(FR) Mr President, I had resigned myself to being overlooked to some extent, in the same way as my non-attached colleagues, for whom I certainly speak in offering you the congratulations that are due to yourself, but rather less, it must be said, to the method of your election, since your triumphant election is, in a way, the result of an agreement between the two main groups of this House, which oppose one another rather artificially at election time and then go on to jointly manage Parliament for five years.
Olin leppinud tagaplaanile jäämisega, nagu paljud teised fraktsioonidega mitteliitunud kolleegidki, kelle eest ma kindlasti kõnelen, soovides teile edastada õnnitlused, mille teie isik on ära teeninud. Kuid pean ütlema, et ei saa seda teha, rääkides viisist, kuidas teid valiti, sest teie triumf oli antud täiskogu kahe peamise fraktsiooni vahelise kokkuleppe tulemus.