“An unnatural alliance”, “a victory for schemes”… Political reactions to the re-election of Yaël Braun-Pivet as President of the National Assembly

Yaël Braun-Pivet was re-elected President of the National Assembly on Thursday after the third round.

The outgoing president of the National Assembly and candidate for Ensemble pour la République, Yaël Braun-Pivet, was re-elected to the “perch” on Thursday, July 18, after a third round. The Yvelines MP received 220 votes, while the communist André Chassaigne, representing the New Popular Front, received 207 votes and the National Rally candidate Sébastien Chenu received 141 votes.

The presidential camp “congratulates” Yaël Braun-Pivet

“This is an election that means a lot at a time when our compatriots have massively mobilized to go and vote”declared Yael Braun-Pivet, just after her re-election as president of the National Assembly. “The commitments we must make are immense because the expectations of our compatriots are immense, we cannot disappoint them”insisted the MP for Yvelines. She then assured that she wanted “continue to innovate” at the head of the National Assembly. “I will very quickly bring together the political groups to invent new working methods”For “try to move more towards dialogue, compromise”.

“Congratulations on your election, dear Yaël Braun-Pivet”greeted Emmanuel Macron on the social network X (ex-Twitter). “All those who know you know that you will ensure that the plurality of opinions is respected and that the diversity of sensibilities is expressed. In republican responsibility”added the President of the Republic.

The resigning Prime Minister and president of the Ensemble pour la République group, Gabriel Attal, also congratulated the President of the Assembly in a message published on X. “Congratulations, dear Yaël, on your election as President of the National Assembly. Let’s get to work for the French people!”he wrote.

This re-election is “the result of being able to achieve majorities by making compromises, negotiating, finding partners”reacted the deputy (Ensemble!) of the 14th constituency of Paris, Benjamin Haddad, guest of franceinfo. “As Yaël Braun-Pivet said this evening, we must of course change our method, it is imposed on us by the vote of the French people”assures Benjamin Haddad. “So go and negotiate, find compromises, find partners as was done during this election tonight”The Parisian MP calls for following the example of “our European neighbors”even if “working together will take time”notes the deputy of the presidential majority, “because it is not in our political culture”.

“We have never hidden the fact that we do not want the National Assembly to be presided over by the New Popular Front”said Ian Boucard, Republican Right MP for the Territoire de Belfort, on franceinfo. “We had a choice to make between a communist deputy, a member of the New Popular Front, and Mrs Braun-Pivet. We therefore voted for Mrs Braun-Pivet.”

The left deplores an “unnatural alliance” and “coup de force”

Communist MP André Chassaigne denounced this during a press briefing “a vote that was stolen by an unnatural alliance”The defeated candidate for the presidency of the National Assembly points to the deputies of the Republican right who have, “by a combination, allowed to change nothing while the people were waiting for it to change”The communist says to himself “proud” that the New Popular Front has “led this united fight” and be it “put on a single candidate”. “We fought a great fight with a great result. And we will continue in this direction, united as we are.”adds the MP.

“At the cost of a secret agreement with LR, the counterparts of which we will discover, of circumventing the Constitution by having 17 ministers vote, the candidate for the Elysée finds the perch after three successive defeats in the European and legislative elections. The height of democratic denial”tweeted the First Secretary of the Socialist Party (PS), Olivier Faure.

“Anger and sadness”reacted Thursday on franceinfo Aurélie Trouvé, LFI-NFP deputy of Seine-Saint-Denis. “This is very sad news for democracy.” Aurélie Trouvé would like to point out that Emmanuel Macron “and his party lost first the European elections, then the legislative elections, simply because the French people, for the most part, no longer want this policy which destroys social rights and which is carried out in the service of the richest and multinationals”.

“What we want is to govern as quickly as possible by being the leading force in the National Assembly. This has just been stolen from us.”

Aurélie Trouvé, LFI-NFP MP for Seine-Saint-Denis

on franceinfo

“Today’s shenanigans have not only stolen the result of the July 7 ballot box, but have taken precedence over the result of those ballot boxes which gave the new Popular Front as the leading political force.”denounced Mathilde Panot, after the re-election of the Macronist Yaël Braun-Pivet to the presidency of the National Assembly. The deputy of the 10th constituency of Val-de-Marne and president of the La France insoumise (LFI) group in the National Assembly evokes “a terrible signal for democracy in our country”The national secretary of the French Communist Party (PCF), Fabien Roussel, denounced “a coup against democracy”.

The National Rally denounces “tricks” and “a distressing spectacle”

Sébastien Chenu denounced a “victory of the schemes” And “unnatural alliances” between macronie and LR. “We are witnessing a rather sad spectacle because the French expressed a strong desire for change with the legislative elections and it is a sort of return to square one.declared the National Rally candidate for the presidency of the National Assembly. “Yael Braun-Pivet was elected with the votes of LR deputies who presented themselves to their voters by saying that they were opponents of Macron’s government and now serve it.”

“I think things are clear: LR has therefore made a pact with Macron’s party to allow it to stay in power.”

Sébastien Chenu, member of parliament for the National Rally

to the National Assembly

“Bravo to Sébastien Chenu, who represented with great dignity the 11 million French people who voted for the National Rally and its allies”declared on X Marine Le Pen, president of the RN group in the National Assembly. Far from the schemes between the far left, the Macronists and the LR, who formed unnatural alliances three weeks ago to perpetuate those who have failed, we will continue to defend the French and the interests of our country.”

“My right-wing opponents have chosen to become the lifeline of a power that is drifting and discredited like never before”reacted Éric Ciotti, deputy of the 1st constituency of the Alpes-Maritimes, after the re-election of the Macronist Yaël Braun-Pivet to the presidency of the National Assembly. According to Éric Ciotti, “Emmanuel Macron stays in power thanks to Laurent Wauquiez and Xavier Bertrand”.