My Goal Is To Put

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.

I Perfectly Understood President Obama's Attitude Throughout The French Presidential Campaign. He Had No Reason To Distance Himself From Nicolas Sarkozy. It's The Basic Solidarity That Leaders Who Worked Together Owe To Each Other.

I Am For A Clear Distinction Between Public And Private Life. I Believe Private Matters Should Be Regulated In Private And I Have Asked Those Close To Me To Respect This.

Between France And Senegal There's A History. There's A Language That We Both Speak. There's A Culture That We Share And To Which Both Of Our Peoples Have Contributed. But Beyond Our History, Beyond Our Language, Beyond The Links That Have United Us For So Long, What Unites Us Today Is The Future.

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.