(COMBO) This combination of file pictures created on May 18, 2026 shows French business executive Dominique Carlac'h (L) in Paris on April 11, 2026 and Head of the citizens panel on End of Life, Claire Thoury in Paris, on April 3, 2023. The Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE) of France will elect a woman as its president for the first time on May 20, 2026 for a five-year term. Claire Thoury and Dominique Carlac'h will each try to win the votes of the majority of the 175 members of this third, consultative chamber of the French parliament, to succeed Thierry Beaudet, a former schoolteacher representing mutual insurance companies. (Photo by Ian LANGSDON and Aurelien Morissard / various sources / AFP via Getty Images)