PS Congress in France: Olivier Faure and Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol in the Second Round, Boris Vallaud Eliminated

French socialism hopes to 'renew' in just fifteen days, in order to try to get out of the most serious crisis in its history, at the end of the election process of a new leader and first secretary of the Socialist Party (PS). After a first internal election round, Olivier Faure (56 years old), the first outgoing secretary of the PS, and Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol (48 years old), Mayor of Rouen, begin the internal campaign that will culminate on Jun…

Arriving at the head of the first round of the PS Congress in front of Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, the outgoing First Secretary extended his hand to Boris Vallaud, who had arrived third. He was reluctant to debate with his competitor before the vote on 5 June.

The first outgoing secretary came to his elbows with his opponents who were co-aligned behind Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol. The fate of Olivier Faure – and of the gathering of the left and the ecologists – came...

The second round to elect the first secretary at the head of the Socialist Party will see Olivier Faure and Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol face each other, with Boris Vallaud as king-maker.

With his 18% score in the first round, the support of the leader of the Socialist Party (PS) deputies, Boris Vallaud, will be decisive in separating the two candidates for the position of first secretary of the PS, Olivier Faure and Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, who arrived in a handkerchief.

With around 20% in the first round, the decision of the Chief of MPs PS will be decisive to separate Olivier Faure and Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, again in a handkerchief.