The first secretary of the Socialist Party Olivier Faure was largely re-elected in the vote which opposed him to the mayor of Vaulx-en-Velin Hélène Geoffroy, the party announced to AFP on the night of Thursday 16 to Friday 17 September.
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The deputy for Seine-et-Marne, ultra-favorite to his succession, collected 73.6% of the votes and Ms. Geoffroy 26.4%, on the 80% of ballots which were counted at the very end of the evening Thursday. Olivier Faure, in office since 2018, will not be officially re-elected until the results have been ratified, during the party congress on Saturday and Sunday in Villeurbanne.