Toulouse Congress, 2012 Explained
Toulouse Congress, 2012 should not be confused with Toulouse Congress, 1985.
| Election Name: | Socialist Party (France) leadership election[1] |
| Country: | France |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | Reims Congress |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | Poitiers Congress |
| Next Year: | 2015 |
| Candidate1: | Harlem Désir |
| Party1: | Socialist Party (France) |
| Percentage1: | 72% |
| Candidate2: | Emmanuel Maurel |
| Party2: | Socialist Party (France) |
| Percentage2: | 28% |
| First Secretary |
| Before Election: | Harlem Désir
(Interim) |
| After Election: | Harlem Désir |
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[2]
Election of the First Secretary[3]
On October 12, 2012, Emmanuel Maurel confirmed that he would be a candidate for the Party Leadership.[4] He lost to Harlem Désir.
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
