First secretary
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The two finalists in the election of the first secretary of the Socialist Party had each declared themselves the winner and accused of fraud. The agreement must still be ratified by a vote of the delegates of the national council.
“You shut up now!” On Friday, hearing Patrick Mennucci thus respond to Luc Broussy, who asked him to respect his speaking time, one could have a little trouble believing that the war between socialists was about to end. However, while this opponent and this lieutenant of Olivier Faure were on the stage in the auditorium of the Palais du Pharo, where the Socialist Party congress is being held, the outgoing first secretary and his competitor Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, who contested his victory, were locked in a room a few meters away to find an agreement.
After almost 24 hours of negotiations, they arrived at an arrangement this Saturday: Olivier Faure remains first secretary and Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol becomes first deputy secretary with Johanna Rolland, mayor of Nantes and support of Faure, appointed to the same post. “For the sake of unity”, Olivier Faure also offered the presidency of the national council to Helene Geoffroythird in the ballot.
After a big week of intense tension, the socialist family was keen to display its unity as quickly as possible. Or at least, the reconciliation between the
