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.

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.

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.

I am for a clear distinction between public and private life. I believe private matters should be regulated in private and I have asked those close to me to respect this.

I don't want to drive the markets crazy. I don't want to create trouble, but rather order and rules and norms. We have to struggle against financial excesses, those who speculate with sovereign debt, those who develop financial products which have done so much harm.

I don't like indecent, unearned wealth. But it is legitimate for an entrepreneur who has created something to make a good living.

There's always a risk when the candidate becomes president: Will he deliver what is expected of him?