Third-time lucky: Jacques Chirac wins the French presidency

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Jacques Chirac won the French presidency over Lionel Jospin on May 7, 1995. Not much is known of his personal life, despite a political career spanning almost 30 years. Chirac will be challenged by the decisions he makes regarding nuclear testing and involvement in the former Yugoslavia.

France, Elections, Biography, Chirac, Jacques

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Rabin's commitments: Labour plans to grant Palestinian self-rule

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Israel Labor Party Leader Yitzhak Rabin is expected to form a coalition government that supports resolving Arab-Israel conflicts by granting self-rule to Palestinians and reducing settlement of the occupied territories. The resolutions are bitterly opposed by some Israelis.

Israel, Political activity, Political aspects, Coalition governments, Rabin, Yitzhak, Israel-Arab Border Conflicts, 1949-, Labor Alignment Party (Israel)

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