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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
French MPs unanimously approved a first reading of an environmentalist-backed bill to restrict the manufacture and sale of products containing PFAS or forever chemicals, although kitchen utensils were excluded from its scope after a major campaign by manufacturers this week. IMAGES
The French National Assembly widely rejected the first motion of no confidence tabled against new Prime Minister Gabriel Attal. The motion received 124 votes out of the 289 required. IMAGES
The Law committee at France's National Assembly begins going throught nearly 1,500 amendments to the Immigration bill, some designed to undo the text passed by the Senate, others to make it even tougher. The committee aims to produce a text that can be voted on by a majority of MPs by Sunday. IMAGES
Like the Eiffel Tower, the National Assembly is lit up in the colours of the Israeli flag, in a show of solidarity with Israel and the Jewish community, two days after the Hamas offensive. IMAGES