French parliament elects Braun-Pivet as new speaker

Yael Braun-Pivet, a member of the centrist alliance Ensemble (Michel Euler/AP)

France’s lower house of parliament has elected Yael Braun-Pivet, from President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance, as its new speaker – the first woman to hold the post.

The National Assembly opened its first session on Tuesday since legislative elections this month shook up France’s political landscape, depriving Mr Macron’s party of its majority.