French lawmakers reelected Ya\u00ebl Braun-Pivet as president of the National Assembly Thursday, overcoming a political deadlock after the hung parliament of July\u2019s parliamentary elections. <\/p>\n
Braun-Pivet, a lawmaker from French President Emmanuel Macron\u2019s own centrist party, also served as the last assembly president. But her reelection was far from assured, after her party lost seats and political dominance earlier this month. <\/p>\n
In France\u2019s surprising parliamentary election runoff on July 7, a leftwing coalition surged to become the largest group in the 577-seat National Assembly, putting Macron\u2019s centrist Ensemble alliance in second place and the far-right National Rally rally RN and its allies behind them. <\/p>\n
Nevertheless, Braun-Pivet on Thursday took the top parliamentary role with 220 votes from the 577-seat body in a third round of voting, after two previous rounds had failed to elect a lawmaker with an absolute majority. <\/p>\n
With a position akin to Speaker of the House of Representatives, the assembly president plays an important role in setting legislative timetables and priorities, as well as overseeing the appointment of key commission posts. <\/p>\n
On Tuesday,\u00a0Macron accepted the resignation of his prime minister, Gabriel Attal, who will stay on in a caretaker capacity until a new government is appointed. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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