First results based on 3,090 polling stations out of a total 7,534, Hamon was seen collecting 35.21 percent of the vote, making a lead to former French prime minister Manuel Valls's 31.56 percent.
Ex-economy minister Arnaud Montebourg is out of the race with 18.78 percent of the vote.
"By placing me in the lead, you sent a clear message of hope and renewal. You have expressed your desire to open a new page for the Left," Hamon addressed his supporters.
"We must finish with the old recipes, the old politics. I will continue to defend the priority given to the social issue, ecological conversion and democratic renewal," he added.
Long trailing his rivals in opinion polls, the 49-year-old left-winger has seen his ratings unexpectedly start surging a few days ahead the contest after three televised debates gave him impetus.
Hamon is likely to pass the Left primary run-off with a strong lead thanks to the backing of defeated candidates including Montebourg.
[Xinhua/china.org.cn]
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Primaire de gauche en France: victoire claire et nette de Benoît Hamon...
ReplyDeleteL'ancien ministre de l'Education Benoit Hamon était crédité en fin de soirée, dimanche, de 36% des voix, selon des résultats partiels du premier tour de la primaire organisée par le PS, en France.
Au fur et à mesure du dépouillement, le vainqueur a creusé l'écart sur son poursuivant, l'ancien Premier ministre Manuel Valls, qui a recueilli 31,3% des suffrages selon ces mêmes résultats.
Le chantre du "Made in France", Arnaud Montebourg, a été distancé avec seulement 17,6% des suffrages. Ce dernier a d'ores et déjà appelé ses partisans à voter Hamon au second tour.....rtbf.be