Because M. Valls is such a goofball delight. Then, again, maybe for the French, living better after he's gone
will be the best revenge;
[Prime Minister Manuel] Valls said Sarkozy’s political ambitions were fuelled by vengeance
against French President François Hollande for his defeat in the 2012
presidential election.
“He is taking revenge not only on Hollande
but also against the French people who voted him out,” he told France 2
TV. “One cannot prepare for the future of a great country like France in
the spirit of revenge.”
40 million Frenchmen, however, may think they've been wronged;
Valls, who is ahead of his boss in the opinion polls and seen as a
likely Socialist presidential candidate in 2017, re-affirmed his loyalty
to unpopular Hollande and insisted he would “stay the course” and
remain in office until the 2017 presidential election.
“I am not a deserter,” he said. “Should I quit to prepare for a different destiny? Absolutely not.”
Insisting
that he worked “in tandem” with Hollande, whose difficulties to revive
France’s economy or reduce ballooning unemployment has made him the
least popular president in recent times, Valls said his “greatest
ambition” was to make the French “once more proud to be French”.
The electorate may have a different idea about his pride.
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