CGT: the Martinez balance sheet put in the minority

This is a major setback for Philippe Martinez.

The union delegates gathered in Clermont-Ferrand for the 53rd congress of the CGT rejected Tuesday, with 50.32% of the votes, the activity report of the outgoing management.

During the debates, the management was the target of multiple criticisms on its orientations as on the absence of internal democracy within the union.

Several speakers notably denounced Philippe Martinez's approval of the idea of

on the pension file, advanced Tuesday morning by his CFDT counterpart, Laurent Berger.

According to Jean-Marie Pernot, a political scientist specializing in trade unions, there is no precedent in the modern history of the CGT.

This congress began Monday in a stormy atmosphere, against the backdrop of the deep divisions of the union and the election at the end of the week of the successor to Philippe Martinez.

Three candidates are in the running.

Marie Buisson, runner-up to Martinez, appointed by the outgoing management, secretary general of the Education Research Culture Federation, wants to be very open to societal problems, including ecology.

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But some opponents criticize him for a relative discretion and for not having carried out

.

She is challenged by Céline Verzeletti, co-secretary general of the Federal Union of State Trade Unions, who said she was

CGT .

A man is also present with this duel of women: Olivier Mateu, a radical opponent of Philippe Martinez, but whose line is too minority to unite, according to many officials.

Pending the results, the rejection of the activity report on Tuesday sounds like

underlined Céline Verzeletti.

This ballot is a

which means that the vote of each delegate was

within the unions.

“

”, she underlined.