Election of a new first secretary of the PS: how Olivier Faure found himself (almost) alone against all his socialist opponents

Their motions were tabled this Saturday. Three candidates are officially running to become the first secretary of the Socialist Party at the congress scheduled for June next. - Socialist Party: who are the three candidates for the position of first secretary? (Politics).

Olivier Faure, Boris Vallaud and Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol have all officially applied.

Candidate for his own succession, the current first secretary of the PS will face a coalition of historical opponents led by Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol and a former strong supporter, Boris Vallaud.

Two sides clash with the same certainty: that of winning. The Faure-Mayer-Rossignol duel crystallizes the internal tensions of the socialist party. The leadership race of the Socialist Party takes a decisive turn as the official tabling of motions approaches. Olivier Faure, the outgoing first secretary, and Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, mayor of Rouen, show unwavering confidence [...] Article PS: Fratricid battle for the leadership of the party as it…

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Three orientation texts (motions) were tabled this Saturday in the framework of the PS Congress by Olivier Faure (current first secretary), Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol (mayor of Rouen) and Boris Vallaud (deputy of the Landes). One of the three will be elected first secretary of the Socialist Party.