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5/14/06

The Observer: A slow sunset over the Elysée

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A slow sunset over the Elysée

Chirac, one of the great European political 'warlords' of recent decades, is unlikely to see the glorious fin de règne he hoped for. At the Vienna conference, Chirac was caught on camera telling Bolivian President Evo Morales, who has just decided to nationalise oil production, that, although he had reservations about the decision, he respected the leftist's autonomy. 'You're the boss in your country,' he said.

Chirac will need more than flair, elegance, well-cut suits and gallant flourishes to convince his own countrymen that the same remains true of their own President.

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