France Is The Country With

France Now Has A New President And He Must Be Respected. I Assume Full Responsibility For This Defeat.

Europe Is Right To Tell Us To Reduce This [france's Budget] Deficit And Spend Less. Europe Is Right To Demand This Of Us But Cannot At The Same Time Demand Us To Increase Our Dues.

I Am Deeply Worried Because We Are Seeing An Unleashing Of Violence By 2,000 To 3,000 Thugs Who Come To Smash And Loot. My Objective Is To Avoid Mistakes By The Police, So That People Can Protest In Safety.

Perhaps The Mistake I Made At The Start Of My Mandate Is Not Understanding The Symbolic Dimension Of The President's Role And Not Being Solemn Enough In My Acts. A Mistake For Which I Would Like To Apologise Or Explain Myself And Which I Will Not Make Again. Now, I Know The Job.

If You Come To France And You Wear A Veil, If You Go To One Of The Administrative Buildings, Then That's Not Acceptable. If You Don't Want Your Wife To Be Examined By A Male Doctor, Then You're Not Welcome Here. France Is A Country That's Open.