{"id":146744,"date":"2025-06-06T03:43:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T03:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/olivier-faure-has-been-re-elected-leader-of-the-ps-following-a-close-vote-the-party-announces\/"},"modified":"2025-06-06T03:43:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T03:43:08","slug":"olivier-faure-has-been-re-elected-leader-of-the-ps-following-a-close-vote-the-party-announces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/olivier-faure-has-been-re-elected-leader-of-the-ps-following-a-close-vote-the-party-announces\/","title":{"rendered":"Olivier Faure has been re-elected leader of the PS following a &#8220;close vote,&#8221; the party announces."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n        <picture class=\"article__media\"><source   alt=\"Olivier Faure, lors du 2\u1d49 congr\u00e8s national des Jeunes socialistes \u00e0 Nancy, 18 mai 2025.\" width=\"664\" height=\"443\"><\/source>\n        <\/picture>\n        <noscript><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/8b8d588_sirius-fs-upload-1-1cf9elxrrf95-1749129304297-maxnewsspecialtwo221080.jpg\" alt=\"Olivier Faure, lors du 2\u1d49 congr\u00e8s national des Jeunes socialistes \u00e0 Nancy, 18 mai 2025.\"\/><br \/>\n        <\/noscript><figcaption class=\"article__legend\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Olivier Faure, lors du 2\u1d49 congr\u00e8s national des Jeunes socialistes \u00e0 Nancy, 18 mai 2025. <span class=\"article__credit\" aria-hidden=\"true\">ALEXANDRE MARCHI\/PHOTOPQR\/L&#8217;EST REPUBLICAIN\/MAXPPP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">The \u00a0Socialist Party (PS)\u00a0 announced on Friday, June 6, that Olivier Faure has won the tight race against Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol to secure a fourth term as the party&#8217;s first secretary. Despite pending results from several federations, it was confirmed that Faure received \u00a050.9%\u00a0 of the votes compared to 49.1% for the mayor of Rouen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\"><em>\u201cOn Thursday, June 5, following a close ballot, Olivier Faure was re-elected as the first secretary of the Socialist Party,\u201d<\/em> stated a PS communiqu\u00e9. A verification commission, aimed at validating the results, commenced overnight among members from both camps, with final figures expected by the day\u2019s end. The official results will be ratified at the congress set to take place in Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle) from June 13 to 15.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\"><em>\u201cThank you to the activists who renewed their trust in me tonight,\u201d<\/em> Faure expressed on X. <em>\u201cStarting tomorrow, we will continue the work initiated in 2018 to enhance the momentum, with a Socialist Party rooted in the heart of the left.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">During the night, Faure\u2019s aides suggested a score of around \u00a052%\u00a0 in his favor, approximately \u00a0500 votes\u00a0 ahead, stating these were insurmountable. Conversely, Mayer-Rossignol&#8217;s team disputed this claim, emphasizing it was too early to declare a victor.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__sub-title\">Support from Boris Vallaud for Olivier Faure<\/h2>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">From 5 PM to 10 PM on Thursday, about \u00a040,000 party members\u00a0 were called to decide between Olivier Faure and Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol for the party\u2019s leadership, just as they did in 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">Seine-et-Marne deputy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/politique\/article\/2025\/05\/29\/congres-du-ps-olivier-faure-en-tete-du-premier-tour-avec-42-21-des-voix_6609034_823448.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Olivier Faure led the first round<\/a> with \u00a042.21%\u00a0 against Mayer-Rossignol&#8217;s \u00a040.38%\u00a0. In the first round, \u00a024,701 members\u00a0 cast their votes. The incumbent first secretary advocates for a broad left union, excluding Jean-Luc M\u00e9lenchon, for the 2027 presidential elections, pursuing a joint candidacy from various factions, including Rapha\u00ebl Glucksmann and Fran\u00e7ois Ruffin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">Third-place candidate Boris Vallaud, with \u00a017.41%\u00a0 of the votes, aligned himself with Faure\u2019s strategic vision. He previously stated in an interview with *Le Monde* that he would personally vote for Faure but declined to provide marching orders for his supporters. He warned that his choice should not be interpreted as <em>\u201ca blank check or a magic slate\u201d<\/em> for Faure, who has led the party since 2018 and has faced criticism for internal discord.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__sub-title\">Accusations of &#8220;Clan management&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\"><em>\u201cBoris Vallaud said he wanted change, yet he chooses Faure. Where\u2019s the consistency?\u201d<\/em> queried an opponent of the incumbent. Mayer-Rossignol envisions a \u00a0\u201cgrand Socialist Party\u201d\u00a0 uniting socialists and allied factions, including Glucksmann and Bernard Cazeneuve.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">This coalition contends that Olivier Faure\u2019s leadership is characterized by \u00a0\u201cclan management\u201d\u00a0 and \u00a0\u201cambiguities\u201d\u00a0 regarding Jean-Luc M\u00e9lenchon and the \u00a0\u201cinsoumis\u201d\u00a0, despite Faure\u2019s recent distancing from alliances he formed in 2022 under the Nupes umbrella and with the \u00a0New Popular Front (NFP)\u00a0 in 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\"><em>\u201cI have no regrets about what we achieved,\u201d<\/em> Faure retorted, highlighting that when the NFP led the anticipated legislative elections in 2024, <em>\u201cMayer-Rossignol didn\u2019t view it as a folly.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">Mayer-Rossignol also criticized Faure for using the congress as a \u00a0stepping stone for presidential ambitions\u00a0. <em>\u201cThis congress is not meant to designate a candidate for 2027,\u201d<\/em> Faure replied. Two years ago, the congress in Marseille fractured the party due to allegations of voting irregularities involving the same candidates.<\/p>\n<p>    The recent elections within the Socialist Party illustrate the complexities and divisions that persist in its ranks. With Faure&#8217;s re-election barely eclipsing Mayer-Rossignol&#8217;s challenge, it remains to be seen how these dynamics will unfold leading up to future political contests. While Faure has promised to solidify the party&#8217;s position within the left, discontent lingers among factions calling for reform. It is a critical moment for the Socialist Party, whose future will depend on how effectively it can unite its members and address the challenges ahead.<br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/category\/general\/\" rel=\"dofollow\">General News &#8211; 2<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Olivier Faure, lors du 2\u1d49 congr\u00e8s national des Jeunes socialistes \u00e0 Nancy, 18 mai 2025. ALEXANDRE MARCHI\/PHOTOPQR\/L&#8217;EST REPUBLICAIN\/MAXPPP The \u00a0Socialist Party (PS)\u00a0 announced on Friday, June 6, that Olivier Faure has won the tight race against Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol to secure a fourth term as the party&#8217;s first secretary. Despite pending results from several federations, it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":146745,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-146744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=146744"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146744\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/146745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=146744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=146744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=146744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}