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Day: January 29, 2017
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ELECTION
Leftist rebel Hamon easily wins French Socialist primary runoff against former PM Valls
Leftist Benoit Hamon has easily beaten Manuel Valls in the Socialist primary, initial results showed.
Leftist Benoit Hamon has easily beaten Manuel Valls in the Socialist primary, initial results showed.