France Socialists choose Benoit Hamon for presidential election

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YEREVAN, JANUARY 30, ARMENPRESS. Benoit Hamon, riding to victory from left-wing obscurity on a radical proposal to a pay all adults a monthly basic income, will be the Socialist Party candidate in France's presidential election after handily beating ex-Prime Minister Manuel Valls in a primary runoff vote on Sunday, Time reported.

With ballots counted at 60 percent of polling stations, Hamon had almost 59 percent of the vote to Valls' 41 percent.

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