As a president I will be like the candidate that I am, a respectful candidate, a rallying candidate, a normal candidate for… — Francois Hollande Copy Share Image
Everyone says Francois Mitterrand had huge charisma. But before he was president they used to call him badly dressed, old, archaic and… — Francois Hollande Copy Share Image
France isn't just any country in Europe, and its president is not an ordinary leader in the world. Sometimes directing or leading… — Francois Hollande Copy Share Image
It will be very important for us to continue to keep up the necessary pressure, the necessary vigilance, for there to be… — Francois Hollande Copy Share Image
There's always a risk when the candidate becomes president: Will he deliver what is expected of him? — Francois Hollande Copy Share Image
We need the help of other member countries and leaders who, like us, want to see a change in Europe's direction. That's… — Francois Hollande Copy Share Image
My obligation, if I become president, is to give another direction to Europe than the one that is being forced upon us… — Francois Hollande Copy Share Image
Mitterrand had a sense for symbols, and he was the first Socialist president since 1958. He wanted to show that there is… — Francois Hollande Copy Share Image
I perfectly understood President Obama's attitude throughout the French presidential campaign. He had no reason to distance himself from Nicolas Sarkozy. It's… — Francois Hollande Copy Share Image
I gave myself an objective, to be the second president from Correze and finally to be the successor to Francois Mitterrand. — Francois Hollande Copy Share Image
If I become president, France will not continue with the same policies as under Nicolas Sarkozy - both in domestic policy and… — Francois Hollande Copy Share Image
Everyone must be in the same competitive situation, including on the fiscal level. — Francois Hollande Copy Share Image
When I travel officially... and when I travel on a private basis, I have protection that is less suffocating. But I am protected everywhere. — Francois Hollande Copy Share Image
Mandela's message will never die. It will continue to inspire freedom fighters and give confidence to people who defend just causes and universal rights. — Francois Hollande Copy Share Image
No one imposes things on anyone in Europe. That's not my notion, nor is it my temperament. The EU has always functioned under the… — Francois Hollande Copy Share Image
As a president I will be like the candidate that I am, a respectful candidate, a rallying candidate, a normal candidate for a normal… — Francois Hollande Copy Share Image
France needs to improve training and education and the level of skills of its workforce. — Francois Hollande Copy Share Image
Our only goal is to strengthen the opposition and to avoid the dilemma whereby we only have the choice between Bashar Assad and al-Qaeda. — Francois Hollande Copy Share Image
The United Nations will be at the heart of our international activities. France will assume its full responsibilities at the Security Council by putting… — Francois Hollande Copy Share Image
