The idea from is that that counts he said

Never say to François Hollande was defeated, he always fighting for prove you otherwise. This Monday afternoon, 24 hours after the disaster of Reims, one which is already almost over the PS first Secretary goes back to the ring. You barely crossed his vast office door while mouldings and flooring, on the 1st floor of 10, rue de Solferino, that he rewrites, in his own way out. During three days, he was powerless against the sinking and was displayed on a giant screen a déconfite mine For the first time, socialist activists have not followed him in his choices and the delegates of the Congress have hesitated three long seconds before getting up to applaud him François Hollande challenged the militant repudiation of "I was not driving not campaign" and eventually positive: "To some extent, it makes me more free yet" for the suite. For some, the defeat of Bertrand Delanoë would him field to "represent" the central pole of the party, that he wants to "guarantee the general interest". More times are hard and more François Hollande is in the coup after, it is a constant. Each there will be evidence of one complete cynicism, the other manifestation of a very classic denial before the unknown. François Hollande, it sorts its books. Those it leaves are sent on the couch of right, that it carries are posed on the couch from left... On the wall, a picture has not yet released: a laugh common with Lionel Jospin, a moment of complicity shared a few months after the legislative victory of 1997. "It's Jospin put me there." "For better or for worse", slips. White, and then it fixes: "For the best, indeed, for me, I was very happy to be first Secretary."

A hint of nostalgia

Monday, he will host his successor after eleven years at the head of the PS, a term longer than those of François Mitterrand and Lionel Jospin (also see page 2). Tribune outstanding, he knows that he has lost ("speak on behalf of the party", "be expected and hoped for activists" to each track), but sees nothing which he disposes with pleasure. A tip of fleeting nostalgia... "This will make him a lack, this will be a true descent," redoubt François Rebsamen, number two of the PS, which, after a long companionship, chose Ségolène Royal. Alain Bergounioux, the never loses sight of: "has the resource, but the slope is likely to be more harsh that he thinks." François Hollande, he rationalized: "there are two ways to leave his post: be forced or decide by willingness to proceed to another step." I am not afraid of the suite, because I wanted it.

The suite Eighteen months that he prepare! Because he already had "the feeling of emptiness" on April 21, 2002, the day where Lionel Jospin left political life ("ground appearing under your feet, there is no worse time than this day"), François Hollande at length reflected. In early November, it detailed and its resolutions. He ran no position the result of the Congress would make anyway difficult query, it rise structure out of the question to be "a party without party" and maintain "no network of experts": "this serves absolutely no purpose, I myself am my own expert." "Francois Hollande has much confidence in his intelligence and enough little in others, notes Pierre Moscovici.". He totally reinvents, including in his report to the other.

But Francois Hollande would like to especially take the time to "travel, meet obscure people or known, identify ideas". "The idea from, is that that counts," he said. His friends them who are currently running one appointment to another, under infusion permanent agency news, ask to see. "This emergency is out you of the constraints of the ordinary management, is the oxygen of political life," he himself recognizes. Waive won't be easy: "the risk for me is to find freedom, time, and do not make the best use.". Need to take care if it is finally taking off in opinion: despite multiple electoral campaigns (including the victories of 2004 and 2008), and eleven years of intense media exposure Francois Hollande is identified with no "big issue". The disadvantage of the "role" of leader of the opposition, which the always positions in reaction, said. "The idea of after"... critics rub eyes: they have seen expected defeat of 2007 to begin the inventory of the Jospin years. Them have not dragged to hear his trial. No work, no doctrine, pas management...

Socialists in "constant rotation".

Under the blows of battering, the words of François Hollande become sharp. On the bottom: "the Socialists are, with the doctrine, perpetual rotation movements." It always repeats the same thing, it is believe that our time was married, it continues to say, and then after it is caught by the bad conscience and it starts to the left. "On the elephant: Laurent Fabius and Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who have never"recognized its legitimacy", Martine Aubry who made laugh rooms full of activists étrillant its methods and its balance sheet, but keeps"the spirit catalogue", we need to"prioritize"proposals. On the quadras, finally, soon quinquas: "A generation opportunistic, spoiled and frustrated." When he talks about all these, François Hollande said "the others", with the designation that Lionel Jospin used to Jacques Chirac. The sign of a bitter A rarity in this man always mood equal. "What is terrible with François, he is always friendly." "It is a beautiful quality, it is the only type I worked with who is always smiling, never tired, and at the same time, it is a kind of mask because it can leave you kill with a smile", explained Vincent Peillon, which ties him conflicting relations.

Royal, the only one which surprised it still

François Hollande is not a killer, let others do their errors and to help a little if necessary. "They divide all alone, he said." It is impossible, their egotism, it is so seeing. "The only one which surprised it still is his estranged girlfriend, Ségolène Royal:"the others are visible, it is unpredictable. "The PS, some regret that it has not agreed to be his Director of campaign in 2007, because he could make the connection between the candidate and the party. "It was impossible," he said. Rather than to rely on their couple problem it does never her private life, even when it became public , first Secretary book another explanation: "I would have failed with Ségolène method." This is not only an improvisation, his style. If it does more to do this, it is no longer Ségolène.

In eleven years, "once only" François Hollande had in mind to resign. It was just after May 29, 2005. The victory of "no" to the referendum on the European Constitution dispose its chances to become the SP for the presidential candidate. Two of his former family, Julien Dray and François Rebsamen, still believe that, six months later, when the PS gathers at the le Mans Congress, "he had in hand" to seek the nomination, and that he did not dare. These overlook the polls in Bern and the plethora of candidates. But Francois Hollande determination to force his luck last walking remains an open question. "I'm not waiting for a destiny", he said, although it should be "ready". How He often changes his mind on the opportunity to organize his friends, beyond the maintenance of a "peer network", but there one certainty: "at a time, it all depends on you, not others, you.". So what "The question must be asked, is: are there a better than me in my camp." "I answered for myself, I see no better," loose. Adding that, of course, it is "too early to know who will be unavoidable" in 2012.