Macron Repels French Left as Center Holds Top Parliament Job
- Braun-Pivet is reappointed as president of National Assembly
- Three voting rounds were needed in indication of divisions
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French lawmakers reelected a centrist candidate from Emmanuel Macron’s party to lead the National Assembly in a sign the president’s coalition may be best placed to form a new government after he dissolved the legislature last month.
Yael Braun-Pivet of Macron’s pro-business Renaissance party narrowly won the vote for parliamentary president by 13 ballots, with the support of centrist and center-right lawmakers from outside her alliance. The left-wing New Popular Front coalition, which holds the most seats in the lower house, cried foul over its loss.