Francois hollande

There's always a risk when the candidate becomes president: Will he deliver what is expected of him?

The transatlantic relationship is vital for both our countries: France will remain a reliable ally of the United States. Nevertheless, ally does not mean aligned.

What is happening in the Sahel for the past several months is that terrorists have structured themselves, have installed themselves. It's not simply a menace for west Africa.

I don't want to drive the markets crazy. I don't want to create trouble, but rather order and rules and norms. We have to struggle against financial excesses, those who speculate with sovereign debt,...

I don't like indecent, unearned wealth. But it is legitimate for an entrepreneur who has created something to make a good living.

Everyone says Francois Mitterrand had huge charisma. But before he was president they used to call him badly dressed, old, archaic and say he knew nothing about the economy... until the day he was...

I would like a UK fully engaged in Europe, but I can't decide in place of the British. I see that for the moment they want to be more in retreat.

My goal is to put France back on its feet. I have to put this country back on its feet.

I don't want euro bonds that serve to mutualize the entire debt of the countries in the euro zone. That can only work in the longer-term. I want euro bonds to be used to finance targeted investments...

My mission is to put France back on its feet. The priority is employment. Efforts have to be made, but those efforts must be made fairly.