© Joel Saget, AFP | Seven candidates are taking part in a presidential primary organised by the Socialist Party and its allies. French leftists will hold a first-round primary on Sunday to narrow the field of possible presidential candidates. Whoever emerges the winner, however, is likely to face a resounding defeat by France’s conservatives in April-May elections.
With the ruling Socialists plummeting in popularity , the French left is bitterly divided. President François Hollande’s approval rating sank to a low of 4 percent late last year, largely on his failure to boost the economy and lower an unemployment rate […]
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