French PM Expected to Announce Presidential Bid

France’s Socialist Prime Minister Manuel Valls is expected to announce Monday he will run for president in next year's election. Valls' office said in a press release that he would make a statement (at 1730 UTC) at the town hall in Evry, south of Paris. His expected announcement comes after French President Francois Hollande said last week during a televised address he did not plan to run for a second term due to insufficient support to win. The 54-year-old Valls has long...

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