“That is now my mission: to provide a European vision of growth, employment, prosperity - in one word, our future.”
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We need the help of other member countries and leaders who, like us, want to see a change in Europe's direction. That's also my logic when I tell voters that electing me president will not only shape France's future, but also initiate change across all of Europe.
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 want the French people to respect values that allow each individual to practice his or her faith, but in the frame of our common rules of secularism.
I could have made a fortune in cheeseburgers, but I finally chose politics.