It's a very good choice. The boost he will give to the country's credibility is more than any budget could do. We had touched the bottom in terms of credibility.

On Tuesday, after a long electoral campaign, we will begin to calculate how much the promises made in the last weeks are really going to cost us, and ask whether the money is there to back up the pledges that the two coalitions have made.

It lends credibility to the law. You can be pro-choice and still be pro-parental notification. It's not just about abortion. It's about the health of young females. This is a big medical decision for a minor to make.

Everyone who comes out of the process clean will have that much more credibility,

To preserve and build on the credibility we already enjoy, we will need to continue to respond to changing economic conditions in a way that confirms our commitment to low inflation,

Whoever the successor is, he will inherit a complex situation and serious credibility problem.