 It'll be followed by a runoff second round on the 7th of July. The elections come after the French president, Emmanuel Macron, called for a snap vote triggered by a crushing defeat for his form of politics to Marine Le Pen's far-right national rally. That was at the European Parliament elections back on June the 9th. Pierre Haskey is on the line, veteran French journalist and political commentator with France Interpublic Radio. Pierre, welcome. Good morning.