Hollande and Sarkozy together to commemorate World War II

In his first official outing as president-elect of France, François Hollande participated on Tuesday by the outgoing President Nicolas Sarkozy in the act of commemoration of the end of World War II, a break before return to the political consultations and the preparation of international meetings. The two men, who fought hard during the campaign, they shook hands before placing a wreath at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris ,in an atmosphere of great solemnity - Hollande to the right of the incumbent and one step back - heard after the Marseillaise and the Song of the Partisans, the anthem of the French resistance to Nazi occupation, military sung by a choir. Nicolas Sarkozy, who did not speak, offered on occasion one of his last bath of multitude as president.Francois Hollande said after the ceremony that "a campaign is always tough, and this was particularly so" and is "useful and valuable for the country know that is linked through the president still in office and again. " It is the image "of the union to be done," he said. The image of the two opponents gathered for this occasion is unprecedented. On 8 May 1995, Jacques Chirac, who had just won the presidency, attended the ceremony with Francois Mitterrand, the socialist but had applied for reappointment. After the ceremony in honor of those killed in World War II, François Hollande should return to its priorities of President-elect: the formation of a government and the preparation of its first European meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, to be held immediately after his inauguration, scheduled for May 15, and is announces difficult. François Hollande will be received in Berlin "with open arms" in the words of Merkel, but the head of the German government remains opposed to renegotiating the European tax treaty defended by French president-elect to add a chapter to encourage the growth . In many European countries, the coming to power in France the socialist Francois Hollande is perceived as an opportunity to exit policies that focus only on austerity. addition to his appointment in Berlin, Hollande must prepare the G8 and the NATO, which will be held in the United States between 18 and 21 May dl, and will be preceded by a bilateral meeting at the White House with President Barack Obama. As soon return, will be moved to Brussels for May 23 at an extraordinary summit of the European Union which discussed measures to promote growth. parallel, Hollande should continue consultations on the formation of government. He himself said it will announce the name of his prime minister on May 15, Inauguration Day. For the post of prime minister, who must lead the battle for the legislative elections of June, citing in particular the name of the leader socialist bloc of deputies, Jean-Marc Ayrault, but also the first secretary Martine Aubry PS and Pierre Moscovici, who was the director of his campaign. To occupy the Ministry of Economy is cited especially the Socialist deputy and former minister Michel Sapin Finance and Foreign Affairs Pierre Moscovici and those of former Prime Minister Laurent Fabius.