Fabien Roussel had obtained a resounding plebiscite during an internal vote in January, crushing the text of orientation of the internal opponents, defended by the former national secretary Pierre Laurent, by 82% against 18%. He was easily re-elected national secretary of the party, at the end of the congress on Monday, with more than 80% of the votes.
The list drawn by Fabien Roussel for the National Council won 80.4% of the votes after a vote on Monday. The 53-year-old former presidential candidate has led the PCF since November 2018. Unlucky presidential candidate in 2022 with 2.3% of the vote, he was acclaimed at the 39th PCF congress at the Palais du Pharo for his speech true and its pugnacity to affirm its positions vis-a-vis La France insoumise of Jean-Luc Mélenchon within Nupes.
Emphasizing the “honor” given to him, Fabien Roussel said in the preamble to his speech on Monday “to aspire to be worthy of the trust” brought by the activists.
At the opening of the congress on Friday, the deputy from the North had raised his voice against LFI, assuming his statements on an “outdated” Nupes and having to expand towards the center left. “Mind your own business”, he had launched to LFI, which had called on the Communists to “clarify” their position after the declarations of their leader.