France’s Taubira hopes to rally divided left against Macron
5 years agoFrance's former Justice Minister Christiane Taubira delivers a speech in front of supporters as she makes her candidacy official at a rally for the union of the left in the Croix-Rousse district of Lyon, eastern France, on January 15, 2022. - She had promised to clarify her position in mid-January : Christiane Taubira is launching herself into the presidential election on January 15, 2022, with the ambitious goal of bringing together a left that is more divided than ever, at the risk of splitting it even further. (Photo by JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK / AFP)
France's well-liked former justice minister Christiane Taubira on Saturday launched her bid to unify the floundering French left and challenge President Emmanuel Macron at April presidential elections, but faces a slew of competing candidates reluctant to cede the limelight.