The electorate battle to decide the Socialist candidate for the French presidential election will be whittled down to two in a primary vote today in which ex-prime minister Manuel Valls faces an outside risk of failing to make it to the party runoff.
Candidates who are to the left of Valls, such as former education minister Benoit Hamon and ex-economy minister Arnaud Montebourg, are nipping at his heels in the polls as the pro-business Socialist has struggled to defend his government's record.
Seven candidates from the Socialists and their allies are taking part in the first round of the primary, with polls closing at 1800 GMT (7.00 p.m. BST). A runoff will then be held on Jan. 29 to pick a candidate for the two-round presidential election on April 23 and May 7.
Candidates who are to the left of Valls, such as former education minister Benoit Hamon and ex-economy minister Arnaud Montebourg, are nipping at his heels in the polls as the pro-business Socialist has struggled to defend his government's record.
Seven candidates from the Socialists and their allies are taking part in the first round of the primary, with polls closing at 1800 GMT (7.00 p.m. BST). A runoff will then be held on Jan. 29 to pick a candidate for the two-round presidential election on April 23 and May 7.
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