"Our folklore is becoming ridiculous": before the second round in the Socialist Party, the fear of a repeat of the 2023 fight
As in 2023, the Socialist Party congress will be decided between outgoing First Secretary Olivier Faure and Rouen Mayor Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol. In a party that always votes at the ballot box, there are fears of another close vote, accusations of cheating, and fratricidal debates.
By Julien Duffé"The LR congress leaves us all dreaming," admits a Socialist official. On May 18, the result of the Wauquiez-Retailleau match was known within minutes of a click. The advantage of electronic voting. In the Socialist Party, people still vote at the ballot box, in sections and departmental federations, as activists did on the evening of Tuesday, May 27.
And it was not until the following day, at 11 p.m., that the results were validated after a "review commission": 42.21% for the text of the outgoing First Secretary Olivier Faure , 40.38% for the mayor of Rouen Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol , and 17.41% for the leader of the PS deputies Boris Vallaud.
Le Parisien
