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

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Francois Hollande
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: August 12
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François Gérard Georges Nicolas Hollande
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Not in the constitution, but I would propose a law to the French parliament that provides for reducing the budget deficit year by year, until we have reached a balanced budget by 2017.
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I think that France has not made it clear enough recently to our German friends how important it is to introduce euro bonds as a tool against speculation. And how the necessary budget discipline needs to be accompanied by growth.
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We have chased away the clouds, the sky is all 'rose.'
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I have defended the interests of France at the G8 in Washington afterwards I was at Chicago to announce the withdrawal of French troops from Afghanistan I have participated in two European summits, so I have fully respected the engagements I made to the French.
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I know where I'm going and I have told the French. I am sure if hope is there, we will be able to put France back on its feet to live better in five years than we do today.
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I am attached to the French language. I will defend the ubiquitous use of French.
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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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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.
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That is now my mission: to provide a European vision of growth, employment, prosperity - in one word, our future.
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Nothing was given to me, nothing was entrusted to me, nothing was assigned to me. Everything I have, I took by right.
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Mandela's message will never die. It will continue to inspire freedom fighters and give confidence to people who defend just causes and universal rights.
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The German-French friendship is indispensable for Europe. And I will never let myself be carried away to making statements that would change it.
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No one imposes things on anyone in Europe. That's not my notion, nor is it my temperament. The EU has always functioned under the banner of respect, equilibrium and trust.
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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.
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I could have made a fortune in cheeseburgers, but I finally chose politics.
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My adversary is the world of finance.
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I am proud to have been capable of giving people hope again.
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There cannot be prosperity without security.
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There are tensions abroad where people don't understand our attachment to the freedom of speech, we've seen the protests, and I would say that in France all beliefs are respected.
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In an election, one needs both hope and audacity.
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