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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.
Francois Hollande
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Francois Hollande
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: August 12
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We have chased away the clouds, the sky is all 'rose.'
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What the French want is coherence, stability and justice. If I am in a favorable position today, it's because my fellow citizens want to make the effort to straighten out the country, and at the same time they want it to be just and equitable.
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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.
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What is at stake is preserving our relations with the United States. They should not be changed because of what has happened. But trust has to be restored and reinforced.
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As a president I will be like the candidate that I am, a respectful candidate, a rallying candidate, a normal candidate for a normal presidency, at the service of the Republic.
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An education program is, by definition, a societal program. Work should be done at school, rather than at home.
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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.
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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.
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I gave myself an objective, to be the second president from Correze and finally to be the successor to Francois Mitterrand.
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