There is just one France... one single nation, united in the same destiny.

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.

If I become president, France will not continue with the same policies as under Nicolas Sarkozy - both in domestic policy and in foreign and European policy.

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 not a lukewarm European. I know that the German-French friendship is indispensable, no matter who the countries' leaders are.

In an election, one needs both hope and audacity.

Symbols mean a lot in politics. They indicate a will and create new realities.