Former French prime minister Manuel Valls prepares to vote in Paris, France, on Jan. 22, 2017. The first round of France's Left primary kicked off on Sunday morning with pollsters believed the competition to be a three-horse race among former prime minister Manuel Valls and his main rivals Arnaund Montebourg and Benoit Hamon, both former ministers in his government in 2014. (Xinhua/Thierry Mahe)