==Leadership==First secretaries since 1969:*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 "(appointed on 30 June 2011, acting during Martine Aubry's candidacy in the French Socialist Party presidential primary, 2011)"*Martine Aubry (2008–2012) "again after primary election"*Harlem Désir "(appointed on 12 Sept 2012, after Aubry's resignation)"*Jean-Christophe Cambadélis (2014–present)==Factions==Factions are organised in the Socialist Party through policy declarations called "motions" on which the party members vote at each Congress :*Royalists (moderate Social democracy):** Ségolène Royal, Gérard Collomb, Jean-Noël Guérini, Gaëtan Gorce, Jean-Louis Bianco, Julien Dray, Vincent Peillon, Aurélie Filippetti, Hélène Mandroux, Jean-Jack Queyranne, François Rebsamen, Manuel Valls*Aubryists (Christian left, Social democracy)** Martine Aubry, François Lamy, Sandrine Mazetier, Pierre Mauroy, Paulette Guinchard-Kunstler, Adeline Hazan, Arnaud Montebourg (Renovate Now)** Fabiusians (Progressivism, Democratic socialism): Laurent Fabius, Claude Bartolone, Marylise Lebranchu, Alain Le Vern, Alain Vidalies, Marie-Noëlle Lienemann*Delanoistes (Social liberalism): Bertrand Delanoë, François Hollande, Jean-Marc Ayrault, Lionel Jospin, Michel Rocard, Jean-Yves Le Drian, Élisabeth Guigou, Michel Sapin, Alain Rousset, Harlem Désir, Pierre Cohen, Michel Destot, Roland Ries*New Socialist Party (Democratic socialism and left-wing politics): Henri Emmanuelli, Benoît Hamon, Jacques Fleury, Michel Vergnier, André Lejeune, Paul Quilès, Liêm Hoang Ngoc*Eco-socialists (Eco-socialism): Christophe Caresche, Jean-Louis Tourenne, Nicole Bricq, Geneviève Gaillard, Philippe Tourtelier==Popular support and electoral record==The PS's pattern of support has evolved significantly since its creation and since the days of the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO).
Na predglasovanju je bila Royalova podprta z 29%, sledili so ji Delanoë (25%), Aubryjeva (25%) in Hamon (19%).