Chirac endorses rival to succeed him as France's president

Thursday, March 22, 2007

PARIS -- After holding out for months, President Jacques Chirac on Wednesday endorsed fellow conservative Nicolas Sarkozy's bid to succeed him, despite long and sharp personal and political differences between them.

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