Symbols Mean A Lot In Politics. They

To Me, It's Important To Preserve Proximity To The People. I Wouldn't Do Anything Pretentious, And Nothing That Hurts The People Who Voted For Me. Triumphalism Isn't My Thing.

I Don't Want To Drive The Markets Crazy. I Don't Want To Create Trouble, But Rather Order And Rules And Norms. We Have To Struggle Against Financial Excesses, Those Who Speculate With Sovereign Debt, Those Who Develop Financial Products Which Have Done So Much Harm.

If I Become President, France Will Not Continue With The Same Policies As Under Nicolas Sarkozy - Both In Domestic Policy And In Foreign And European Policy.

The German-french Friendship Is Indispensable For Europe. And I Will Never Let Myself Be Carried Away To Making Statements That Would Change It.

I Perfectly Understood President Obama's Attitude Throughout The French Presidential Campaign. He Had No Reason To Distance Himself From Nicolas Sarkozy. It's The Basic Solidarity That Leaders Who Worked Together Owe To Each Other.