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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
Cuba's National Assembly votes for the island's president for the next five years. Incumbent Miguel Diaz-Canel is set to clinch a second term via the parliamentary vote as the sole candidate in a country where political opposition is illegal. 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
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo congratulates Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on his re-election as president of the National Assembly. Guaido has gained access to the Venezuelan parliament speaker's seat to challenge a rival elected by President Maduro's allies, just two days after soldiers physically blocked him from seeking re-election as speaker. SOUNDBITE
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