A day after locking horns with incumbent French President Nicolas Sarkozy in a heated televised debate, Socialist candidate François Hollande told FRANCE 24 and RFI on Thursday he was satisfied with his performance.

“I think the debate unfolded as I hoped it would,” said Hollande, who admitted to having the jitters beforehand, particularly because there were “high expectations and a considerable number of viewers”.

Further: http://www.france24.com/en/20120503-hollande-tackles-domestic-foreign-policy-issues-france-24-rfi-interview