Chirac still in hospital as rival squares up

French President Jacques Chirac remained hospitalised for a third day today with a blood vessel problem as the head of his political party said no one would stop his quest for the presidency in two years’ time.

Chirac, 72, was taken to a Paris military hospital late on Friday after suffering a blood vessel problem that was hindering his eyesight, but was already eager to leave, the prime minister said yesterday.