Toulouse Congress, 2012

Not to be confused with Toulouse Congress, 1985.

Socialist Party (France) leadership election

2008 ← 18 October 2012 (2012-10-18)

Candidate Harlem Désir Emmanuel Maurel Party PS PS Percentage 72 % 28 %

First Secretary before election Harlem Désir (Interim) Elected First Secretary Harlem Désir

The Second Toulouse Congress will be the twenty-third national congress of the French Socialist Party (Parti socialiste or PS), the congress will be held from October 26 to 28, 2012, in the city of Toulouse in the Haute-Garonne.

First Secretary Martine Aubry announced that she would not run for a second term. The National Secretary for Coordination Harlem Désir is the frontrunner to be the next party leader.

Motions

Five motions are to be voted upon by members:

• Motion 1: "Mobilise the French People for a Successful Change" (Mobiliser les Français pour réussir le changement): Led by Harlem Désir and supported by Martine Aubry, Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, all socialist members of the Cabinet and a majority of MPs.
• Motion 2: "Matter of Principle" (Question de principes): Led by Juliette Méadel and endorsed by Gaëtan Gorce.
• Motion 3: "Now the Left" (Maintenant la gauche): Led by Emmanuel Maurel and supported by Marie-Noëlle Lienemann, Gérard Filoche, Jérôme Guedj and the Utopia movement.
• Motion 4: "Dare. Further. Faster" (Oser. Plus loin. Plus vite): Led by Stéphane Hessel and supported by Pierre Larrouturou.
• Motion 5: "Toulouse, my Congress" (Toulouse, mon congrès): Motion led by Constance Blanchard.

Results of the Motions vote

Popular vote
Motion 1 (Désir)			68.2%
Motion 3 (Maurel)			13.4%
Motion 4 (Hessel)			11.9%
Motion 2 (Méadel)			5.2%
Motion 5 (Blanchard)			1.4%

Election of the First Secretary

Popular vote
Harlem Désir (Big tent)			71.9%
Emmanuel Maurel (Left-wing)			28.1%

On October 12, 2012, Emmanuel Maurel confirms that he is a candidate for the Party Leadership. He will face the frontrunner Harlem Désir.