Who is Benoît Hamon? The radical soclialist dubbed ‘the French Jeremy Corbyn’

Who is Benoît Hamon? The radical soclialist dubbed 'the French Jeremy Corbyn'

Hamon has pledged to legalise cannabis and introduce a basic income for every adult in France.

Benoît Hamon has emerged as popular candidate for the Socialist PartyReuters A radical left-winger, who has been dubbed France’s Jeremy Corbyn, could become the Socialist Party’s candidate in the French presidential elections this spring. Benoît Hamon, a former education minister, has caused a stir with his bold policies including a universal basic income for every French adult and the legalisation of cannabis.

Polls suggest that Hamon is increasingly likely to win the left-wing primaries kicking off this Sunday (22 January), in a meteoric rise […]

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