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...Bayrou: They're like big trees that have become rotten inside. All it takes is a good breeze to make them fall...
...Bayrou: I'm not saying we abandon left and right, just that everyone - left, right and center-has to work together. Each takes its place in working to redress the problems that France faces today. My majority will be a large one, with the center as its axis...
...Bayrou: But who has a majority? The people will decide who's in the next parliament [in elections] at the beginning of June. If the French beat back the PS and the UMP [in the final May 6 vote for president], as I think they want to, I promise you that they won't grant those partisans a majority in June. They'll vote for all those who want to participate in the new gathering of forces I'm proposing...
...Bayrou: I want to change French politics. I want a new deal. And obviously everyone who is in on the old deal will defend it tooth and nail. They've had all the posts, all the responsibilities for the last 25 years, and they'll create a sacred union to defend their place. If I'm not wrong, the French people will oppose them...
...Bayrou: It's not just Paris and the rest of France; lots of people in the banlieues [suburbs] even very close to Paris feel the same frustration, and are showing the same confidence...