National Assembly, six months in the cauldron: serial clashes at the Palais-Bourbon

From their first day in the Assembly, at the end of June, the tension was palpable. The deputies were greeted by a speech by the dean, José Gonzalez, an elected representative of the RN, who caused a stir by testifying to his nostalgia for French Algeria. Controversy. A few minutes later, it was the young LFI deputy Louis Boyard who refused to shake hands with elected RNs, launching the season of clashes through the media. Thus was born the XVIth legislature.