Chirac facing new challenge
After winning a landslide victory in France, conservative President Jacques Chirac now faces the challenge of winning over the electorate that banded together to support him over his far-right opponent.
Chirac, who crushed extreme-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen with an unprecedented 82% of the vote, has promised to put together a government that would respond to the nation’s discontent and address fears over rising crime.
