The faction known as the Montagnards expressed concern for the working classes of France. When the National Convention met to discuss the fate of the former king Louis XVI in 1792, the "sans-culottes" vehemently opposed a proper trial, instead opting for an immediate execution. The moderate Girondin faction voted for a trial, but the radical Montagnards sided with the "sans-culottes", deeming that a trial was not necessary, and won with a slim majority. Louis XVI was executed on January 21, 1793.