French Socialist Faure Reelected as Party Head by Narrow Margin
French Socialist Olivier Faure was reelected as head of the party in a narrow ballot win, signaling the group may be less willing to join no-confidence motions likely to be filed against Prime Minister Francois Bayrou during crucial budget negotiations over the coming months.
While Faure, 56, was seen as the more left-leaning candidate in the party leadership contest, the strong showing by Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, who had criticized the party leader's decision to build an alliance with the hard-left France Unbowed party, suggests Faure may be pushed to tack closer to the more moderate wing of the Socialists in future policy negotiations with the government. Faure won the ballot with 50.9% of the vote, compared with 49.1% for his rival.
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