From my point of view she's every bit as attractive a Socialist candidate as Henri Emmanuelli.

BBC: Profile: Segolene Royal

And so are many other leading politicians, including some on the left, such as Henri Emmanuelli, a former treasurer of the Socialist Party.

ECONOMIST: Justice in France

But other motions are being prepared, for instance by Arnaud Montebourg and Vincent Peillon, two young radicals, as well as by Henri Emmanuelli, a left-wing firebrand.

ECONOMIST: The French Socialist Party