Manuel Valls
Encyclopedia
Manuel Valls is a French Socialist Party
(PS) politician
, deputy since 2002 and mayor of Évry.
Valls was born in Barcelona
and became a naturalized French citizen in 1982. He is a prominent supporter of F.C. Barcelona, the famous club whose anthem was composed by a namesake of his, who also happens to be the cousin of his father.
He is seeking the PS nomination
for the President of France in the 2012 election
. Finally ranked 5th of the first round, to call for a Francois Hollande vote on the second round. Valls is often considered in France as a representative of the centre-right
wing of the French Socialist Party, sharing common orientations with Scandinavian style Social Democracy
and Blairism.
Socialist Party (France)
The Socialist Party is a social-democratic political party in France and the largest party of the French centre-left. It is one of the two major contemporary political parties in France, along with the center-right Union for a Popular Movement...
(PS) politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
, deputy since 2002 and mayor of Évry.
Valls was born in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
and became a naturalized French citizen in 1982. He is a prominent supporter of F.C. Barcelona, the famous club whose anthem was composed by a namesake of his, who also happens to be the cousin of his father.
He is seeking the PS nomination
French Socialist Party presidential primary, 2011
The 2011 French Socialist Party presidential primary was the first open primary of the French Socialist Party and Radical Party of the Left for selecting their candidate for the 2012 presidential election. The filing deadline for primary nomination papers was fixed at 13 July 2011 and six...
for the President of France in the 2012 election
French presidential election, 2012
The 2012 French presidential election is the next presidential election, to be held on 22 April and 6 May 2012, the latter being used for a run-off if necessary...
. Finally ranked 5th of the first round, to call for a Francois Hollande vote on the second round. Valls is often considered in France as a representative of the centre-right
Centre-right
The centre-right or center-right is a political term commonly used to describe or denote individuals, political parties, or organizations whose views stretch from the centre to the right on the left-right spectrum, excluding far right stances. Centre-right can also describe a coalition of centrist...
wing of the French Socialist Party, sharing common orientations with Scandinavian style Social Democracy
Social democracy
Social democracy is a political ideology of the center-left on the political spectrum. Social democracy is officially a form of evolutionary reformist socialism. It supports class collaboration as the course to achieve socialism...
and Blairism.
Works
- Les habits neufs de la gauche, éditions Robert Laffont, 2006
- La laïcité en face, a dialog with Virginie Malabard, Éditions Desclée de Brouwer, 2005
- Pour en finir avec le vieux socialisme... et être enfin de gauche, a dialog with Claude Askolovitch, Robert Laffont, 2008