Benoit Hamon wins in the French socialist primary EPA/Jeremy Lempin. EPA/Jeremy Lempin There was some speculation in the week running up to the vote that the right of the Socialist party would ...

Neither man is considered to have a real shot at the ultimate prize, which will be determined in a two-round election due in April and May. Hamon, 49, whose signature proposal is the introduction of a ...

Benoît Hamon is unlikely to make it into the final round of the French presidential election next month. But his candidacy has been a breath of fresh air for French socialists after François ...

On Sunday, Benoit Hamon easily won the presidential primary runoff to represent France's ruling Socialist Party in upcoming elections, beating more centrist former Prime Minister Manuel Valls 58 ...