France, Nueva Cara

Daniel Nuncio

A new France?

« Rien ne peut faire bien dans un système politique dans lequel les mots en
contradiction avec les faits. »
Napoléon.

It has been said in Europe all civilised people have to spiritual homelands,
France and their own. This could seem exaggerated. France has played a fundamental
role in the European civilization though. French people may look a hard, war-like and
selfish town; though they share an outstanding performance for elegancy, a pleasure for
good life that involves gastronomy, wines and a magnificence passion for new ideas.
Their intellectual and artistic attainments have influenced the rest of their peers
endlessly. For centuries it was a kingdom, then a centre of colonial empire to end up in
the former republic. Nowadays France isstringing along to a more integrated nation,
being significant within the European Union, a complex community that has been
coping with troubles since 2010.
A sort of “change” is taking place in Europe though. After the invariable and
common outlook presented lately, it has started precisely in France, today, the republic
has made a desperate choice, a new face, the socialist Francois Hollandewho has
overcome his peer Nicolas Sarkozy in the latter presidential elections.

He has

introduced himself as the “President for all” especially for the young people, declaring
he is extremely proud of the France that has been built, the France of diversity, besides
thanking all the people who trusted him. With this, they are twelve changes that have
occurred in Europe since 2010, when theeconomic and financial crisis began to affect
the euro area and the other countries of the European Union.
“Le changement, c’est maintenant” (the change is now) is precisely Hollande’s
cover letter arguing he is not only representing the leftists but all the republicans,
humanists, and those who share a sense of value. There is no doubt people ask for a
change, a new hope for “l’hexagon” andthe facts demonstrate this has not only been
requested in France but in the entire Europe as well who is fed up for the late unstable
environment.

Francois Hollande, the second socialist president in fifty years, has affirmed in
his first speech as the victor of this contest, his priority of recovering the French
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economy and reducing its deficitwhile retaining the Gallic model based on strong social
protection. The future president also mentioned that his government will fight for strong
reduction of fiscal deficit that France has and the preservation of the social model for
ensuring access to all the same services. In his own words "I'm now mobilised for
change. My duty is to serve the Republic, France." There is only one France,meeting
the same fate. No child of the Republic shall be put aside; the promise of success will be
honored as he has argued in this speech.

The campaign of the politician insisted that the five years of ruling will be
chaired by the respect of values, equality, educational priority and the environment and
oriented towards the benefit and enjoyment of "youth" in France. He claimed his changeinvolves not only France but Europe in general where people expect to overthrow
austerity. As for Europe, of which France is one of the major economies, Hollande will
work for "the reorientation of Europe for jobs, growth and future" arguing that he will
address his plans for the old continent "first with Germany”.

Hollande says fiscal discipline must be accompanied by stimulation of theeconomy and said it wants to renegotiate the pact to include tax policies to encourage
growth. In its program is contemplated more taxes to the wealthiest citizens,
emphasizing job creation for young people and "unite" the French in a government of
"justice."

France, second engine of the Eurozone after Germany, was marked by the
financial crisis which severely punishes countries like Spain,...