Quotes by Francois Hollande

About Francois Hollande:

François Gérard Georges Nicolas Hollande is a French politician. He is the current President of France, as well as Co-prince of Andorra, since 2012.
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To be influential in tomorrow's world, to defend our values and our development model, France needs Europe and Europe needs France.

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My obligation, if I become president, is to give another direction to Europe than the one that is being forced upon us today.

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There's always a risk when the candidate becomes president: Will he deliver what is expected of him?

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There is just one France... one single nation, united in the same destiny.

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I commit myself to serve my country.

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I would like a UK fully engaged in Europe, but I can't decide in place of the British. I see that for the moment they want to be more in retreat.

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France isn't just any country in Europe, and its president is not an ordinary leader in the world. Sometimes directing or leading the way is not enough, he has to initiate policies, as Nicolas Sarkozy was able to demonstrate during his term.

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My goal is to put France back on its feet. I have to put this country back on its feet.

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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 do...

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Nicolas Sarkozy said he could see a wave rising. For once he was right. The wave's coming; it's high, its strong, and it's going to smack him in the face.

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What is happening in the Sahel for the past several months is that terrorists have structured themselves, have installed themselves. It's not simply a menace for west Africa.

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Not in the constitution, but I would propose a law to the French parliament that provides for reducing the budget deficit year by year, until we have reached a balanced budget by 2017.

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The British have been particularly shy about the issues of financial regulation, and attentive only to the interests of the City - hence their reluctance to see the introduction of a tax on financial transactions and tax harmonisation in Europe.

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We're all taking part in this solidarity. The French, the Germans, just like all the Europeans in the ESM. Let's stop thinking that there's only one country who's going to pay for the others. That's false.

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We find ourselves in a difficult situation in Europe. There's a crisis, weak growth, unemployment... my duty is to ensure that by the end of my mandate France is in a better state than it was at the beginning.

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What the French want is coherence, stability and justice. If I am in a favorable position today, it's because my fellow citizens want to make the effort to straighten out the country, and at the same time they want it to be just and equitable.

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One thing that makes France different from other countries is the tradition of social solidarity. People from all backgrounds and political positions are willing to contribute for services and protection of society as a whole - but on the condition t...

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The United Nations will be at the heart of our international activities. France will assume its full responsibilities at the Security Council by putting its status at the service of peace, respect for human rights and development.

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I attach the greatest importance to an amplification of the peace efforts in the Middle East. I would also like to see a greater dialogue between the U.S. and the EU.

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The transatlantic relationship is vital for both our countries: France will remain a reliable ally of the United States. Nevertheless, ally does not mean aligned.

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Before you, I engage myself to serve my country with the devotion and the exemplary that this post demands. I understand responsibilities of the job and, as such, I give a republican salute to Nicolas Sarkozy who has led France for 5 years and who de...

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Author Bio

  • NameFrancois Hollande
  • Description24th President of the French Republic
  • AliasesFrançois Gérard Georges Nicolas Hollande; Francois Hollande
  • BornAugust 12, 1954
  • CountryFrance
  • ProfessionPolitician; Magistrate; Lawyer
  • AwardsOrder Of The White Eagle; Grand Cross Of The Legion Of Honour; Grand Cross Of The National Order Of Merit; Knight Grand Cross With Collar Of The Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic; Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize; Grand Officer Of The National Order Of Quebec