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MPs and members of the government observe a minute's silence at the National Assembly following a knife attack in Annecy, in south-east France, in which five people, including four children, were injured. IMAGES
After two rounds of voting, Yaël Braun-Pivet, a member of parliament close to President Emmanuel Macron, is elected president of the French National Assembly, becoming the first woman to hold the position in France. IMAGES
Flags are flown at half-mast at the Palais Bourbon in Paris, which houses the French National Assembly, in tribute to former President of the Republic Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, who died on 2 December. IMAGES
Members of parliament begin voting to elect the president of the National Assembly, a crucial election for the lower house that should also influence the political recomposition within the executive over the coming weeks. IMAGES
Hundreds of people gathered in Place de la République, Paris, in response to a call from the CGT union and others 'to put the National Assembly under surveillance' and demand 'respect' for the election results a few hours before the opening of the new term of office of the Palais Bourbon. IMAGES
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