The first secretary of the PS Olivier Faure, re-elected in pain after several days of crisis, was delighted this Sunday to have been able, with his rival Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, "to exceed (…) the hurtful words and overplayed disagreements".In his closing speech at the 80th Congress of the PS in Marseille, Olivier Faure acknowledged, thanking his opponent, that "getting together was not necessarily obvious", after several days of tension linked to the contested results of the ballot to designate the party...
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Olivier Faure, during the congress of the Socialist Party, at the Palais du Pharo, in Marseille, on January 28, 2023. THEO GIACOMETTI / HANS LUCAS FOR “THE WORLD” The white smoke finally came out of the chimneys of the Pharo de Marseille, Saturday January 28. After a long night of discussions, the members of the different camps agreed on a new governance of the party. According to this “collective governance pact”adopted at 3 p.m., by the Socialist delegates in a...
The delegates of the socialist congress of Marseilles ratified Saturday the re-election of Olivier Faure as first secretary, ending several days of internal protest thanks to an agreement with Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol.At the Palais du Pharo where the congress takes place until Sunday, the 186 delegates almost unanimously waved their red card validating the agreement between the two rivals, relating in particular to the composition of the management. “This house, you have just, once again, saved it”, reacted to the microphone,...
What the PS crisis resolution agreement containsAt the very beginning of the afternoon, the 180 delegates of the Socialist Party must ratify the memorandum of understanding drawn up since yesterday between Olivier Faure and his rival Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol. During a press briefing at midday, the outgoing first secretary communicated the text of this protocol to the press. Two points were particularly burning: the place of Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol's motion within the socialist organization chart and the perspective on the agreement with...
A text, which will be put to the vote at the PS congress in Marseille, confirms the victory of Olivier Faure over Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol. The latter will become "first deputy secretary" alongside Johanna Rolland.The socialists had prepared the chimney for white smoke. This Saturday in Marseille, relatives of Olivier Faure and Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol explained that a "protocol of agreement" between the two men had finally been recorded. The text will be submitted to the vote of the socialist delegates from...
While the party has wavered since its internal election, the PS has barely begun to dig the hole to bury the hatchet. Olivier Faure, who claims his renewal at the head of the PS, spoke Monday with his rival Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, who continues to dispute the result.While a congress in Marseille must ratify the results of the militant vote of January 19 at the end of the week, the outgoing first secretary invited the mayor of Rouen Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol to...
Will the Socialist Party resist a new crisis? Olivier Faure hopes in any case to be able to put behind him the hiccup of the election of the first secretary of the PS. "All of this is unfortunately a bad controversy", made by his competitor, Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, who is contesting his re-election and denouncing fraud, regretted the first secretary of the re-elected socialist party at the microphone of France Info. The realization of a new count Sunday gives 51.09% of...
Olivier Faure was confirmed Sunday winner of the vote of the members to designate the first secretary of the Socialist Party, at the end of a commission of verification, but his competitor, Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, always contests the result, we have learned from both parties.According to the verification commission, Olivier Faure, outgoing first secretary, won with 51.09% of the vote against 48.91% for Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, said a press release from the PS. But Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol asks to resume the work of...
Olivier Faure does not want to leave room for the slightest doubt. “The result is crisp and clear. The time for votes is over": the first secretary of the outgoing Socialist Party thus reaffirmed on Saturday in the JDD to have been re-elected during the vote of the militants. These remarks did not please his opponent at all. “An irresponsible outing” thus judged Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, while the committee for checking the results was still in progress.A press release from the...
