Vive les peuples, Vive la Republique! Vive la France!

I'm not a fan in a rock concert, you see. I am a political leader in a great nation of the world. What interests me are France's interests.

I'm not talking about autarky. I'm not crazy. We need an intelligent protectionism.

To be honest, there are many things said about Russia because they have been demonized for years at the behest of the USA. It is part of the greatness of a European country to develop one's own opinion and to not view everything through the US lens. We have no lesson to teach Russia if we concurrently roll out the red carpet to Qatar, Saudi Arabia and China.

France isn't burkinis on the beach. France is Brigitte Bardot. That's France.

If I didn't believe that we had a chance of coming to power, then I would have focused on taking care of my three children or gardening.

The problem is the total opening of borders and allowing the law of the jungle to prevail: The further a company goes today to find slaves, which it then treats like animals and pays a pittance, without regard for environmental laws, the more it earns.