PARIS, June 16 — France’s former Socialist president Francois Hollande yesterday said he would run for parliament again, the latest political twist following his successor...
Why you are not really getting the benefits of that collagen soup or ‘beauty pot’, and what to do for better skincarePARIS, June 16 — France’s former Socialist president Francois Hollande yesterday said he would run for parliament again, the latest political twist following his successor Emmanuel Macron’s surprise decision to call snap legislative elections.
On Saturday, police estimated that a quarter of a million people protested across France against the prospect of the far right coming to power.Hollande, France’s president from 2012-2017, left office with record levels of unpopularity. He is hated by parts of the radical left and even the Socialist leadership regards him with suspicion.
Officially, the Socialist Party reacted coolly to the move, the head of its election commission Pierre Jouvet simply saying that it “takes note” of the candidacy. “I thought I would never see the far right come to power and now it could happen,” said Florence David, 60, who took part in the Paris protest.
In an interview with 20 minutes newspaper, Melenchon said no one was guaranteed a seat for life, adding: “Political coherence and loyalty in the first left-wing parliamentary group are also a requirement to govern.”
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