Boris Vallaud will give his voice to Olivier Faure – Liberation
Boris Vallaud, arrived third at the end of the first round From the Congress of the Socialist Party, will vote personally for Olivier Faure, the first outgoing secretary, in the second round on Thursday, he announced in an interview in the world on Sunday. « My choice is not an instruction », However, the boss of the Socialist group in the Assembly warns, which is said to be « Too attached to the freedom of activists ».
The deputy of the Landes, who exchanged with Olivier Faure, arrived at the head (42.21 %), and Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, the mayor of Rouen, second (40.38 %), justifies his choice by estimating that « The one who came out in the lead has legitimacy and above all the responsibility of gathering ». He specifies that he « Sharing too The line of union of the left»» of the first outgoing secretary.
But his vote for Olivier Faure will not be « Neither a white check nor a magic slate », insists the one who has Created surprise by obtaining 17.41 % of the votes Behind his two competitors. « If it is elected, Mr. Faure will have to respond to the aspiration for the change of activists, to their will to get to work on ideas, to their desire to be better taken into consideration in the strategic choices of the party, to their desire for broad and united governance, respecting and listening to all sensitivities ». The MP for the Landes says he has obtained « Olivier firm commitments » Faure, on his requests and promises to be « Vigilant to their effective implementation ».
Vallaud had embarked on the battle of Congress as a candidate for the « reconciliation » of the party, fractured since the previous one Marseille fratricidal congress In 2023, and with the aim of putting the PS back to work. He notably highlighted the idea of « Demchandization » of the company, initiated a « Léon Blum Academy », place of training and production of ideas, and launched internal media, The new popular.
Congratulating « Shaken » The logic of « Block against block », Boris Vallaud believes he has « Parliamentary the PS because no one has an absolute majority at the National Council (the Party Parliament) and the National Office (the Executive) ». For him, the one who will be elected will therefore have to « Acting absolute modesty », And even if Olivier Faure wins, « The PS will not be without Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol (and) Carole Delga », The President of Occitania.
