Macron's Speaker Retains Position Amid Legislative Chaos
France's National Assembly kept Yael Braun-Pivet from Macron's centrist party as speaker after a contentious election led to a hung legislature. Braun-Pivet won with 220 votes against leftist Andre Chassaigne's 207. The election resulted in three major blocs: Macron's centrists, the New Popular Front, and the National Rally party.
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France's National Assembly retained Yael Braun-Pivet from President Emmanuel Macron's centrist party as speaker on Thursday after a chaotic early election led to a hung legislature.
Braun-Pivet, 53, has led the National Assembly since 2022 and secured her position with 220 votes compared to communist lawmaker Andre Chassaigne's 207, thanks to support from Macron's centrist allies and some conservatives.
The parliamentary election resulted in a division between three major political blocs: the leftist New Popular Front, Macron's centrists, and the far-right National Rally party, with none securing an outright majority.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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