New Socialist Party (french: Nouveau parti socialiste, NPS) is an organized
caucus
A caucus is a meeting of supporters or members of a specific political party or movement. The exact definition varies between different countries and political cultures.
The term originated in the United States, where it can refer to a meeting ...
in 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 ...
. The NPS made up part of the
left wing
Left-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy. Left-wing politics typically involve a concern for those in so ...
of the party. The NPS was founded in October 2002 by
Arnaud Montebourg
Arnaud Montebourg (; born 30 October 1962) is a French politician, lawyer and entrepreneur who served as the Minister of Industrial Renewal from 2012 to 2014,[Vincent Peillon
Vincent Benoît Camille Peillon (; born 7 July 1960) is a French politician who served as Minister for Education in the French Government. He is a longstanding French politician and, from 2014 until 2019, served as a Member of the European Parl ...]
,
Julien Dray (former member of the
Socialist Left) and
Benoît Hamon
Benoît Hamon (; born 26 June 1967) is a French politician known for his former role within the Socialist Party (PS) and Party of European Socialists (PES) and his political party Génération.s.
Hamon joined the Socialist Party in 1988 and ...
.
At the
Dijon Congress
The Dijon Congress was the twentieth national congress of the French Socialist Party (''Parti socialiste'' or PS). It took place from May 16 to 18, 2003.
The objective of the Congress was to start the reconstruction of the weakened party after it ...
in 2003, the NPS motion obtained 16.88%. At the 2005
Le Mans Congress
The Le Mans Congress was the twenty-first national congress of the French Socialist Party (''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 Frenc ...
, the NPS motion obtained 23.54%. However, the NPS imploded following the Le Mans Congress, with
Arnaud Montebourg
Arnaud Montebourg (; born 30 October 1962) is a French politician, lawyer and entrepreneur who served as the Minister of Industrial Renewal from 2012 to 2014,[Renovate Now Renovate Now (french: Rénover maintenant) is an organized caucus in the French Socialist Party.
The faction was founded in 2005, when Arnaud Montebourg (a member of the NPS faction) refused to support the ''motion de synthèse'' at the Le Mans C ...]
faction and Peillon, Hamon, and Emmanuelle continuing a rump NPS.
The rump NPS split again before the
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.
Incumbent First Secretary François Hollande announc ...
in 2008, when Peillon left the NPS, which supported Benoît Hamon's motion, to support
Ségolène Royal
Marie-Ségolène Royal (; born 22 September 1953) is a French politician who was the Socialist Party candidate for the Presidency of France in the 2007 election.
Royal was president of the Poitou-Charentes Regional Council from 2004 to 201 ...
's motion.
2002 establishments in France
2008 disestablishments in France
Democratic socialism
Factions of the Socialist Party (France)
Political parties established in 2002
Political party factions in France
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