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CGT union members stand during a demonstration in Lille, northern France, Tuesday, Thursday March 30, 2023
FRENCH communists welcomed today’s election of Sophie Binet as the general secretary of the left-wing General Confederation of Labour (CGT).
She is the first woman to lead the left-wing union federation in its 128-year history.
Ms Binet, a former school supervisor and general secretary of the General Union of Engineers, Executives and Technicians who was responsible for equality issues on the CGT executive, was a surprise compromise candidate for the post.
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