no RN deputy was designated, unlike in 2022

Six vice-presidents, including two from La France Insoumise, but none from the National Rally. Xavier Breton (LR), Nadège Abomangoli (LFI), Naïma Moutchou (Horizons) and Clémence Guetté (LFI) were elected in the first round of voting for the vice-presidency of the National Assembly, Friday July 19. They were joined by Roland Lescure (Ensemble pour la République) and Annie Genevard (LR) in the second round.

Sébastien Chenu and Hélène Laporte, from the RN, did not, however, receive enough votes. Unlike in 2022, there will be no far-right MP occupying a vice-presidential position. The MPs from the RN group at the Palais Bourbon denounced this on X on Friday evening “a democratic scandal resulting from agreements made between Macronie and the Republicans”, as well as a “the extreme left’s desire to prevent fair representation of 11 million French people”.

This election of the vice-presidents to the perch also gave rise to a certain chaos, during the first round. It was in fact cancelled, to be reorganized, because “ten envelopes too many”according to the president re-elected on Thursday, Yaël Braun-Pivet (Together for the Republic). “We will have to redo the vote”she continued. “Shame on those who committed this fraud,” PS MP Jérôme Guedj (PS) also thundered into the chamber, demanding an investigation and a review of voting procedures.

On the side of the quaestors, who exercise the administrative and financial management of the institution,Two personalities were designated on Friday evening at the end of the first round: Christine Pirès Beaune (socialists and related) and Brigitte Klinkert (Ensemble pour la République). A second round is therefore organized to elect a third quaestor. During the night from Friday to Saturday, There also remain to be appointed twelve secretaries, whose role is to assist the chairmen of the meeting.