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2 hours agoFormer French Prime Minister Leaves Socialist Party
Periskopi(9 years ago)
(9 years ago)Former French Prime Minister Manuel Vales, who backed Centre candidate Emmanuel Macron in the presidential election at the expense of the socialist candidate, announced today that he will leave the Socialist party at a critical moment for this political force. A part of my political life is over. I'm leaving the socialist party, or the Socialist party is pulling me away [...]
A part of my political life is over. I'm leaving the socialist party, or the Socialist party is pulling me out of”, he said about RTL Falls radio. At 54 years of age, Manuel Vales, born in Barcelona before receiving French citizenship, he joined the Socialist party at the age of 17.
Known for its sensibility and incompatible character, former Socialist President Francisco Hollande's former prime minister from 2014 to 2016 had disagreements for several months with his political formation, divided between opposing positions.
In January, he emerged losers in Socialist preliminaries, where he supported centrist Emmanuel Macron from the first round of presidential elections, at the expense of his camp candidate, Benoót Hamon.
