 At the Congress, about 26 thousands subscribers took part but there were divisions among Craxi supporters, and those who wanted to step away from Craxi.Ugo Intini was appointed as secretary with Fabrizio Cicchitto as Coordinator.At the beginning of 1997, Intini and Boselli worked in order to collaborate for the next election, aiming to reunite PS with Enrico Boselli's Italian Socialists, the PSI's official successor party.