In the Italian press, François Hollande poses as an “activist for democracy”

Former President of the Republic François Hollande, interviewed by the Italian daily Corriere della Sera on his future, underlines in an interview to be published Tuesday, June 9 that life is “Full of demands and the unexpected”. “As far as I am concerned, I have served my country and I consider myself an activist for democracy”, adds Mr. Hollande.

“I have remained consistent with the values ​​I believed in from an early age, I have put them in tune with changing times. I cannot separate myself from this civil engagement which has enlightened my life and to which I remain and will remain faithful. “

Asked about Emmanuel Macron, his successor at the Elysee, Mr. Hollande underlines the “Particular context” of the election of his former minister: “I was not a candidate and the right was represented by a personality who was discredited by scandals. His victory is more a refusal of a far-right presidency and not a commitment to his program “.

According to François Hollande, the current head of state “Could have made the most of this original political situation, but he did not. He did not build a new political force or a coalition. His position was that parties no longer had a role to play in democratic life. Now his own party is devoid of any local establishment. We can measure it [à l’issue] municipal elections. Personally, I think that without parties, without active citizens’ organization, there is no real democracy. “

“We have to change our lifestyles”

François Hollande also believes that after the coronavirus pandemic, we must “Meeting the new challenges of the climate crisis”, which can, “Tomorrow, to have even more dramatic consequences”.

“Neither globalization nor the human factor is behind this pandemic. But it is equally true that climate change may have even more dramatic consequences tomorrow. We must profoundly change our lifestyles. “

According to the former head of state, in the same way as“It is not possible to control a global pandemic with a nationalist policy”, “Only together can we meet the new challenges of the climate crisis”. It welcomes the decision of the European Union (EU), “For the first time, to allocate an additional budget to the stimulus and to accelerate the process of convergence of budgetary policies”.

Brussels unveiled, on May 27, a recovery fund of 750 billion euros, coming to lean on the project of multiannual European budget of approximately 1 100 billion euros for the period 2021-2027. It is the biggest stimulus package ever offered by the EU.

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