First Secretary of the Socialist Party

Martine Aubry Martine Louise Marie Aubry (; née Delors; born 8 August 1950) is a French politician. She was the First Secretary of the French Socialist Party (''Parti Socialiste'', or PS) from November 2008 to April 2012, and has been the Mayor of Lille (No ...

began a campaign for the Socialist Party and Radical Party of Left presidential primary, 2011 for

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in June 2011. Aubry announced she was running for president during a meeting in former train station of Lille-Saint-Sauveur held on 28 June 2011. She was the candidate with the most time in Government. Representing the party's left-wing, she made it to the run-offs and lost the nomination to

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Speculation about presidential run

Since her election over

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as head of the Socialist Party in 2008, Aubry has become a credible and serious candidate for the presidential election. The victories of her party in regional elections in 2010 and cantonal elections in 2011 make her the natural candidate of the party for the next presidential election. In 2010 the principal contenders,

and

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, agreed between themselves the so-called "Marrakech pact" (''pacte de Marrakech'') whereby each undertook eventually to give way to the candidate best placed in the opinion polls, which at that time was Strauss-Kahn. The final candidate would be announced a few days before the deadline for nominations, towards the end of June 2011. On 3 May 2011, ''

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'' reported that Aubry had told her closest supporters she would not be putting her name forward and would support Strauss-Kahn, the clear favorite in the opinions polls. Aubry denied the story, visibly upset, saying that France expected something different. Several days later, Stauss-Kahn's arrest on charges of sexual assault and attempted rape revived interest in her candidacy. On 22 May Aubry said she would accept her responsibilities when the time came, without nevertheless putting her name forward at the same time.

Campaign trail

Announcement

On 28 June 2011 Aubry said in a televised address from the northern town of Lille " I have decided to propose my candidacy to the presidential election ".

Polls

Recent polls give Martine Aubry elbow to elbow with

in socialist primary.

Proposals and statements

She publicly denouncing rumours that are proliferating on the internet about her husband, her health and her private life, she threatens to complain if these rumors persist. During the

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, she proposes to increase the budget for culture by 30% or 50%. Aubry finally supported the proposal of her main rival François Hollande to reduce the public deficit to 3% of

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in 2013.

Endorsement

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, Daniel Lindenberg, Michèle Manceaux,

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