NEWS ANALYSIS. Socialist leader Olivier Faure has faced criticism from internal rivals, including former president François Hollande, over the party's 'zigzagging' on alliances with the radical-left La France Insoumise.

The Socialists managed to hold on to Paris, Marseille, Rennes, Montpellier, Lille and Nantes, but the right took Brest, Clermont-Ferrand, Tulle and Cherbourg. The radical-left La…

NEWS ANALYSIS. Socialist leader Olivier Faure has faced criticism from internal rivals, including former president François Hollande, over the party's 'zigzagging' on alliances…

Socialist leader Olivier Faure has faced internal backlash over local election alliances with the radical La France Insoumise party. The idea of a broader left-wing primary is…