MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The French presidential elections are scheduled to be held in spring 2017. Along with incumbent President Francois Hollande, ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy and the far-right National Front's leader Marine Le Pen are expected to participate in the elections.
"I am running for president and I will attend the primaries organized by the @partisocialiste," Hamon wrote on his Twitter page.
Je suis candidat à l'élection présidentielle et je participerai à la primaire organisée par le @partisocialiste @France2tv
— Benoît Hamon (@benoithamon) August 16, 2016