Emmanuel Macron’s victory in France’s National Assembly: He defeated the left and became president.

Macronist Yaël Braun-Pivet He was re-elected this Thursday as the chairman of National Assembly of France It was decided by a relative majority after achieving a narrow margin in the third ballot.

Braun-Pivet received 220 votes, while Communist André Chassaigne got 207 and far-right Sébastien Chenu another 141. Braun-Pivet, 53, is president of the assembly from 2022 and has the support of Macron’s centrist allies. Some conservative legislators did not want the post to go to his leftist rival.

In a highly fragmented chamber, this victory was by Macronism’s simple majority Achieved with the support of conservative representatives- It is a A major setback for the Left Alliance The New Popular Front (NFP), being the most popular force, claims the ability to govern.

The elections were held after chaotic elections called by Macron produced an empty legislature.

Parliamentary elections at the beginning of the month created a divide between the two Three main political constituencies: The left-wing New Popular Front coalition, Macron’s centrist allies and the far-right National Rally Party. None of them got absolute majority.

The opening session of the National Assembly comes after Macron accepted the prime minister’s resignation on Tuesday. Gabriel Ataland other ministers, but will ask them to handle matters in an interim capacity until a new government is appointed, as France prepares to host the Paris Olympics later this month.

Politicians from three major constituencies and smaller parties contested the presidency, and each tried to show strength in hopes of influencing the prime minister’s future appointment. Six candidates contested.

to be selected, A candidate must secure at least half of the votes of the 577 legislators in the National Assembly in the first or second round of voting.

If no candidate crosses that threshold, the person with the most votes wins the third round.

Members of the new Popular Front, which won more seats in the assembly, urged the president to turn to them to form a new government. However, its main parties – France Incl.

After days of tense debate, they agreed on a joint candidacy for president of the assembly on Thursday and chose 74-year-old André Chassaigne, a key figure in the Communist Party. Chassaigne has been a member of the legislature since 2002 and is known for his deep involvement in parliamentary work.

Left-wing unions and activists staged protests across the country on Thursday to “press” Macron to choose a prime minister from the New Popular Front.

There is no fixed deadline for the President to appoint one New Prime Minister.

(With information from EFE and AP)