CFDT general secretary Laurent Berger (c) at the opening of the union’s 50th congress in Lyon, June 13, 2022 (AFP/JEFF PACHOUD)
The secretary general of the CFDT, Laurent Berger, the only candidate for his succession, was re-elected Thursday at the head of the first French union.
Mr. Berger was re-elected member of the National Office by 96.68% of the votes of the delegates. The 42 members of the national office then elected him secretary general with 100% of the votes.
Mr. Berger, 53, has been number one in the CFDT since 2012. He has already announced that he will not complete his term.
“At the CFDT, there is a rule, (to stay) around ten years, more or less two” years, he said last week.
Marylise Léon, his deputy general secretary since 2018, is expected to succeed him.
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