French Socialists are choosing a candidate to challenge President Nicolas Sarkozy in next year's election.<br /><br />The opposition's aiming to win the post for the first time in 24 years on the backs of either Francoise Hollande or Martine Aubry.<br /><br />The socialist race was thrown wide open when one-time favourite Dominique Strauss-Kahn found himself embroiled in a sex scandal.<br /><br />Al Jazeeras Tim Friend reports from Paris.
