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FRANCE-GOVERNMENT-CHIRAC
(FILES) A picture taken 14 November 2004 shows French President Jacques Chirac in Marseille. Supporters of French President Jacques Chirac are pushing for a constitutional change that would make him a senator-for-life after he leaves office and thus shield him from the threat of future legal proceedings, newspapers reported 14 January 2005. The proposed measure would mean that all former presidents become automatic members of the upper house of parliament -- instead of joining the constitutional council, France-s highest judicial authority, which they do under the existing arrangement. Chirac, 72, cannot be prosecuted as long as he remains president, but when he steps down he risks being placed under judicial investigation in connection with a series of party-finance scams during his 18-year tenure as mayor of Paris. AFP PHOTO GERARD JULIEN
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MARSEILLE FRANCE, 14 noe |
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AFP / Mediafax Foto |
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GERARD JULIEN |
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14 Ianuarie 2005 |
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2179 x 2800 (3.08 MB) |
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