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The Nantes Congress was the sixth national congress of the French Socialist Party (Parti socialiste or PS). It took place from 17 to 18 June 1977, directly after the left's victory in the local elections.

At the Congress, the more moderate François Mitterrand comprehensively defeated the left wing challenger Jean-Pierre Chevènement.

Results

Popular vote

François Mitterrand			75.79%
Jean-Pierre Chevènement			24.21%

François Mitterrand was re-elected as First Secretary.

References

PS Congresses since 1971, France-politique

v t e 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 (2014–2017) Rachid Temal (ad interim) Olivier Faure (2018–present)
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 (2014–2016) Bernard Cazeneuve (2016–2017)
Presidential candidates	François Mitterrand (1974, 1981, 1988) Lionel Jospin (1995, 2002) Ségolène Royal (2007) François Hollande (2012) Benoît Hamon (2017) Anne Hidalgo (2022)
Presidential primaries	1995 2006 2011 2017 2021 [fr; es]
Related articles	French Section of the Workers' International Federation of the Democratic and Socialist Left Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance Convention of Republican Institutions Union of Clubs for the Renewal of the Left Union of Socialist Groups and Clubs Le Populaire
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) Poitiers Congress [fr] (2015) Aubervilliers Congress (2018) Villeurbanne Congress [fr] (2021) Marseille Congress [fr] (2023)
Parliamentary groups	National Assembly: Socialist group, associated Senate: Socialist and Republican
Former factions	Aubryists Desires for the Future Socialist Left

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