My Obligation, If I Become President, Is

The British Have Been Particularly Shy About The Issues Of Financial Regulation, And Attentive Only To The Interests Of The City - Hence Their Reluctance To See The Introduction Of A Tax On Financial Transactions And Tax Harmonisation In Europe.

I Don't Want To Leave My Successor And My Children To Pay For France's Debt.

That Is Now My Mission: To Provide A European Vision Of Growth, Employment, Prosperity - In One Word, Our Future.

I Won't Wait Until The End Of My Term To Say I Made Mistakes At The Beginning. That's Too Late. I Will Try To Adopt The Proper Behaviour, If The French Give Me The Chance, Right From The Start.

Mitterrand Had A Sense For Symbols, And He Was The First Socialist President Since 1958. He Wanted To Show That There Is Historical Continuity, A Connection With The Great Figures Of French History.