Macron has won the presidency – now he must turn his attention to the ‘third round’ in June

Lorimer, Marta

(2017) Macron has won the presidency – now he must turn his attention to the ‘third round’ in June [Online resource]

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Emmanuel Macron is the new President of France, but having won the presidency, he now faces the daunting task of securing a majority in the country’s upcoming legislative elections. Marta Lorimer writes that although early opinion polling has been encouraging for Macron’s ‘En Marche!’ movement, the campaign will present a number of major challenges.