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 its shocking defeat in the French presidential election, 2002.

Results

Popular vote

Motion A (Hollande)			61.37%
Motion C (NPS)			16.88%
Motion E (New World)			16.33%
Motion D (Militant Forces)			4.38%
Motion B (Utopia)			1.05%

François Hollande was re-elected as First Secretary.^[1]

References

↑ PS Congresses since 1971, France-politique

French Socialist Party

First Secretaries	Alain Savary (1969–1971) François Mitterrand (1971–1981) Lionel Jospin (1981–1988) Pierre Mauroy (1988–1992) Laurent Fabius (1992–1993) Michel Rocard (1993–1994) Henri Emmanuelli (1994–1995) Lionel Jospin (1995–1997) François Hollande (1997–2008) Martine Aubry (2008–2012) Harlem Désir (2012–2014) Jean-Christophe Cambadélis (2014–)

Prime Ministers	Pierre Mauroy (1981–1984) Laurent Fabius (1984–1986) Michel Rocard (1988–1991) Édith Cresson (1991–1992) Pierre Bérégovoy (1992–1993) Lionel Jospin (1997–2002) Jean-Marc Ayrault (2012–2014) Manuel Valls (2014–)

Presidential candidates	François Mitterrand (1974) François Mitterrand (1981) François Mitterrand (1988) Lionel Jospin (1995) Lionel Jospin (2002) Ségolène Royal (2007) François Hollande (2012)

Presidential primaries	1995 2006 2011

National congresses	Alfortville Congress (May 1969) Issy-les-Moulineaux Congress (July 1969) Epinay Congress (1971) Grenoble Congress (1973) Pau Congress (1975) Nantes Congress (1977) Metz Congress (1979) Créteil Congress (January 1981) Valence Congress (October 1981) Bourg-en-Bresse Congress (1983) Toulouse Congress (1985) Lille Congress (1987) Rennes Congress (1990) Grande Arche Congress (1991) Bordeaux Congress (1992) Bourget Congress (1993) Liévin Congress (1994) Brest Congress (1997) Second Grenoble Congress (2000) Dijon Congress (2003) Le Mans Congress (2005) Reims Congress (2008) Second Toulouse Congress (2012)

Factions	Aubryists Eco-socialists Fabiusians New Socialist Party Royalists Utopia

François Hollande

Socialist Party Leader	Brest Congress (election) Grenoble Congress Dijon Congress Le Mans Congress

Presidential campaign	Socialist Party presidential primary Presidential debate Election

Presidency	Presidential trips Timeline Ayrault Cabinet

See also	Presidency of the General council of Corrèze Corrèze's First Constituency Mayor of Tulle

Category:François Hollande

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