While, like many others, I have at times during this semester regretted that we have heard so little from Prime Minister Jospin himself due to reasons of ‘cohabitation’, I am aware of the strong impetus he has always given to his ministers and I should like to state as much.
Si, comme beaucoup, j’ai parfois regretté que le Premier ministre, Lionel Jospin, se soit peu exprimé durant ce semestre "pour cause de cohabitation", je sais les impulsions fortes qu’il a données en permanence à ses ministres et je veux le dire.