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Europe
Chirac gives final speech as leader
2007-05-16
Jacques Chirac, the French president, has urged the country to remain "united and together" after he hands over to Nicolas Sarkozy, in a televised speech on his last day in office. "United, we have all the advantages, all the strength, all the talent that we need to leave our mark in this new world that is unfolding before us," he said. Chirac leaves the presidency after 12 tedious years in office.

Dominique de Villepin, the prime minister and a man and the cabinet resigned earlier on Tuesday, clearing the way for Sarkozy to nominate a new government later this week.
De Villepin will be entereing a nunnery.
Posted by:Fred

#10  Squealings. Nothing more than squealings ...
Posted by: Zenster   2007-05-16 23:41  

#9  When's he start his prison term?
Posted by: DMFD   2007-05-16 19:31  

#8  JFM, on this side of the pond the appropriate line is "AMF." The first word of that acronym is "adios."
Posted by: Mac   2007-05-16 18:32  

#7  "Chirac gives final speech as leader"

Yadda, yadda, yadda....
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2007-05-16 18:17  

#6  First trip to Switzerland to rebalance his slush funds?
Posted by: 3dc   2007-05-16 11:21  

#5  Bon débarras = Good riddance
Posted by: JFM   2007-05-16 08:02  

#4  Bon débarras.

According to BabelFish, that's French for "Hit the road Jacques, and don'cha come back, no more no more no more no more."
Posted by: Mike   2007-05-16 06:19  

#3  He is gone. Chirac left Elysée at 11h37 am local time.

Bon débarras.

Posted by: JFM   2007-05-16 06:07  

#2  Now I understand your, "one, one, one" comment from yesterday!
Posted by: Bobby   2007-05-16 05:50  

#1  ZERO, ZERO, ZERO, ZERO, ZEROOOOOO! ZERO, ZERO, ZERO, ZERO, ZEROOOOO! ZERO, ZERO, ZERO, ZERO, ZEROOOOOOO!

Context: When French army was one of draftees, these frequnetly told one another how many days they had still to serve. For their last say of service (also called liberation day) they chanted "Zero". You could tell the special trains for released draftees by the chants: "Zero, zero, zero".

Today is my last day of Chirac. Much better than my last day in the Army.

ZERO, ZERO, ZERO, ZERO, ZEROOOOOO! ZERO, ZERO, ZERO, ZERO, ZEROOOOOO! ZERO, ZERO, ZERO, ZERO, ZEROOOOOOO!
Posted by: JFM   2007-05-16 02:16  

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