Benoit Hamon chosen as Socialist candidate for French presidential poll

Benoit Hamon will be the Socialist Party candidate in France's presidential election after beating ex-prime minister Manuel Valls in a primary run-off vote.

Mr Hamon's win sends the divided Socialists, weakened by the unpopularity of outgoing President Francois Hollande, into a tough presidential battle behind a candidate with limited government experience and hard-left politics that could alienate some centre-left Socialist voters.