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Toulouse Congress, 2012
| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| election_name | Socialist Party (France) leadership election | ||
| country | France | ||
| type | presidential | ||
| ongoing | no | ||
| previous_election | Reims Congress | ||
| previous_year | 2008 | ||
| next_election | Poitiers Congress | ||
| next_year | 2015 | ||
| election_date | |||
| image1 | [[File:Harlem2010 cropped.jpg | 90px | Harlem Désir]] |
| candidate1 | Harlem Désir | ||
| party1 | Socialist Party (France) | ||
| percentage1 | 72% | ||
| image2 | [[File:Emmanuel Maurel.jpg | 90px | Emmanuel Maurel]] |
| candidate2 | Emmanuel Maurel | ||
| party2 | Socialist Party (France) | ||
| percentage2 | 28% | ||
| title | First Secretary | ||
| before_election | Harlem Désir | ||
| (Interim) | |||
| after_election | Harlem Désir |
(Interim) The Second Toulouse Congress was the seventy-sixth national congress of the French Socialist Party (Parti socialiste or PS), the congress was held from October 26 to 28, 2012, in the city of Toulouse in the Haute-Garonne.
First Secretary Martine Aubry announced that she would not run for a second term. The National Secretary for Coordination Harlem Désir became the next party leader.
Motions
Five motions were voted upon by members:
- Motion 1: "Mobilise the French People for a Successful Change" (Mobiliser les Français pour réussir le changement): Led by Harlem Désir and supported by Martine Aubry, Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, all socialist members of the Cabinet and a majority of MPs.
- Motion 2: "Matter of Principle" (Question de principes): Led by Juliette Méadel and endorsed by Gaëtan Gorce.
- Motion 3: "Now the Left" (Maintenant la gauche): Led by Emmanuel Maurel and supported by Marie-Noëlle Lienemann, Gérard Filoche, Jérôme Guedj and the Utopia movement.
- Motion 4: "Dare. Further. Faster" (Oser. Plus loin. Plus vite): Led by Stéphane Hessel and supported by Pierre Larrouturou.
- Motion 5: "Toulouse, my Congress" (Toulouse, mon congrès): Motion led by Constance Blanchard.
Results of the Motions vote
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Election of the First Secretary
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On October 12, 2012, Emmanuel Maurel confirmed that he would be a candidate for the Party Leadership. He lost to Harlem Désir.
References
References
- [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=770507 French Socialist Party - First Secretary - 2012 Election]
- [http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2012/10/12/97001-20121012FILWWW00283-ps-la-motion-de-desir-en-tete-681-l-aile-gauche-a-134.php PS : la motion de Désir en tête à 68,1%, l'aile gauche à 13,4%]
- [http://www.lepoint.fr/politique/harlem-desir-nouveau-premier-secretaire-du-ps-18-10-2012-1518547_20.php Harlem Désir nouveau premier secrétaire du PS]
- [http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/politique/20121012.OBS5576/maurel-je-suis-candidat-pour-etre-premier-secretaire-du-ps.html Maurel candidat pour la tête du PS]
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