As the French gear up for their parliamentary elections, results are speculated to leave President Emmanuel Macron in an awkward position with a far-right prime minister and weaken his stature abroad.

After the first round of polls, Marcon's centrist alliance came in third, showing a possibility of their defeat in Sunday’s runoff. If the far-right National Rally and its allies, who focus on anti-immigration policies, win this parliamentary election, Macron may be in a tough spot to work with a prime minister having different views on vital issues.

To form a functioning government, Macron may have to offer a deal to his rivals. His plans that focused on boosting France's economy through pro-business policies may be tarnished after this election.

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<h2>Who is Emmanuel Macron?</h2>

The youngest-ever President of France, Emmanuel Macron, started his movement "En Marche !" in 2016. The centrist and liberal party was later renamed La République En Marche ! in 2022, which translates to Republic Forward. He is the eighth President of the Fifth Republic of France since his victory in the presidential election in 2017.&nbsp;

Born in December 1977 in Amiens, Macron studied philosophy and later graduated from the renowned Ecole Nationale d’Administration (ENA) in 2004. He worked as a civil servant with the Inspectorate General of Finance and an investment banker at Rothschild &amp; Co. He became Deputy General Secretary of the Presidency of the Republic in 2012 and was appointed as the Minister for Economy, Industry and Digital Affairs in 2014, where he was in the office for two years.

In 2017, Macron was at the centre of a historic victory in the elections against populist Marine Le Pen, who is posing a threat to him in the current parliamentary elections. He was re-elected as the president in 2022.&nbsp;

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Macron has also been surrounded by controversies regarding many controversial labour reforms that he signed which give companies more liberty in hiring and firing employees.&nbsp;

After Trump announced that the US would exit the Paris Agreement, an international climate accord adopted at the UN, Macron took a strong stance that the agreement is non-negotiable.

Macron will not step down from his office until the end of his term in 2027 regardless of the 2024 elections.

(With inputs from agencies)

As the French gear up for their parliamentary elections, results are speculated to leave President Emmanuel Macron in an awkward position with a far-right prime minister and weaken his stature abroad.

As the French gear up for their parliamentary elections, results are speculated to leave President Emmanuel Macron in an awkward position with a far-right prime minister and weaken his stature abroad. After the first round of polls, Marcon's centrist alliance came in third, showing a possibility of their defeat in Sunday’s runoff. If the far-right National Rally and its allies, who focus on anti-immigration policies, win this parliamentary election, Macron may be in a tough spot to work with a prime minister having different views on vital issues. To form a functioning government, Macron may have to offer a deal to his rivals. His plans that focused on boosting France's economy through pro-business policies may be tarnished after this election. Also Read | France snap elections: Exit Polls show Le Pen's party falling short of outright majority Who is Emmanuel Macron? The youngest-ever President of France, Emmanuel Macron, started his movement "En Marche !" in 2016. The centrist and liberal party was later renamed La République En Marche ! in 2022, which translates to Republic Forward. He is the eighth President of the Fifth Republic of France since his victory in the presidential election in 2017. Born in December 1977 in Amiens, Macron studied philosophy and later graduated from the renowned Ecole Nationale d’Administration (ENA) in 2004. He worked as a civil servant with the Inspectorate General of Finance and an investment banker at Rothschild & Co. He became Deputy General Secretary of the Presidency of the Republic in 2012 and was appointed as the Minister for Economy, Industry and Digital Affairs in 2014, where he was in the office for two years. In 2017, Macron was at the centre of a historic victory in the elections against populist Marine Le Pen, who is posing a threat to him in the current parliamentary elections. He was re-elected as the president in 2022. Also Read | France’s government spokesperson attacked on campaign trail Macron has also been surrounded by controversies regarding many controversial labour reforms that he signed which give companies more liberty in hiring and firing employees. After Trump announced that the US would exit the Paris Agreement, an international climate accord adopted at the UN, Macron took a strong stance that the agreement is non-negotiable. Macron will not step down from his office until the end of his term in 2027 regardless of the 2024 elections. (With inputs from agencies)

Emmanuel Macron: From a banker to the youngest President of France

President Francois Hollande said on Sunday it would be incomprehensible if transport strikes were to disrupt the Euro 2016 soccer tournament that opens in France on Friday, raising pressure on the militant &nbsp;Conf?d?ration g?n?rale du travail (CGT) union to call off the action. 
 
Hollande spoke in a radio interview as an opinion poll showed a majority of French people now opposed the wave of nationwide protests against planned labour law reforms that has disrupted fuel supplies and transport services in recent weeks. 
 
Finance minister Michel Sapin said the stoppages and street demonstrations, which have hit rail services, power stations, oil refineries, ports, and waste treatment plans, were having no significant impact on the economy. 
 
But they have tarnished France&#39;s image with scenes of barricades and picket-line violence just as the eyes of Europe are on the host country of the Euro 2016. 
 
&quot;No one would understand it if trains and planes - I&#39;m thinking of the Air France pilots&#39; dispute - were to prevent fans travelling around easily, even if the competition itself has nothing to fear,&quot; Hollande said on France Inter radio. 
 
Rail services have been roughly halved since the CGT and its allies began an open-ended strike last Wednesday. A new round of talks on a reorganisation on working time are due to be held at the Soci?t? nationale des chemins de fer fran?ais (SNCF) state railway today. 
 
Air France pilots have announced plans to strike from Saturday, the second day of the Euros, in a separate dispute over pay cuts. 
 
The Socialist president acknowledged a heightened threat of terrorism during the soccer tournament but said France was taking all possible measures to keep fans safe. Some 130 people were killed in gun and bomb attacks by Islamic State militants in Paris last November. 
 
Hollande said he had decided to maintain the planned fan zones where tens of thousands of spectators without match tickets can gather to watch games on giant screens. The biggest planned zone is next to the Eiffel Tower in Paris. 
 
Some security officials and commentators have warned the enclosures and queues of fans waiting to enter them could be targets for potential attackers, stretching the resources of police and security firms in charge of protection. 
 
But Hollande said: &quot;I decided not only that the competition must go ahead, (but also) to keep the fan zones and make this into a European festival, a festival of the people, a sporting festival. We have done everything to make it a success.&quot; 
 
A Brul? Ville et Associ?s (BVA) poll showed that many voters were still against the reforms that unions say will strip workers of their rights. A similar poll a month ago showed that a slim majority backed the protests. 
 
&quot;Days before the start of the Euro football tournament, while no solution to the social crisis is in sight, support for the protest movement against the labour reform is dwindling,&quot; Agnes Balle of BVA ( French polling agency) said. 
 
The survey carried out on Thursday and Friday showed that 54 per cent of French people interviewed were against the protests. The same number backed the protests in May. Only 45 per cent currently support the protest movement, BVA said. 
 
The poll showed 29 per cent wanted the government to maintain the bill, which aims to make hiring and firing easier, in an attempt to get stubbornly high unemployment falling, with presidential elections a year away. The same percentage want the bill withdrawn, while 41 per cent want a negotiated solution.

French President Francois Hollande is concerned that rail and air strikes might prevent fans of Euro 2016 travelling around easily

President Francois Hollande said on Sunday it would be incomprehensible if transport strikes were to disrupt the Euro 2016 soccer tournament that opens in France on Friday, raising pressure on the militant Conf?d?ration g?n?rale du travail (CGT) union to call off the action. Hollande spoke in a radio interview as an opinion poll showed a majority of French people now opposed the wave of nationwide protests against planned labour law reforms that has disrupted fuel supplies and transport services in recent weeks. Finance minister Michel Sapin said the stoppages and street demonstrations, which have hit rail services, power stations, oil refineries, ports, and waste treatment plans, were having no significant impact on the economy. But they have tarnished France's image with scenes of barricades and picket-line violence just as the eyes of Europe are on the host country of the Euro 2016. "No one would understand it if trains and planes - I'm thinking of the Air France pilots' dispute - were to prevent fans travelling around easily, even if the competition itself has nothing to fear," Hollande said on France Inter radio. Rail services have been roughly halved since the CGT and its allies began an open-ended strike last Wednesday. A new round of talks on a reorganisation on working time are due to be held at the Soci?t? nationale des chemins de fer fran?ais (SNCF) state railway today. Air France pilots have announced plans to strike from Saturday, the second day of the Euros, in a separate dispute over pay cuts. The Socialist president acknowledged a heightened threat of terrorism during the soccer tournament but said France was taking all possible measures to keep fans safe. Some 130 people were killed in gun and bomb attacks by Islamic State militants in Paris last November. Hollande said he had decided to maintain the planned fan zones where tens of thousands of spectators without match tickets can gather to watch games on giant screens. The biggest planned zone is next to the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Some security officials and commentators have warned the enclosures and queues of fans waiting to enter them could be targets for potential attackers, stretching the resources of police and security firms in charge of protection. But Hollande said: "I decided not only that the competition must go ahead, (but also) to keep the fan zones and make this into a European festival, a festival of the people, a sporting festival. We have done everything to make it a success." A Brul? Ville et Associ?s (BVA) poll showed that many voters were still against the reforms that unions say will strip workers of their rights. A similar poll a month ago showed that a slim majority backed the protests. "Days before the start of the Euro football tournament, while no solution to the social crisis is in sight, support for the protest movement against the labour reform is dwindling," Agnes Balle of BVA ( French polling agency) said. The survey carried out on Thursday and Friday showed that 54 per cent of French people interviewed were against the protests. The same number backed the protests in May. Only 45 per cent currently support the protest movement, BVA said. The poll showed 29 per cent wanted the government to maintain the bill, which aims to make hiring and firing easier, in an attempt to get stubbornly high unemployment falling, with presidential elections a year away. The same percentage want the bill withdrawn, while 41 per cent want a negotiated solution.

Hollande puts pressure on French trade unions to refrain from strike action during Euro 2016

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Hollande puts pressure on French trade unions to refrain from strike action during Euro 2016