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Jacques Chirac leaves behind a limited legacy

26 September 2019

11:39 PM

26 September 2019

11:39 PM

The death today of the Fifth Republic’s fifth president, at the age of 86, is also the passing of its most romanesque character. Tall and debonair, Jacques Chirac’s charms worked their magic with the ladies at a higher rate than even the standard operating procedure for most French presidents. Chirac’s social and political ascension bears the stamp of Balzac.

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