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...REFORM...
...ordinary citizens to office and a greater decen- tralization of power to regional and local authorities would provide fresh, innovative thinking for a country currently dominated by a "close-minded political élite" and a "cult of the all-powerful state." His immediate goal is to make his radical reform program an issue of wider public debate, but he acknowledges initial success with that would oblige him to run for the presidency. "Only a President elected on a platform of fundamental reform would have the determination and legitimacy with voters to enact such changes," he says, puffing on his trademark...
...TIME: Why is radical reform vital for France? BLANC: This nation has enormous capacities that are stifled by a bloated state structure. Reforming our administrative and democratic organization would require profound changes, but the results would be rapid and dramatic...
TIME: You're associated with the left, yet your reform program is that of a free-market liberal. BLANC: I'm from the left, but I am indeed a liberal. The French left is hostile to liberalism due to its Marxist roots, and our conservatives are too rooted in centralism and infatuation with the large, "dirigiste" state. France is governed by a huge population of civil servants who believe they know how to effectively legislate free markets...
TIME: If you can generate enough popular support for reform, would you run for President? BLANC: We're launching a series of meetings around the nation to see if we can find that kind of support. If not, then there would be no reason to run. If so, then it would be a mistake to entrust some other candidate to undertake these long-avoided reforms...