French President Francois Hollande delivers a speech after visiting an exhibition and unveiling a commemorative stamp celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of late French President Francois Mitterrand, at the Louvre museum in Paris, France, October 26, 2016. REUTERS/Ian Langsdon/Pool
PARIS (Reuters) - France's Socialists on Sunday traded angry words over who should run in next year's presidential election, in a further sign of divisions in a party at odds over how to handle President Francois Hollande's record unpopularity.
The incumbent traditionally seeks a second mandate in France but with Hollande commanding a rating of just 4 percent, his Socialist party has been thrown into disarray, encouraging others to join the race.
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