Braun-Pivet leaves the government with a view to taking the presidency of the National Assembly

Europe 1 with AFP 2:55 p.m., June 26, 2022

Yaël Braun-Pivet, who had been Minister of Overseas for a month and should become President of the National Assembly on Tuesday, left the government, according to a decree published Sunday in the Official Journal.

"The functions of Yaël Braun-Pivet are terminated" and "the functions of Minister of Overseas Territories are exercised by the Prime Minister", stipulates this decree issued on Saturday by Emmanuel Macron on the proposal of Elisabeth Borne.

For the first time in France, a woman should have access to the perch, to the National Assembly.

Competition against three candidates

Still a novice in politics in 2017, Yaël Braun-Pivet, former president of the Assembly's Law Commission and deputy for Yvelines, was invested on Wednesday by the presidential majority and should succeed Richard Ferrand (LREM), a close friend of 'Emmanuel Macron defeated in the second round of legislative elections.

All the deputies will vote on Tuesday afternoon during a secret ballot vote at the podium.

Also present are Annie Genevard (LR), ex-vice-president LR of the Assembly, the elected RN Sébastien Chenu, and there will certainly be a candidate from the union of the left.

Braun-Pivet should, barring an accident, be elected

If the absolute majority of the votes cast has not been obtained in the first two rounds of voting, the relative majority is sufficient in the third round, which should guarantee, barring an accident, the election of Yaël Braun-Pivet.