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The Latest: French Socialist candidate holding Paris rally

A man walks past electoral posters displaying the presidential candidates, Benoit Hamon, left, Emmanuel Macron, center, and Marine Le Pen in Paris, France, Monday, April 17, 2017. French centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen are hoping to bring in big crowds at competing rallies in Paris as the unpredictable race nears its finish. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu)
A man walks past electoral posters displaying the presidential candidates, Benoit Hamon, left, Emmanuel Macron, center, and Marine Le Pen in Paris, France, Monday, April 17, 2017. French centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen are hoping to bring in big crowds at competing rallies in Paris as the unpredictable race nears its finish. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu)

By Associated Press 2 min read

PARIS (AP) – The Latest on the French presidential campaign (all times local):

6:20 p.m.

French Socialist presidential candidate Benoit Hamon is holding a rally and concert in Paris four days before a vote likely to devastate his once-powerful party.

Hamon is polling a distant fifth place ahead of Sunday’s first-round election and has little chance of reaching the decisive May 7 runoff. He pledges a universal income, tax on robots and legal cannabis.

Crowds converged for a concert and Hamon speech at Place de la Republique, which has become a symbolic rallying place for the French left.