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Epinay Congress
The Epinay Congress was the third national congress of the French Socialist Party ("Parti socialiste" or PS), which took place on 11, 12 and 13 June 1971, in the town of Épinay-sur-Seine, in the northern suburbs of Paris. During this congress, not only did the party admit the Convention of Republican Institutions ("Convention des institutions républicaines" or CIR, a federation of left-wing republican groups led by François Mitterrand) into its ranks, but the party leadership
), which was the largest left-wing party in France at the time. He was faced with growing pressure from internal opponents insisted that he remain dependent on Mollet's followers and not to pursue the "renewal" of the party. Two years later, during the Epinay Congress, he was removed by François Mitterrand, who proposed an alliance with the Communists based on a "Common Program".
Savary became a Deputy for Haute Garonne in 1973. In 1981 he became Minister of National Education under President François Mitterrand