I am showing solidarity while being different. Or if you prefer, I am being different while being in solidarity.

A page is turning for me. I won't be candidate in legislative elections, nor in any elections to come.

Francois Hollande is an intelligent man. I do not have a problem with him. The only thing is, he has never held office at the state level. Honestly, can you imagine Francois Hollande as president of France? Imagine it!

To be a young Gaullist is to be a revolutionary!

We need to profoundly revise all of our taxes and charges. The aim is to tax pollution - notably fossil fuels - more, and tax work less

Perhaps the mistake I made at the start of my mandate is not understanding the symbolic dimension of the president's role and not being solemn enough in my acts. A mistake for which I would like to apologise or explain myself and which I will not make again. Now, I know the job.

You are the eternal France, I love you.