The Valence Congress was the ninth national congress of the French

Socialist Party Socialist Party is the name of many different political parties around the world. All of these parties claim to uphold some form of socialism, though they may have very different interpretations of what "socialism" means. Statistically, most of th ...

(''Parti socialiste'' or PS). It took place from 23 to 25 October 1981, shortly after Mitterrand's

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...

election.

Results

Lionel Jospin Lionel Robert Jospin (; born 12 July 1937) is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 1997 to 2002. Jospin was First Secretary of the French Socialist Party, First Secretary of the Socialist Party from 1995 to 1997 and th ...

was re-elected as First Secretary.PS Congresses since 1971
''France-politique''

References

{{French Socialist Party Congresses of the Socialist Party (France) 1981 in France 1981 in politics 1981 conferences October 1981 in Europe 1980s political conferences