The new election in France

Analysis: Can proud Macron be pressured to resign?

Big, stable and influential France is going through a time of political chaos and potentially disruptive change, writes Sky News' Adam Parsons in an analysis.

It is already clear that the right-wing nationalist National Gathering will reap success. The only question is how big. What actually happens if the party wins an absolute majority, asks Parsons.

“Could such a proud leader as Macron really be pressured to resign? We simply don't know. And that's what makes this election so captivating, but also a little nerve-wracking," he writes.

Deutsche Welles' Thomas Kohlmann states that what both the far-right and far-left election promises have in common is that they are very expensive. As examples, Kohlmann cites, among other things, a lowered retirement age, increased minimum wages and tax exemptions.

"The campaign promises are another potential threat of several billion euros to France's already empty treasury," writes Kohlmann.

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The choice of fate engages more people than usual: "Thinking"

A day before the French go to the polls again, some have already decided which candidate they will vote for, while others are still undecided, reports the French public service channel France 2. In any case, many intend to follow the election results more closely than usual.

- I vote for the Nouveau Front Populaire (New People's Front, ed. note). They are the ones who guarantee a social policy, says a voter to France 2.

Jérôme Fournier, a pensioner from Brittany in northwestern France, used to vote for the right-wing Les Républicains party. Now he plans to vote for National Assembly instead.

- I trust the moderate right who have joined the National Assembly to help them move towards a more liberalized society, he says.

Charlotte Guegan, who works as a waitress, believes that none of the candidates reflect her views.

- I will think until the last moment, but I have not yet decided, she says.

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French center appeals to voters: "The far right unleashes hatred"

In a final attempt to convince French voters, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal warns that the extreme right could unleash "impulses of hatred and aggression" if they gain ground in the election, writes the BBC.

Attal and President Emmanuel Macron's centre-right alliance are in third place in the opinion polls – behind the left-wing alliance and National Gathering. As a result, Macon will probably be forced to cooperate with the left and possibly cede the premiership to the center left.

- If the National Assembly does not get an absolute majority, the president has room to manoeuvre, says Professor Dominique Rousseau, an expert on the French constitution.