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

As a president I will be like the candidate that I am, a respectful candidate, a rallying candidate, a normal candidate for a normal presidency, at the service of the Republic.

Between France and Senegal there's a history. There's a language that we both speak. There's a culture that we share and to which both of our peoples have contributed. But beyond our history, beyond our language, beyond the links that have united us for so long, what unites us today is the future.

Terrorism fuels itself from all kinds of illicit trafficking: drugs, weapons, human beings.

The British have been particularly shy about the issues of financial regulation, and attentive only to the interests of the City - hence their reluctance to see the introduction of a tax on financial transactions and tax harmonisation in Europe.

Germany and France are pinning their hopes on young people, in terms of education, science and innovation.

My real adversary has no name, no face, no party. It will never be elected, yet it governs - the adversary is the world of finance.