Emmanuel Macron snatches the presidency of the French National Assembly from the New Popular Front thanks to the support of the conservatives. Macronist Yaël Braun-Pivet was re-elected This Thursday as President of the National Assembly after winning a narrow margin of votes in the third round, which was decided by relative majority. Braun-Pivet won 220 votes, while the communist André Chassaigne got 207 and the far-right Sébastien Chenu another 141.
In a very fragmented Chamber, this simple majority victory of Macronism, achieved with the support of conservative deputies, It is a major setback for the left-wing coalition of the New Popular Front (NFP)which, as the force with the most seats, claims the ability to govern.
Both the Republican candidate, Philippe Juvin, and Naima Moutchou, from the Horizons party, have withdrawn his candidacy before the second round was held after obtaining 48 and 38 votesrespectively. For his part, the candidate of the independent Liot group, Charles de Courson, has garnered 18 votes in the first round and after losing six votes in the second round he has decided to withdraw his candidacy, according to BFM TV.
According to the regulations, andThe candidate had to obtain an absolute majority of votesset at 285, in the first or second round. In the event that the Lower House fails to reach a consensus, a relative majority in the third round would be sufficient.
The main figures of The French left has accused the Macronists of weaving “alliances”not only with the right-wing parties, but also with those of the leader of the National Rally, Marine Le Pen, in order to ensure that Braun-Pivet has the necessary support to revalidate her mandate at the head of the Assembly.
The Socialist Party, La France Insoumise, the Communist Party and the ‘Greens’, the main members of the New Popular Front, reached an agreement yesterday to present the communist André Chassaigne as a unity candidate for the presidency of the Assembly. However, negotiations to reach a consensus and present a candidate for prime minister remain at a standstill.
Source: Lasexta
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