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Added on the 20/03/2023 15:29:49 - Copyright : France 24 EN
A large police force is deployed in Paris on the Champs-Elysées, Place de la Concorde and in front of the National Assembly, where gatherings are forbidden by the police after two evenings of demonstrations over the pension reform. IMAGES
Images from outside the National Assembly in Paris, as the French vote for the second round of early legislative elections, a historic vote in which the Rassemblement National (RN) is expected to emerge victorious, although there is some uncertainty as to whether the far right will be able to win an absolute majority in the Assembly and form a government. IMAGES
Several hundred people gather in Paris to protest after the triumph of the far-right National Rally (RN) in the European elections, which garnered around 32% of the vote in France, prompting Emmanuel Macron to dissolve the National Assembly IMAGES
Clashes with the police break out during the demonstration against pensions reform in Rennes. France's Senate voted late Saturday to approve a deeply unpopular reform to the country's pension system. 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
France's new lower house of parliament begins voting to elect the speaker as it meets for the first time since the legislative elections. Pro-Macron candidate Yael Braun-Pivet is expected to be the first woman in French history to claim the chair. IMAGES