All supports are good to take a few weeks before the first round.

Former Socialist Prime Minister Lionel Jospin, "placed in front of a divided left", will vote for PS candidate Anne Hidalgo, this historic figure of the Socialist Party announced to AFP on Sunday.

“In this very special presidential election, some are wondering and questioning me about my position.

I want to make it clear here, ”wrote Mr. Jospin in a brief press release.

"In the first round, on April 10, placed in front of a divided left, I will vote for Anne Hidalgo, the candidate presented by the Socialist Party of which I am a member", he continues: "I wish that tomorrow the chances of a revival of the ideas of democratic socialism.

In the uncertain period to come, France will need it.

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The “recognition” of Anne Hidalgo

Lionel Jospin, aged 84, was between 1997 and 2002 the Prime Minister of Jacques Chirac's cohabitation, at the head of a "plural" left majority.

He also led the PS during the first presidential term of François Mitterrand (1981-1988).

"Lionel Jospin embodies the honor of our political family and the responsibility in the service of social transformation", tweeted Anne Hidalgo on Sunday evening.

“I am infinitely grateful to him for his support for my candidacy.

The left is also loyalty, ”added the candidate, who gathered around 500 people on Sunday at a public meeting in Morcenx-la-Nouvelle (Landes), the day after a meeting of 2,200 people in Toulouse.

The mayor of Paris is going through a difficult presidential campaign.

Polls give him between 2% and 4% of voting intentions.

Among the former figures of her party, she received long discreet support from former President François Hollande (2012-2017).

If the former Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve took the head of the support committee for the candidate, his predecessor Manuel Valls called on him to vote for Emmanuel Macron.

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