President of the French Republic
and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra. He assumed the office on 16 May 2007 after defeating the Socialist Party
candidate Ségolène Royal
10 days earlier.
Before his presidency, he was leader of the Union for a Popular Movement
(UMP).
To be a young Gaullist is to be a revolutionary!
We live in a world where people don't all have the same scruples, where all blows can be given, and where, in order to down somebody, all means can be used. Nothing will lead me astray from the path that I have chosen.
I understand that people might be poor if they don't have any work, but I don't accept that someone is poor if they've worked really hard.
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.
If living in France bothers some people, they should feel free to leave the country.
Canadians are friends and Quebecers are my family.
What France knows deep down is that within this great Canadian people, there is a Quebec nation.