Seven candidates are seeking to clinch the nomination to be the ruling Socialist party candidate in France’s presidential elections due in April and May this year.
Voting takes place on January 22 and 29 in a primary contest that will decide the nominee.
Here are brief profiles of the six men and one woman who are running:- Manuel Valls -The Spanish-born 54-year-old is a Barcelona football club fan who served as prime minister from 2014 until last month under outgoing and highly unpopular Socialist President Francois Hollande.After helping persuade Hollande not to seek re-election, Valls has appeared caught between his reformist, […]
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