If you come to France and you wear a veil, if you go to one of the administrative buildings, then that's not acceptable. If you don't want your wife to be examined by a male doctor, then you're not welcome here. France is a country that's open.

I am not a man of my party. I do not talk only to socialists and union leaders.

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.

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.

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

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.

Come, and the only limits to what you'll be able to achieve will be your own courage and your own talent.