The Alfortville Congress was the founding national congress of the French
Socialist Party
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. It took place on 4 May 1969. The old
French Section of the Workers' International
The French Section of the Workers' International (french: Section française de l'Internationale ouvrière, SFIO) was a political party in France that was founded in 1905 and succeeded in 1969 by the modern-day Socialist Party. The SFIO was found ...
(SFIO) expanded to include
Alain Savary
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's
Union of Clubs for the Renewal of the Left
The Union of Clubs for the Renewal of the Left (french: Union des clubs pour le renouveau de la gauche, UCRG) was a socialist club in France led by Alain Savary.
The UCRG included clubs led by Alain Savary and Pierre Bérégovoy. The UCRG joined t ...
(UCRG) and dissident from
François Mitterrand
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's
Convention of Republican Institutions
The Convention of Republican Institutions (french: Convention des institutions républicaines, CIR) was a socialist and republican party in France led by François Mitterrand. The CIR, founded in early June 1964, transformed from a loosely organ ...
(CIR).
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Congresses of the Socialist Party (France)
1969 in France
1969 in politics
1969 conferences