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Marylise Léon Re-elected to Lead CFDT for Four More Years

Her victory cements a reformist, dialogue-first union that vows no contact with the Rassemblement National during the 2027 campaign.

La secrétaire générale du syndicat Confédération française démocratique du travail (CFDT), Marylise Léon, prononce un discours lors de l'ouverture du 51e congrès de la confédération, Bordeaux, le 22 juin 2026
Marylise Léon à Paris le 27 janvier 2026
Marylise Léon à Paris le 1er mai 2026
Marylise Léon à Bordeaux le 22 juin 2026

Overview

  • Delegates approved Léon’s activity report with more than 86% support and re-elected her on Thursday, June 25, 2026, giving her a four-year mandate to steer the CFDT.
  • The congress confirmed a 41-member national bureau, reconducted Yvan Ricordeau as deputy secretary-general, and named Laurent Soulier as confederal treasurer.
  • Léon told the congress she will refuse meetings with RN elected officials and pledged the CFDT will oppose the party’s ideas and actions in the political arena.
  • Delegates are set to vote on a 'résolution revendicative' that will serve as the CFDT’s programmatic roadmap for the next four years and shape its stance in the 2027 presidential campaign.
  • The result reinforces a CFDT strategy that favors negotiation with employers and government on issues like pensions, work and AI, and it comes as major unions shift to female leadership across France.