The French people have chosen change. This change I will put into place.

The French people need to have all the facts so they can choose. And I won't be running away from it or hiding from it.

Franchement, quand je survole certains pays européens (les éoliennes) ne donne pas envie. (Frankly, when I fly over some European countries, their turbines don't fill me with envy.)

Francois Hollande is the president of the republic, he must be respected. I want to wish him good luck in the midst of these tests.

The French people have chosen change. This change I will put into place.

France must not be the only country to have a high level of welfare protection and few obligations incumbent on those who receive benefits.

There are remuneration packages that will no longer be tolerated because they bear no relation to merit. That those who create jobs and wealth may earn a lot of money is not shocking. But that those who contribute to destroying jobs and wealth also earn a lot of money is morally indefensible.