“The Republicans voted” for Yaël Braun-Pivet “in exchange for positions of responsibility”, accuses André Chassaigne

“The Republicans, through an alliance with Mrs Yaël Braun-Pivet, voted for this president in exchange for positions of responsibility in the National Assembly which will be well above the representativeness of the Republicans.“, accused André Chassaigne (PCF), unsuccessful candidate for the perch in the name of the left, Friday July 19 on franceinfo.

At the end of a day of high tension and suspense, which saw more than 500 journalists flock to the Palais-Bourbon, Yaël Braun-Pivet was elected in the third round with 220 votes against 207 for the candidate of the New Popular Front and 141 votes for the RN Sébastien Chenu.

“A sleight of hand”A “bargaining that will have consequences”denounced the common candidate of the left coalition. For the communist elected representative of Puy-de-Dôme, the left finds itself “in opposition to the National Assembly”. At the end of a third round in which the deputy of the presidential camp obtained 13 votes more than the communist, André Chassaigne declared that “The French vote was stolen by an unnatural alliance.” “There was a challenge to the separation of powers where 17 ministers took part in the vote.”he continues, castigating a “mixture between executive and legislative power.”

After ten days of negotiations to find a candidate for the post of Prime Minister, the fact of having found a single name for the presidency of the National Assembly “showed that it was possible to reach an agreement”according to André Chassaigne. “We had another way of doing things in the National Assembly”added the 74-year-old MP. The opportunity for the reappointed president of the Democratic and Republican Left (GDR) group and figure in the chamber to plead for a vote by the MPs to designate the candidate of the New Popular Front for Matignon. “The deputies who were elected in the legislative elections have full legitimacy”he said.