Jacques Chirac, in Roberts, Joel (January 31, 2005), Iraq's Allawi Hails 'New Era', retrieved: 13 August 2018
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These elections mark an important step in the political reconstruction of Iraq. The strategy of terrorist groups has partly failed.

— Jacques Chirac on Iraqi legislative election, 2005

What It Means

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Jacques Chirac

About Jacques Chirac

Jacques Chirac (29 November 1932 – 26 September 2019) was a French politician who was President of France from 1995 to 2007. He also served as Prime Minister of France from 1974 to 1976 and from 1986 to 1988, and as Mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995.