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The Reims Congress was the twenty-second national congress of the French Socialist Party (Parti socialiste or PS) taking place from 14 to 16 November 2008 in the city of Reims in the Marne.Incumbent First Secretary François Hollande announced that he would not run again thus opening the way for a three-way battle between 2007 presidential candidate Ségolène Royal; Bertrand Delanoë Mayor of Paris; and Martine Aubry mayor of Lille.