Olivier Faure, First Secretary of the Socialist Party
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The French left will choose a candidate for prime minister from within their victorious electoral coalition within the week, Socialist Party leader Olivier Faure said on July 8.

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Mr. Faure’s socialists are one of the left-wing parties that make up the New Popular Front (NFP), the alliance that won the most seats – but no outright majority – in Sunday’s parliamentary election.