Today, Paris Is The Capital

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.

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.

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.

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 Deserves All Of Our Respect.

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.