Courtesy of Mish.
The final slate of candidates for French national elections in April-May is nearly complete.
Today, Benoît Hamon Wins French Socialists’ Presidential Nomination, ousting Manuel Valls.
The radical Left is cheering.
Partial results from about 60 per cent of the polling stations showed that Mr Hamon, a former education minister, attracted 59 per cent of the vote in the primary run-off, against Manuel Valls, the former prime minister, who secured 41 per cent of the vote. More than 1m voters turned out for the final round of the primary.
Mr Hamon’s win marks a fierce rejection of the business-friendly policies implemented by President François Hollande. It reveals a desire among Socialist party sympathisers to return to core leftwing policies after Mr Hollande’s unpopular term.
Radicals Delirious With Joy
It’s quite a hoot if not outright insane to label Hollande’s policies “business-friendly”.
Yet, compared to Hamon, nearly anyone would look business-friendly.
Benoît Hamon’s Platform
Benoît Hamon is a 49-year-old former education minister. Here is his platform.
