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Re:Former French President Jacques Chirac Dies by OneFamousGrouse on Thursday September 26, 2019 @07:52AM (#21080053)
Not really, as far as I've heard/read, at least in French media, they were very quick to point this out.

He was indeed a crook, but seemed like a nice, personable crooks, rather than the cynical ones we get nowadays.

Re:Former French President Jacques Chirac Dies by emmanuel_1234 on Thursday September 26, 2019 @08:45AM (#21080393)
He brought Nicolas Sarkozy to light, who was indeed part of a new generation of cynics.