France politics: Benoit Hamon ahead of Manual Valls in first round socialist presidential primary

Results from France’s first round socialist presidential primary show Benoit Hamon in front of the country’s former Prime Minister Manual Valls. Hamon, a relative political unknown and ex-education minister under President Francois Hollande, was ahead with just over 36 percent of the vote. Addressing supporters, Hamon said: ‘‘Throughout this campaign, I have met French people all…