Poll: France’s Ex-Education Minister Hamon Favored by Third Debate Viewers

France's former education minister Benoit Hamon was perceived as the most convincing during the third socialist debates ahead of Socialist Party primaries, a new survey revealed.

PARIS (Sputnik) – Twenty nine percent of viewers thought that Hamon was the most convincing presidential candidate taking part in the Thursday debates, an Elabe poll conducted for BFMTV showed.

Twenty eight percent thought former economy minister Arnaud Montebourg was more convincing, while 21 percent of the viewers sided with former prime minister Manuel Valls.

The Socialist Party primaries will be held on January 22 and 27. The first round of the French presidential elections will take place on April 23.

French far-right National Front party leader Marine Le Pen, center-right The Republicans’ nominee Francois Fillon and independent candidate from the left Emmanuel Macron are more likely to win the first round of the French presidential elections than other candidates, with Le Pen polling at around 25-26 percent, a poll by Cevipof showed Thursday.

 

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