Today, Paris is the capital of the world.

That is now my mission: to provide a European vision of growth, employment, prosperity - in one word, our future.

France, after the month of May, will share trust with the current leadership of the United States which, on many subjects, has tended to take useful positions in our view.

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

I could have made a fortune in cheeseburgers, but I finally chose politics.

I attach the greatest importance to an amplification of the peace efforts in the Middle East. I would also like to see a greater dialogue between the U.S. and the EU.

To be influential in tomorrow's world, to defend our values and our development model, France needs Europe and Europe needs France.