Under the French system, you have to take into consideration that every five years, the president is directly elected by the people. He's the one that has the legitimacy.

We ask our companies to restructure; we ask employees to work more for less money because there is overproduction, but then we're unable to defend them from cheaper Chinese imports. We are insane.

When the president and the prime minister decide to implement reforms, they have all the measures they need to pass them and enforce them.

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