"All my congratulations and all my wishes for success dear Yaël Braun-Pivet, first president of the National Assembly", tweeted the head of government, adding: "I know that you will be keen to guarantee in this Assembly the respect of the pluralism and dialogue, at the service of our fellow citizens".

The Minister of the Economy, Bruno Le Maire, also sent his "congratulations" on Twitter: "French women and men can count on your many qualities to bring our parliamentary life to life and meet their expectations by providing concrete solutions. ".

LR deputy Annie Genevard, who hopes to be re-elected as vice-president, hailed on LCP as the first woman president of the National Assembly "more than a symbol: it marks a decisive step, even if she reaches it by her skills, and not just because she is a woman".

Ms. Genevard noted that she “seems keen to bring democracy to life in the Assembly”.

PCF leader Fabien Roussel tweeted: "How long it took! 77 years after the conquest of the right to vote, following an amendment by communist deputy Fernand Grenier, a woman finally becomes president of the National Assembly. Bravo Yaël Braun-Pivet. And now equal pay!"

During her first mandate, Ms. Braun-Pivet, a 51-year-old lawyer by profession, gave a facelift to the Law Commission and made allies, after a sluggish start, particularly during the Benalla affair.

Eric Coquerel (LFI) now judges that "she has the right to evolve" but "leaves with this slight discredit".

He expects her to be "the president of all deputies".

“I will judge on documents”, indicates Fabien Roussel, national secretary of the PCF.

The conditions of her election "will force her to realize that she is a minority president," said Olivier Faure, number one of the PS.

The leader of Nupes in the legislative elections, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, for his part slammed, in reference to the withdrawal of the candidacy of Sébastien Chenu for the RN, allowing the election of Mrs. Yaël Braun-Pivet from the second round. instead of the third: "The LREM presidency elected with the abstention of the RN ... a moment of shame is quickly over? Welcome to the world of a power beaten at the ballot box which is maintained with small arrangements of friends" .

The leader of the left-wing Nupes coalition Jean-Luc Mélenchon in Paris, June 19, 2022 BERTRAND GUAY AFP

About the new holder of the perch, RN Sébastien Chenu told him that he was not leaving "with an unfavorable a priori".

According to him, "his first compass must be to preserve the rights of the opposition".

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