charles de gaulle, francois hollande... he charles de gaulle, francois hollande. .. rles de gaulle, francois hollande... he knows the challenges that he now faces because he wants to modernise france, as he said, for decades now, france has doubted itself. he said hisjob decades now, france has doubted itself. he said his job was to give the french people confidence in themselves. he said the power of france is not declining. we are on the edge of a great renaissance, he said. a lot of fine words, of course. as you tend to get at inauguration speeches but there is a lot of hard work to do and he knows starting off with the national assembly parliamentary elections, he needs to get a majority there. to help him effectively rule france. a tall order with his new movement, en marche, he only created a year or so ago, scrambling to get candidates for the national assembly elections. that is one of his jobs, he needs to form a government. we are hearing that he will appoint a prime minister probably tomorrow, and a new government on tuesday. he is off to see chancellor tee

andrew: well, charles de gaulle -- stephen: charles de gaulle asked how can you manage a country withthan 400 different cheeses. mark: i think we are around 1000 now. willen: i think macron find his program was lovely and uplifting, but it was not particularly clear as to what he wished to do. as it happened, if you look at the first round, macron with 24% philehe only art in euro- candidate. the next three, in varying are euro-skeptic. and we had an ardently euro -phile president. someone who will great with the electorate. he will try to use momentum -- he has some of the socialist to come with him. canoptimists will say he sleep through to power and have the majority. can i be off ticket -- optimist and devils advocate -- one of our stories, macron -- was 4% over the term. how fortunate could he be given the high pmi? how fortunate may he be by the economic backdrop? stephen: good point. some of the reforms in the 1980's were much easier to manage, because the economy was booming. it is possible, if he really doubles down and creates a proper reform program. my worry is parliamenta

the constitution is very flexible in france, it's set in stone by charles de gaulle in 1958.what emmanuel macron wants to avoid, he wa nts a emmanuel macron wants to avoid, he wants a parameter and the government loyal to him. but to have that, he needs a majority. the next few weeks will be important because the landscape has shifted after the selection completely. we are in unknown territory, the pollsters don't know how to predict this election because sting constituency bya election because sting constituency by a constituency. we have the en marche movement with the wind in its sales, younger candidates from civil society which come fresh faced with optimism, but you have the other parties too. on the right, le republica, which has not fallen apart. it feels that the legislative or the chance to come back and make a great showing, to signify the emmanuel macron that the centre—right is where the balance of power lies. so to win the majority, and impose on him a promised and government which will have to work. if that happens, we will have to have the cohabitation with ma

the efforts of my predecessors have been remarkable, on those lines, i am thinking of charles de gaulle, who worked to put france back in its position among the nations of the world. and thinking of pompidou who made our country and industrial power, allowing the country to modernise, jacques chirac, who gave us modernise, jacques chirac, who gave us the position of a nation which can say, now, to the pretensions and claims of those who want more. and nicolas sarkozy, who could deal with the financial crisis that struck the world so harshly. and francois hollande, a precursor, with the agreement in paris on climate, and dealing with a world hit in paris by terrorism. and the mistake in these last decades boston has seen a deleterious —— often has seen a deleterious. internal climate which has seen france not in favour, sometimes weakened by a national situation full of uncertainty, and sometimes worry. ladies and gentleman, now, france has to do now rise to the moment. the divisions in oui’ rise to the moment. the divisions in our society have to be overcome. whether economic, social, p

the efforts of my predecessors have been remarkable, on those lines, i am thinking of charles de gaulle

but we need to be a steady, trusted partner so that as charles de gaulle once said, the word of the united states is good enough for me. >> from north america to europe, from israel to asia, our allies in france must know we stand with them.>> trane bound by shared values and shared interests. and let's stop pretending that our interests and values conflict. yes, sometimes we must work with unsavory regimes, but our values and interests converge. democracies that respect human rights are most reliable partners. visit arlington cemeteries ored allied burial grounds around the world. our soldiers didn't fight asrt part of some global protection g racket. they died for the rights of all people to live in freedom, dignity and equality. [applause] are >> these are our values. these are universal values, and they are not expendable when inconvenient. to tackle challenges that transcend borders, we must cooperate across borders. as a former u.n. ambassador, i know well the frustrations ofru multilateral diplomacy. but international institutions and collective action make us more effective. we sho

when she went to france she spoke french and charles de gaulle and all the leaders almost wanted to meet her more than her husband. she was popular in europe. she had a great sense of fashion. at the inaugural we saw lie in trump almostania consciously dressing in a jackie look. she was a mother and she had what was raising to -- two little children. they had a miscarriage before and she wanted to raise those children right. it is like what the obamas did with theirs. beyond that she had a sense of rapport. she loved modern writers. i read her correspondence with john steinbeck. steinbeck broke jackie a most heartbreaking letter that her husband would live on. he was talking about king arthur in european history, what a hero means, and why a hero in history is bigger than a politician. writers loved her, artists love to her, the country loved her. she created a modern first lady by what she wanted to do. much more visible than best truman or maybe eisenhower -- or mamie eisenhower. >> the speechwriter for kennedy spoke at the national archives once and he was quick to know that president

that was a quote by charles de gaulle, who was the last outsider who reshaped french politics. the question for mr. macron, yes, he will win on sunday. if the momentum starts to slow and rather than him winning by 20%, it's 15% or 10% or tighter than that which is my forecast, then i think the momentum leading into the june parliamentary elections could stall and cause him some problems. he's great at his new part, he intends to stand in all 577 french constituency and is work hard to try to crush the socialists and the republicans saying i'm the party of the future. they'll fight back. and my concern is momentum may be lost. he may find the business of governing, which mr. trump has found to be rather more messy, to be a lot more difficult than he thinks. the momentum and euphoria, which is built into markets, is something i would question. >> by the way, off the top of my head, i only know one type of french cheese, that's brie. i'm sure you can educate me in the break. do you think because the euphoria may be fading somewhat, is this as good as it gets when it comes to the e

particularly the point on readjustment of charles de gaulle and what you think about charles de gaullebooks as well. let's get some data. we have been data-free this hour. commodities just are not happening. guy johnson mentioning iron or earlier. oil up. all in all, risk on feel, still looking for a global bid on commodities. guy johnson and tom keene in london. wonderful guest in our next hour, including on europe's fiscal thrust. london, stay with us. this is bloomberg. ♪ tom: the party is over this morning. mustdent-elect macron consider have to deal with france' is broken labor law. in this hour, erik nielsen of unicredit. stillrty at the louvre is so over. can president-elect macron make people in london, will they moved to paris? in this hour, sir martin sorrell. the party at the louvre is way over. good morning, this is "bloomberg surveillance." we are live from london. i am tom keene with guy johnson in for francine lacqua. what was your thought coming on the train from paris? what did you learn? france has witnessed an incredible transformation that has rebirth its political

but we need to be a steady trusted partner so that as charles de gaulle said, the word of the united states' president is good enough for me. from north america to europe, from israel to asia, our allies and friends must know we stand with them not based on a business transaction but because we are bound by shared values and shared interests. and let's stop pretending that our interest and our values conflict. yes, sometimes we must work with unsavory regimes, but our values and our interests converge. democracies that respect human rights are our most reliable partners. visit arlington cemetery or allied burial grounds around the world, our soldiers didn't fight as part of some global protection racket. they died for the rights of all people. to live in freedom dignity and equality. [ applause ] these are our values. these are universal values and they're not expendable when inconvenient. to tackle challenges that transcend borders, we must cooperate across borders. as a former u.n. ambassador i know well the frustrations of multilateral diplomacy. but international institutions and

it wasn't charles de gaulle.nt you knew france had lost the marginal spirit? 1977, 1978.d in election,n back the 1981, had to move toward the socialist. this is how it started. obviously, it has moved to a level which became where we are today. tom: mr. macron. -- two years which were pretty good, 1986, 1987. 1988,ter the election of it went into the opposition and it started to become what we call a radical socialist and more leaning toward -- tom: with that great history lesson, what is the radical macron we need to see? -- radical rattles thing that mr. macron needs to do? >> a revolution in the work world. because peopleon in france believe to work. they believe that holidays and have good lives. everything is necessary before working. >> if i may elaborate, i think francoise is correct. with 35 hours, we killed the idea that people have to work to deserve a good life. and we came with this idea that good life is what matters most and you don't need to work to get it. it should be given to you. era of the soc

want to downplay that at all, president francois hollande world lay a wreath at the statue of charles de gaulle they have! and they will arrive at the top and he will rekindle the flame over the tomb of the unknown soldier and flame over the tomb of the unknown soldierand in all of flame over the tomb of the unknown soldier and in all of this he will be accompanied by emmanuel macron, i think, that's what's happened before when we've had this 5,10 years ago, the outgoing and incoming do it together as a civil of transition. the significant part of today is the president elect emmanuel macron will appearfor the 1st time president elect emmanuel macron will appear for the 1st time effectively alongside president francois hollande. it's a chance for france to see the 2 men together, they may which other very well indeed, rather thrown in emanuel macron's says that he was very close to francois hollande and he was and is they will be together throughout this ceremony which is furry importance and bollettieri. it will be a way to begin to take on the mantle. tell us about their relationship and how

i flew from charles de gaulle paris on tuesday to jfk. it was supposed to leave at 11:00 a.m.security, which i did. didn't take off until 1:30 in the afternoon. i got on board, never once said we're running late. never acknowledged that. >> did you punch one of person until people? ashley: no, i did not. stuart: he is back with us. here is what is coming up. left-leaning comedians going after president trump for firing comey. blunt force truth host, chuck woolery, he says we're all victims of the democrat party. he will join us next. >>> disney's espn continue to be plagued by cord cutters who do not want to hear leftist politics watching sports? can disany turn the ship around? we're asking the question. it is, you are watching the second hour of "varney & company." ♪ ♪ predictable. the comfort in knowing where things are headed. because as we live longer... and markets continue to rise and fall... predictable is one thing you need in retirement to help protect what you've earned and ensure it lasts. introducing brighthouse financial. a new company established by metlife to s

states remains the world's best hope but we need to be a steady, trusted partner, so that, as charles de gaulle said, the word of the united states president is good enough for me. from north america to europe, from israel to asia, our allies and friends must know we stand with them. not based on a business transaction, but because we are bound by shared values and shared interests. and let's stop pretending that our interests and our values conflict. yes, sometimes we must work with unsavory regimes, but our values and our interests converge. democracies in respect to human rights are our most reliable partners. visit arlington cemetery or allied burrell grounds around the world. our soldiers didn't fight as some part of a protection racquet. they dpied for the rights of all people to live in freedom, dignity, and equality. [ applause ] these are our values. these are universal values, and they are not expendable when inconvenient. to tackle challenges that transcend borders, we must cooperate across borders. as a former u.n. ambassador, i know well the frustrations of multi-lateral diplomacy,