The French Socialist Party congress today failed to agree on a new First Secretary.
This means that a vote of all the party members will take place on Thursday.
The Contest is a three way between- Former Presidential candidate Segolene Royal, Lille Mayor Martine Aubry and Euro MEP Benoit Hamon.
My 2 cents: I think Royal will probably win the vote but you really have to ask yourself why would you want the job. This party is deeply divided, many in the party dislike Royal which could make it hard for her to modernise the party.
Many in the Socialist party believe that Royal had her chance last year and lost so she should now step aside but Royal has huge support throughout the party and she is betting that she can win this contest.
I think whoever wins on Thursday needs to address the greater problem with the European left. For years most leftist parties in Europe have struggled to deal with Globalisation and this has in turn lead them to years in the wilderness.
The current economic environment should be a leftists dream with the failure of the markets the Socialist party should be miles ahead of its UMP rivals in the polls but the Socialists are more focused on there own infighting than the problems facing the French people.
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