Francois hollande

Nicolas Sarkozy said he could see a wave rising. For once he was right. The wave's coming; it's high, its strong, and it's going to smack him in the face.

I gave myself an objective, to be the second president from Correze and finally to be the successor to Francois Mitterrand.

There is just one France... one single nation, united in the same destiny.

That is now my mission: to provide a European vision of growth, employment, prosperity - in one word, our future.

I have given myself one objective, to be the long-awaited successor to Francois Mitterrand.

I am proud to have been capable of giving people hope again.

I commit myself to serve my country.

Europe needs an engine, and the Franco-German motor has provided that when the two nations have converged on important topics during critical periods. But that partnership shouldn't be a directorate...

Nothing was given to me, nothing was entrusted to me, nothing was assigned to me. Everything I have, I took by right.

The United Nations will be at the heart of our international activities. France will assume its full responsibilities at the Security Council by putting its status at the service of peace, respect for...