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Faure Secures Narrow Re-Election as PS First Secretary, Party Divisions Endure

His narrow win highlights the struggle to define the party’s stance toward La France Insoumise

Le premier secrétaire du PS Olivier Faure, le 16 janvier 2025 à l'Assemblée nationale à Paris
Olivier Faure à Nancy le 18 mai 2025. Le premier secrétaire sortant va être renouvelé à l’occasion du congrès du parti du 13 au 15 juin.
Olivier Faure, premier secrétaire du Parti socialiste, dans son bureau de l’Assemblée nationale.
Johanna Rolland et Olivier Faure au congrès du PS à Nancy, le 13 juin 2025.

Overview

  • Olivier Faure was officially re-elected with 51.15% of votes at the PS congress in Nancy, marking his fourth term as first secretary.
  • Opponent Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol has demanded a unified orientation text and a formal pledge to reject any national alliances with La France Insoumise.
  • Faure has ruled out following Jean-Luc Mélenchon in the 2027 presidential race and national pacts with LFI for next year’s municipal elections.
  • Internal debate persists over whether to pursue a broad left coalition or a distinctly socialist primary to select the PS presidential candidate.
  • The party faces urgent challenges of declining membership and low public visibility as it prepares for the 2026 municipal elections.