Hollande was asked if he supported either candidate in the upcoming presidential election. | REUTERS Hollande: I should endorse Romney

France’s socialist President Francois Hollande joked Tuesday that he “should endorse Mitt Romney” to hurt the GOP nominee’s chances against President Barack Obama.

Hollande was asked by a reporter at the U.N. General Assembly in New York if he supported either candidate in the upcoming presidential election, the Agence France-Presse reported.


“Are you aware that Mitt Romney never ceases to attack socialist Europe at his campaign rallies?” Hollande replied.

The Socialist Party member answered his own question.

“Yes, that’s why I’ll be careful not to say anything at all on this subject because, as you’d imagine, if a socialist supported one of these two candidates, that could cost him dear,” he said.

He then quipped: “So I suppose I should endorse Mitt Romney. But I won’t.”