Holland gradually unveils its intentions for 2017 – Le Figaro

At the annual dinner of the Association of the Presidential press, the head of state talked down “credible”, “long” and “repeated” of unemployment, as a condition his candidacy.

The suspense becomes less unbearable, if indeed there is never any real suspense. Over the months, Francois Hollande gradually unveils his intention to represent the presidential election of 2017. The more conditions Improvement prospects are improving, the less he retains. More approach the prospect of the unemployment curve reverse, condition of its application, the more he reveals. As Monday night at its annual dinner with the Association of the presidential press. “What matters is the trend,” says François Hollande about the latest unemployment figures. “There is a settlement. There are the effects of the recovery in growth that is made in the first half. ” For now, this is still insufficient, but, he said, “it is from this recovery and growth in the second half as the goal of a lasting reduction can be achieved.”

Previously, François Hollande had never explained what this meant to him “prolonged decline”. Monday night, he made more precise. “There needs to be a drop in unemployment throughout the year 2016, a decrease credible, long and repeated,” he said before noting that “since 2008, the number of unemployed increased by 1.5 million, 600,000 more since my election, over 900,000 in the previous five years. ” Francois Hollande judge really impossible to recover the 2012 level of unemployment before the end of his five years. Now it is therefore necessary to “to reduce unemployment long enough for it to be credible enough.” And thereby justify a new application on his part. Through the primary part of his camp urges? “It is the role of parties,” begs Francois Hollande before taking time. “Nothing prevents the parties to organize them. It does not concern me. For now … “And even if it concerned that things do not show up in the best way for him. A recent poll gives eliminated in the first round against the candidate of the Republicans, or Nicolas Sarkozy Alain Juppe, and that of the FN Marine Le Pen. “A deadline is not mine,” he begs.

“A good chair is one that is not for a deadline, not for his camp, but because he thinks he is going to be decisive his own country “

But as if he had already incorporated the possibility of coming defeat, he engages in a rare moment of introspection on his five years. On its action at the Elysee, he shows no regret: “A good president is one who acts not for a deadline, not for his camp, but because he thinks he is going to be decisive his own country “. He thinks being. But he also believes that the image of the industrial policy of Georges Pompidou, it will take time before the country noticing. “That has to count for me is that I will leave a trace. It takes time to see the figure, the draw “. Domestically, he sees three key elements of its mandate: the IECC, the pact of responsibility and, more dramatic terrorist attacks of January 2015. “Fear took hold. My role is to ensure that fear does not lead to divisions, separations “. And especially to ensure that it is not expressed at the polls by a vote of rejection. Starting with a rejection of himself.