Sarkozy under fire (Part 2)

The summer is over for François Hollande, as is his political honeymoon following his election back in May. With unemployment hitting the 3 million threshold and the growing feeling this his Socialist government is moving too slowly to tackle the crisis, the president is going through his first real test. He needs to reassure the French that he is not only the anti-Nicolas Sarkozy, but also someone who can steer them through these economic hard times.

July 14th is upon us, time to take stock of the two months in office of socialist president François Hollande and his government. They have begun to try to make some reforms but also change the mindset from the previous presidency of Nicolas Sarkozy. François Hollande likes to describe himself as a "normal president". How does a normal president function ? How has it work until now?