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MPs from French leftist coalition Nupes arrive for the opening of the 16th legislature and announce that they have chosen Fatiha Keloua Hachi as their joint candidate for the presidency of the National Assembly, and Eric Coquerel as their joint candidate for the presidency of the National Assembly's Finance Committee. IMAGES
Mathilde Panot, President of LFI (France Unbowed) parliamentary group at the National Assembly, and Manuel Bompard, coordinator of France Unbowed, arrive at Matignon, where French Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne, has been meeting parties and groups since the start of the week ahead of the parliamentary session. IMAGES
Dozens of left-wing supporters called by Nupes gathered outside the French National Assembly in Paris after a parliamentary committee voted against repealing the pension reform proposed by the Liot parliamentary group. IMAGES
Two days after the second round of the French parliamentary elections, the newly-elected MPs of the left-wing coalition Nupes enter the hemicycle of the National Assembly. IMAGES
In the French city of Villeurbanne, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo poses for a family photo with left-wing mayors and elected officials. While still refusing to declare herself a presidential candidate, the socialist mayor of Paris is gathering troops to prepare a 2022 campaign. IMAGES
Left-wing leaders are meeting in a Paris hotel following the call the ecologist Yannick Jadot, who hopes to make this the first step towards rapprochement ahead of next year's presidential election, despite some notable absences. IMAGES of arrivals