 It united against the proposition of Savary to change the ballot system for the election of the leading committee (the "parliament" of the party).Then, it elected Mitterrand to the first secretaryship with 51.3% of the vote against 48.7% for Savary and Mollet.This Congress was described as a premeditated plot, prepared by Mitterrand, Mauroy, Defferre and Chevènement beforehand.