Last night FR3 presented a two hour long T V program entitled "What's going on in the head of François Hollande ?". It analyzed the "operating methods" of President Hollande through interviews and reporting extracts of anyone who had been in regular contact with him, since and before, his election in May 2012 !
The basic question became, "Were they sure that Hollande was of their opinion after a basic discussion with him ?".
The reply was astonishing, because everyone thought he was "non-committal". He would agree or let others think that he agreed with them, but finally he did not act as they then thought he would ! To put it another way, if he was not forced to act, he then did nothing !
This was totally true of Internal French problems. With respect to Foreign Affairs he did act, but it did not mean that he had taken the advice of anyone in particular.
In this Blog I have frequently written that the President "dithers" ! This is perhaps another way of expressing the foregoing opinions. However, things may now be on the point of changing in France !
President Hollande has this last week been obliged to change his Prime Minister and shuffle his Cabinet in the wake of disasterous Local Election results. Some disgruntled, minor Coalition Partners seem to have withdrawn their support.
He has chosen as his new Prime Minister, Manuel Valls, the previous Minister of the Interior. Valls says he is from the left but is considered as having been the least left wing of Ministers in the previous Socialist Government.
This afternoon Valls will present the Plan of Action for his Government during the next three years and then seek a Vote of Confidence from the National Assembly.
The Key Proposal he will outline is how 50 Billion Euros of Savings can be raised and then be used to kick-start the French economy !
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