Olivier Faure and Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol are launching in pursuit of Boris Valaud and his voices-Liberation

The final results, validated Wednesday, May 28 in the evening by a harvesting commission, illustrate the pocket handkerchief in which Olivier Faure and Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, after the first round of the Congress of the Socialist Party. The outgoing first secretary came out on top with 42.21 % of the votes, in front of the mayor of Rouen at 40.38 %. In total, 24,701 members participated in the vote, on an electoral body of 39,815 people.

So in view of the second round, scheduled for June 5, the two rivals now set out to conquer votes of the third man, Boris Vallaudbecome king’s maker. The boss of PS deputies, who arrived third, with 17.41 % of the votes, becomes the referee of this duel, only his voices allowing the two opponents to be in the majority within the party authorities.

The MP of the Landes, who placed himself as a candidate for « Reconciliation » of the party, fractured since the previous one Marseille fratricidal congress in 2023has not yet revealed his intentions, but he was to bring his troops on Wednesday evening by videoconference on Wednesday evening, and will not speak on Wednesday, said those around him.

« He is responsible for a collective he intends to keep » And wants to take its time, it is said of the same source. But even if the voices risk « Scan » In the second round between the two remaining candidates, admits another close, “There is no more majority without us. We will be able to set up fundamental requirements ”.

Wednesday morning, Olivier Faure and Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol each claimed their proximity to the deputy of the Landes, who supported Olivier Faure at the previous congress. « I will try to bring together all the socialists beyond their sensitivities, and at the forefront of which, Boris. Because for seven years, we have undertaken everything together and we share the same conception ”argued Olivier Faure, urging Boris Vallaud to the « join » For « Form a new direction ».

Shortly before, Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol had launched a similar call on RTL, hoping that the deputy of the Landes integrates her « Management collective ». The mayor of Rouen and two members of his team, the mayor of Vaulx-en-Velin (Rhône) Hélène Geoffroy and the deputy of Eure Philippe Brun, said, at a press conference, that the activists had asked « A change of orientation » of the party and that « The opposition line was now the majority ».

They also asked for a debate with Olivier Faure. « I will respond in due time » to this request, evacuated this last Wednesday.

Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol defends « Socialist affirmation »and the creation of a large socialist party aggregating « Those who are in the PS and those who are outside »like Raphaël Glucksmann, Benoît Hamon or Bernard Cazeneuve. From this Confederation would emerge a candidate for 2027, who would then discuss with other left partners, such as Ecologists or the PCF.

Olivier Faure wants the union of the non-melenchonist left for the presidential election, with the establishment of a programmatic platform ranging from the leader of Public Place Raphaël Glucksmann to the former LFI Deputy François Ruffin, with a view to a joint candidacy.

Boris Vallaud advocates a synthesis, « The affirmation of the socialists » And « An open process vis-à-vis the left » from Glucksmann to Ruffin «  ».