The Le Mans Congress was the twenty-first national congress of the French

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(''Parti socialiste'' or PS). It took place from November 18 to 20, 2005. The objective of the Congress was to solve internal divisions created by the French referendum on the

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and designate a new leadership at all levels. Electoral results of the 2005 Le Mans Congress

Motions

Five motions were presented to be voted upon by members: *For a liberal socialism: Truth and Action (''Pour un socialisme libéral : vérité et action''):

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current led by

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, PS mayor of

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. *Rally the Left (''Rassembler à gauche''): Left-wing motion led

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, and supported by Jean-Luc Mélenchon and Marie-Noëlle Lienemann. This was the first time since the 1990

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that Fabius led a motion. *Socialists, for success on the left: Will, Truth, Unity (''Socialistes, pour réussir à gauche : Volonté - Vérité - Unité''): Majority motion led by François Hollande, supported by the party elites:

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, and

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. *New Socialist Party-For a Socialist Alternative (''Nouveau Parti Socialiste-Pour une Alternative Socialiste''): Left-wing motion supported by Vincent Peillon,

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, Michel Vauzelle,

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. *Utopia: Alterglobalization current led by Franck Pupunat.

Results

Hollande was re-elected as First Secretary unopposed. He won 76.96% of the votes.PS Congresses since 1971
''France-politique''

References

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