Reims Congress

The Reims Congress was the twenty-second national congress of the French Socialist Party (Parti socialiste or PS), taking place from 14 to 16 November 2008 in the city of Reims in the Marne.

Socialist Party (France) leadership election
27 October 2008 (2008-10-27)
 
Candidate Martine Aubry Ségolène Royal
Party PS PS
Popular vote 67,451 67,349
Percentage 50.04% 49.96%
First Secretary before election

François Hollande

 Elected First Secretary

Martine Aubry

Incumbent First Secretary François Hollande announced that he would not run again, opening the way for a three-way battle between 2007 presidential candidate, Ségolène Royal; Bertrand Delanoë, Mayor of Paris; and Martine Aubry, mayor of Lille. Each candidate endorsed motions that would be voted upon by the eligible voters as a determinant for the endorsement of each candidate.

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