Bartolone Calls Discreetly for a Change of Course

Claude Bartolone, president of the National Assembly, says that the time has come to inaugurate Phase Two of the Hollande presidency. He is calling for a "strong intervention" by the president of the Republic and a reorientation of policy toward social issues. And he believes that Germany should be challenged, even if it means antagonizing an ally. All in all, a blast at the president, though couched in carefully chosen words.