Three possible outcomes of Macron’s shocking snap election

President may slow the seemingly unstoppable far-right party, but find himself trapped in a splintered parliament

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Two years into his second term and with three more still to run, Emmanuel Macron’s ratings are not what anyone would call great: 65% disapproval, 34% approval. Since losing his absolute majority in the assemblée nationale in 2022, he has struggled.

Parliament has been increasingly paralysed, with the government relying on ad hoc deals with increasingly reluctant opposition parties or despised constitutional tools to pass unpopular new legislation.