View of an electronic voting results board in the hemicycle after the vote on Palestine status at the National Assembly in Paris December 2, 2014. French lawmakers voted in favour of recognising Palestine as a state on Tuesday, a symbolic move that will not immediately affect France's diplomatic stance but demonstrates growing European impatience with a stalled peace process. The motion, which echoes similar votes in Britain, Spain and Ireland, received the backing of 339 lawmakers with 151 voting against. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS)