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Reims Congress
| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| election_name | Socialist Party (France) leadership election | ||
| country | France | ||
| type | presidential | ||
| ongoing | no | ||
| previous_election | Le Mans Congress | ||
| previous_year | 2005 | ||
| next_election | Toulouse Congress, 2012 | ||
| next_year | 2012 | ||
| election_date | |||
| image1 | [[File:Martine Aubry - avril 2012 (3) crop.jpg | 110px | Martine Aubry]] |
| candidate1 | **Martine Aubry** | ||
| party1 | Socialist Party (France) | ||
| popular_vote1 | **67,451** | ||
| percentage1 | **50.04%** | ||
| image2 | [[File:Ségolène Royal - Janvier 2012.jpg | 110px | Ségolène Royal]] |
| candidate2 | Ségolène Royal | ||
| party2 | Socialist Party (France) | ||
| popular_vote2 | 67,349 | ||
| percentage2 | 49.96% | ||
| title | First Secretary | ||
| before_election | François Hollande | ||
| after_election | Martine Aubry |
The Reims Congress was the twenty-second national congress of the French Socialist Party (Parti socialiste or PS), taking place from 14 to 16 November 2008 in the city of Reims in the Marne.
Incumbent First Secretary François Hollande announced that he would not run again, opening the way for a three-way battle between 2007 presidential candidate, Ségolène Royal; Bertrand Delanoë, Mayor of Paris; and Martine Aubry, mayor of Lille. Each candidate endorsed motions that would be voted upon by the eligible voters as a determinant for the endorsement of each candidate.
Motions
Six motions were presented to be voted upon by members:
- Clarity, courage, creativity (Clarté, courage, créativité): Led by Bertrand Delanoë and supported by François Hollande, Jean-Marc Ayrault, Michel Rocard, Lionel Jospin, and Élisabeth Guigou.
- For a staunchly ecologist Socialist Party (Pour un Parti Socialiste résolument écologique): Eco-socialist motion.
- A World in Front, Rebuilding hope on the left (Un monde d’avance, Reconstruire l'espoir à gauche): Eurosceptic and staunchly left-wing current led by Benoît Hamon and supported by Henri Emmanuelli, Marie-Noëlle Lienemann, Pierre Larrouturou, and Jean-Luc Mélenchon.
- Change on the Left to Change France (Changer à gauche pour changer la France): Left-wing motion led by Martine Aubry and supported by Laurent Fabius, Pierre Mauroy, Jack Lang, and Arnaud Montebourg.
- Hope on the left, proud to be Socialist (L'espoir à gauche, fier(e)s d'être socialistes): Motion led by Gérard Collomb on the behalf of Ségolène Royal and supported by Vincent Peillon, and Manuel Valls.
- Socialists, Alterglobalists, Ecologists (Socialistes, Altermondialistes, Écologistes): Motion led by the Utopia current.
Results of the Motions vote
128,978 out of 233,000 eligible voters took part in the election by motion, which represents a turnout of 55.38%
First-Secretary run-off
Bertrand Delanoë dropped out of the race for First Secretary during the Reims Congress and endorsed Martine Aubry the next day. Ségolène Royal stayed in the race, as did Benoît Hamon (endorsed by Utopia). Royal led in the first round of voting held on Thursday 20 November with around 42% against 34% for Aubry. Hamon had around 22% of the votes and was eliminated. He endorsed Aubry for the runoff, held the next day.
According to official results, Aubry won by a tiny margin of 42 votes, although Royal did not concede and called for a third round to be held. A PS National Council examined the results on Tuesday 25 November. In the recount, Aubry was declared the winner with wider margin of 102 votes
First round
Second round
References
References
- [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=491681 French Socialist Party - First Secretary - Runoff - 2008 Election]
- (22 November 2008). "Royal demands French vote re-run". BBC News.
- (25 November 2008). "French Socialists declare winner". BBC News.
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