Chirac denies Alzheimer's claim

Tuesday 01 February 2011 01:00 GMT

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The former president Jacques Chirac yesterday denied rumours that he is suffering from Alzheimer's disease.

"Do I give the impression of not doing well? I'm doing fine," Mr Chirac, 78, told BFM-TV.

Earlier, his wife, Bernadette, said that a report in the Le Journal du Dimanche newspaper at the weekend was "a lie". She told Europe 1 radio that her husband has occasional memory problems and some hearing and walking difficulties. Mr Chirac will stand trial on 7 March over corruption charges regarding his tenure as Paris mayor. ap

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