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In the former French Socialist People’s Party, unrest has flared up over the election of the chairman and the course of the party.

They announced on Friday that the chairman, Olivier Faure, has been confirmed in office with 50.8 percent of the vote. His competitor Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol doubted the result on Twitter. Due to irregularities, a committee should be convened, he demanded. Election results cannot be announced in advance.

Both Faure and Mayer-Rossignol had already claimed victory in the internal party elections last night. At a party congress at the end of January, the delegates must ratify the election results.

The main focus of the election was the socialists’ future course in view of their alliance with the left, greens and communists. Faure sees it as necessary and without alternative. Mayer-Rossignol doesn’t think it’s a good framework in the long run.

The parties of the left camp forged an alliance last spring to stand united in parliamentary elections against re-elected liberal president Emmanuel Macron. The alliance was controversial among the socialists. Their poor performance in the presidential election forced them to make concessions to Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s LFI party, which is much more to the left. The parties have individual factions in the National Assembly, but continue to work closely together. (aeg/sda/dpa)