Sarkozy pledges to achieve budget surplus
Presenting an austere manifesto less than three weeks before the first round of voting on Apr 22, Sarkozy said he would put a “golden rule” to parliament in July committing France to balance its budget as promised to its European partners.
“Some countries in Europe are on the edge of a precipice today. We cannot refuse to make the historic choice of competitiveness, innovation and reducing public spending,” said the conservative incumbent, who trails Socialist Francois Hollande in all polls for the decisive run-off.
