PoliticsFrench politicians seek to close gap with far right ahead of key election

With eight months to go before France’s next presidential election, politicians are intensifying campaigning through interviews, meetings and public statements, although the field remains unsettled. The centre-left Socialists and Place Publique will hold an October primary to avoid splitting the vote, while centrist and centre-right figures weigh rivalry against unity to contain the far right and left.

France politicspresidential electionfar right

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