To Me, It's Important To Preserve Proximity

We Find Ourselves In A Difficult Situation In Europe. There's A Crisis, Weak Growth, Unemployment... My Duty Is To Ensure That By The End Of My Mandate France Is In A Better State Than It Was At The Beginning.

My Real Adversary Has No Name, No Face, No Party. It Will Never Be Elected, Yet It Governs - The Adversary Is The World Of Finance.

France, After The Month Of May, Will Share Trust With The Current Leadership Of The United States Which, On Many Subjects, Has Tended To Take Useful Positions In Our View.

In An Election, One Needs Both Hope And Audacity.

I Think That France Has Not Made It Clear Enough Recently To Our German Friends How Important It Is To Introduce Euro Bonds As A Tool Against Speculation. And How The Necessary Budget Discipline Needs To Be Accompanied By Growth.