At first glance, the man who might be France’s next president looks like an affable small-town lawyer, not a world leader in the making.
The former head of the Socialist Party has no government experience. At 57, he’s never played a significant role on the international scene. He represents Corrèze, one of France’s smallest départments, in the National Assembly, and his adversaries accuse him of being a perennial procrastinator – someone who’s prone to act as a conciliator but is not a born leader. His nickname is Mr. Normal.
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