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France on its own cannot impose its point of view. But neither should it give up on its demands. With a clear vote for change France will be in a strong position.

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.

France now has a new president and he must be respected. I assume full responsibility for this defeat.

I'm going to gather all the French people who want change.

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.

The French people need to have all the facts so they can choose. And I won't be running away from it or hiding from it.

I think France should be free, independent, and be the cultural heart of the world because those play a balance in the world.

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.

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.

I love France. The French respect your privacy.