Former cleaner to challenge election in French parliament

Rachel Keke, who coordinated successful strike for better pay and conditions, could be first cleaner to sit in parliament

A hotel housekeeper who led a strike for better pay and conditions at one of the biggest hotels in Paris could become the first cleaner to be elected to the French parliament on Sunday, as a left alliance challenges Emmanuel Macron's centrists.

Rachel Keke, 48, said years of gruelling work cleaning up to 40 rooms a day at the Ibis hotel in Batignolles would enable her to speak up for workers in parliament. Her aim was to make visible those who are invisible", she told one rally.