Presidency of the Medef: the bosses of Renault and Orange rally to Dominique Carlac'h

The bosses of Orange and Renault have given their support to the vice-president of the Medef Dominique Carlac'h, candidate for the second time for the presidency of the employers' organization against Patrick Martin given as favorite, said Monday the newspaper Le Monde. This announcement comes on the eve of the great oral of the two candidates for the presidency of the Movement of France Enterprises, who will present their program to the general assembly of the employers' organization.

In a joint statement to Le Monde, Orange CEO Christel Heydemann and Renault Chairman Jean-Dominique Senard described Dominique Carlac'h, 54, as "courageous", "dynamic" and "determined to make the voice of entrepreneurs heard in the public debate," the newspaper said on its website. They also praise its "modern and concrete vision" and believe that it will be able to "federate all companies, regardless of their size or sector of activity" because "it does not belong to any chapel".

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The current vice-president and spokesperson of Medef, who is also a former high-level athlete who wore the jersey of the France team in athletics, presented in May a program that focuses on reducing the cost of skilled labor. The program of his rival Patrick Martin, current number two in the organization, is centered around the need for growth. The latter has gained major support, notably that of the powerful Union of Industries and Trades of Metallurgy (UIMM).

A face-to-face debate between the two candidates is also scheduled on BFM Business on June 26, before the election of the next president of Medef on July 6 by just over a thousand major voters of the organization.