Passage: Chirac is expected to announce the dissolution of parliament in a TV address Monday evening, justifying it by the need to clean the decks ahead of the deadline for a European single currency next year. Critics say he wants to get the election out of the way before implementing a new round of unpopular austerity measures required to prepare France for economic and monetary union (EMU).
What event has already finished? What event has begun but has not finished? What will happen in the future? What will occur during the TV address? What will probably happen after the TV address? What will take place during next year? What will soon take place before next year? What will have happened before next year? What will probably begin shortly after the election?