French Prime Minister Manuel Valls will announce on Monday he is running to become the Socialist presidential candidate in elections next year.
The prime minister’s office announced only that he would make a statement at 6:30 pm (local time) from his political base in Every, south of Paris, a sources close to him said.
But his entourage confirmed the 54-year-old Spanish-born premier would end the speculation over whether he would run - seen as highly likely following President Francois Hollande’s announcement last week that he will not be a candidate.
Valls was to have lunch with Hollande on Monday, as usual, ahead of his speech, the source told AFP.