Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW Vol. 5 Num 1051 Thu. May 17, 2007       International Chirac era ends as Sarkozy takes over French president Jacques Chirac (C) welcomes his successor Nicolas Sarkozy upon his arrival at the Elysee Palace for the formal handover of power ceremony yesterday in Paris. Sarkozy, a 52 year-old former interior minister was elected president on May 06, easily beating the Socialist Segolene Royal on a promise of radical economic and social change. PHOTO: AFP