Following a tradition started by the first National Assembly during the French Revolution, the "left-wing" parties sit to the left as seen from the president's seat, and the "right-wing" parties sit to the right, and the seating arrangement thus directly indicates the political spectrum as represented in the Assembly.
Mengikuti tradisi yang dimulai Majelis Nasional pertama pada Revolusi Prancis, partai "sayap kiri" duduk di sebelah kiri bila dilihat dari kursi presiden, dan partai "sayap kanan" duduk di kanan, dan pengaturan kursi menandakan spektrum politik sebagaimana yang ditampilkan di Majelis.