As protests against pensions reform continue, France's second biggest trade union – the hardline CGT – on Friday elected its first ever woman leader. Sophie Binet, 41, emerged as the surprise pick to replace outgoing secretary general Philippe Martinez following a long night of deliberations.
Binet's election came at the end of the CGT's congress, which opened on Monday in the Alps, with some 1,000 union members gathering for the leadership tussle.
