Sygma
07 May, 1995
Three times Jacques Chirac made a bid for the presidency of France's Fifth Republic. His first two attempts - in which he stood against François Mitterrand - failed, but his third succeeded. After narrowly beating socialist candidate Lionel Jospin, the former mayor of Paris appeared before a jubilant crowd on the balcony of his campaign headquarters.
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