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

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

I would like a UK fully engaged in Europe, but I can't decide in place of the British. I see that for the moment they want to be more in retreat.

It will be very important for us to continue to keep up the necessary pressure, the necessary vigilance, for there to be peace in Ukraine, our trust in the goodwill of President (Vladimir) Putin is limited. It is why we have to maintain our decision about sanctions.

My obligation, if I become president, is to give another direction to Europe than the one that is being forced upon us today.

A large country with such outstanding economic performance as Germany cannot forget that it owes some of its success to demand from other European countries.

Before you, I engage myself to serve my country with the devotion and the exemplary that this post demands. I understand responsibilities of the job and, as such, I give a republican salute to Nicolas Sarkozy who has led France for 5 years and who deserves all of our respect.