A few hours before French President Francois Hollande's press conference on Jan. 14, the telephone rang. "So, will he resign?" asked an excited colleague on the other end of the phone in London. It was not a joke, but this side of the Channel it seemed a funny question.
What to say?
"Of course he won't; this is France."
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