Bruno Jeanbart Quotes (5 Quotes)

His problem is that he has to convince people in his own party that he can be a better candidate than Sarkozy, who is president of the party.

This reinforces the idea that many of us already had that Chirac could not stand (for re-election) again in 2007,

What's striking is that there's no improvement in terms of optimism in public opinion, instead there's a post-referendum depression. People are worried about jobs and their purchasing power. Unemployment needs to fall for six months in a row for people to take that on board.

It may seem strange to foreigners, but young people in France are very concerned about unemployment.

Since the referendum on the EU constitution, Chirac has been in a much weakened position, and it has become obvious he is not really in the running for another term as president.