Benoit Hamon on January 29, 2017, at his campaign headquarters in Paris (AFP Photo/Christophe Archambault) Paris (AFP) – Benoit Hamon, who clinched the presidential nomination for the French Socialist party on Sunday, believes his bold economic and environmental ideas can revitalise the left — without scaring off voters.
The 49-year-old, whose signature proposal is the introduction of a universal basic income, easily beat centrist ex-prime minister Manuel Valls in a primary run-off.
"Tonight the French left is holding its head high, is turning to the future and wants to win," Hamon said.The former education minister was seen as an outsider three […]
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