Aubryists (french: Aubryistes) is the name given to members of the

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 t ...

of France who support

Martine Aubry Martine Louise Marie Aubry (; née Delors; born 8 August 1950) is a French politician. She was the First Secretary of the French Socialist Party (''Parti Socialiste'', or PS) from November 2008 to April 2012, and has been the Mayor (France), Mayo ...

, the party's first secretary from 2008 to 2012. It is also known as the ''Réformer'' club. Notable Aubryists include François Lamy, Marylise Lebranchu and Adeline Hazan. Historically, the Aubryist faction is descended from the faction of the New Left which did not join the New Socialist Party. The Aubryists supported François Hollande's leadership. Aubryists are generally part of the party's left-wing, though many are known as Christian socialists. They grew in number in 2011 after the announcement of Aubry's candidacy in the 2011 Socialist primary for the

2012 French presidential election Presidential elections were held in France on 22 April 2012 (or 21 April in some overseas departments and territories), with a second round run-off held on 6 May (or 5 May for those same territories) to elect the President of France (who is al ...

External links

Official site of Réformer
Factions of the Socialist Party (France) Political party factions in France {{France-party-stub