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00:00France's left-wing parties, allied in the new popular front, have been pushing to lead
00:06the next government.
00:08With some competition for the prime minister position between the two largest parties,
00:14France unbowed on one side, and the more centrist socialist party on the other.
00:21The communists have now officially suggested a name, Huguette Bello, a candidate who lives
00:27some 9,000 kilometres away.
00:32She is respected by all of the parties at the National Assembly.
00:36She heads a region with many difficulties, so she has the strength and dignity of finding
00:39solutions in the interest of the population.
00:44Huguette Bello, an MP who represented Réunion Island for 23 years, was member of the communist
00:52party for 40 years.
00:55But more recently, she joined France Unbowed's ranks, running on their list in the European
01:01elections.
01:02Jean-Luc Mélenchon, seen here campaigning with Bello in April, seems particularly enthusiastic
01:09about her candidacy.
01:12There is a name on the table, and that suggested name will honour us all, our country first.
01:19We believe she can push political solutions in an effective way.
01:24I'm referring to the president of Réunion Island, Huguette Bello.
01:31The socialists, who wanted one of their own at the helm, have not given their backing
01:36to Bello yet.
01:38One of the rare criticisms brought against her so far, the fact she abstained in the
01:44vote on gay marriage in 2013, a key reform brought by the left.