French Socialists choose leftwing rebel Benoît Hamon for Élysée fight

Hamon’s trouncing of centrist Manuel Valls is damning verdict on failed presidency of pro-market François HollandeBenoît Hamon, the staunchly leftwing rebel outsider who wants to introduce a universal basic income, legalise cannabis and tax robots has been chosen as the French Socialist party’s presidential candidate.Hamon secured a clear win of more than 58% over the centrist former prime minister Manuel Valls on around 42%, according to the first partial results. It wa