Yaël Braun-Pivet

The proposed new reception pavilion for the National Assembly, involving demolition of a nineteenth-century pavilion and construction of a new glazed structure, caused controversy in 2025–2026. The announced cost was approximately €53 million, with criticism concerning heritage, architecture, the environment and public expenditure.

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Following the Hamas attacks of 7 October 2023, Yaël Braun-Pivet expressed 'unconditional support' for Israel in the National Assembly. Her visit to Israel and the wording prompted strong criticism from the left and even some members of the presidential camp.

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In October 2024, Yaël Braun-Pivet prohibited parliamentary assistant Ritchy Thibault from accessing the Palais-Bourbon, citing a risk of disturbance to public order. After he forced his way through a security revolving door on 9 April 2025, she filed a complaint and extended the access restrictions.

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The 16th parliamentary term saw a record number of disciplinary sanctions. Their high concentration on MPs from La France insoumise fuelled allegations of political bias. Yaël Braun-Pivet, as President of the National Assembly and its Bureau, was regularly questioned about their nature and frequency.

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On 28 May 2024, Sébastien Delogu displayed a Palestinian flag in the parliamentary chamber. Yaël Braun-Pivet suspended the sitting and convened the Bureau, which proposed a reprimand with temporary exclusion; the National Assembly approved it, imposing a fifteen-day exclusion.

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In June 2023, Yaël Braun-Pivet declared amendments seeking to reinstate the repeal of the increase in the statutory retirement age to 64 in the LIOT bill inadmissible under Article 40 of the Constitution. Opposition parties denounced a dangerous precedent and an infringement of parliamentary rights.

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As chair of the Law Committee vested with investigative powers in the Benalla affair, Yaël Braun-Pivet faced strong opposition criticism over the list of people to be heard. After a few days of hearings, the committee broke down and ultimately published no formal report.

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In 2017, while chairing the Law Committee, Yaël Braun-Pivet was recorded after believing her microphone was off, criticising MPs from her own group whom she considered insufficiently involved and referring to colleagues as 'slumped around'. The episode fuelled criticism of her management of the committee.

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