Socialist is on 3% of the vote and has been unable to unify leftwing factions behind her or make a deal with Greens
France’s Socialist party presidential candidate, Anne Hidalgo, has vowed to continue her campaign despite indications she has no chance of getting through to the second round of the contest in April.
While political analysts and opinion pollsters have written her off, Hidalgo, who is mayor of Paris, said she remained the left’s best hope of leading France. She said it was too late to heal bitter divisions in the left, accusing rivals, including the Greens, of missing an historic chance to join forces.
