France: Founder of small centre-left party wins presidential primary
In France, a primary organised by the opposition Socialists and their centre-left allies held this Sunday has resulted in a clear winner.
France 24 reports that in France, a primary organised by the opposition Socialists and their centre-left allies held this Sunday has resulted in a clear winner.
He is Raphaël Glucksmann, a member of the European Parliament and founder of the “Place Publique” party. He emerges now, at age 46, as a major figure in the election campaign for the French Presidency.
This politics story centres on France. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Socialists, Raphaël Glucksmann and European Parliament.
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