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Former justice minister Christiane Taubira wins the ‘People’s Primary’ held by the French left

France's former justice minister Christiane Taubira acknowledges her supporters after a meeting at the Faïencerie hall in Bordeaux on January 27, 2022. © Romain Perrocheau, AFP

Former justice minister Christiane Taubira finished on top of the People’s Primary, a vote intended to pick a left-wing candidate for the French presidency from a divided and squabbling field.

The Primaire Populaire (People's Primary) ended Sunday after four days of voting, during which doubts remained that a unifying figure on the left would emerge.

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