The rancour in French politics showed no sign of abating on Friday following the re-election of Yaël Braun-Pivet as speaker of the National Assembly.
Braun-Pivet, who held the post during the previous parliament, won 220 votes on Thursday night during a third round of voting to beat off the challenge of the veteran left-wing candidate André Chassaigne and Sébastien Chenu from the National Rally party.