Sarkozy on the right and Ségolène Royal on the left, the 74-year-old incumbent has started dropping hints that he will step aside this year.
If Mr Chirac decides against standing in April's election, it will be a sensitive moment for Mr Sarkozy, who has become the early frontrunner, with an eight to 10-point lead over Ms Royal in opinion polls.
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