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Added on the 25/03/2018 13:48:00 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
The speaker of France's National Assembly Richard Ferrand pays tribute to the "courage and mobilisation" of the French people as he opens a session of questions to the government on the 15th day of the nationwide confinement. The National Assembly also held a minute's silence in memory of former minister Patrick Devedjian, who died on Sunday after contracting Covid-19. SOUNDBITE
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
Following in the footsteps of the Ecologists, the Insoumis MPs take their turn in the National Assembly, boosted by the Left's success in the legislative elections and with their hopes of governing intact despite the absence of an absolute majority. IMAGES
Images of the French National Assembly the day after the second round of the legislative elections. 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