François Hollande, bland and bureaucratic, campaigned on a promise to be a “normal” president, unlike the colorful incumbent, Nicolas Sarkozy – and, indeed, unlike all of his predecessors since the Fifth Republic was established in 1959. Hollande’s victory thus may be a sign that democratic countries have become reluctant to be led by flamboyant or charismatic presidents or prime ministers.
弗朗索瓦·奥朗德（François Hollande），性清寡淡，有点官僚，其竞选承诺就是要做一个“平平常常的”总统，而这也是他与花蝴蝶般的现任总统尼古拉·萨科齐——事实上，跟法兰西第五共和国自1959年成立以来的历任总统——截然不同的地方。