Harlem Désir(Interim) Harlem Désir The Second Toulouse Congress was the seventy-sixth national congress of the French Socialist Party (Parti socialiste or PS), the congress was held from October 26 to 28, 2012, in the city of Toulouse in the Haute-Garonne.

First Secretary Martine Aubry announced that she would not run for a second term.

The National Secretary for Coordination Harlem Désir became the next party leader.

Five motions were voted upon by members: On October 12, 2012, Emmanuel Maurel confirmed that he would be a candidate for the Party Leadership.

[4] He lost to Harlem Désir.