 Well, it leaves him with a big old question mark hanging over him. Has this gamble to hold a snap election paid off for him? And the answer is yes, but also very much no. Yes, he gave a clear choice to the people of France. Did they want to have a new government led by the hard-right nationalists of Marine Le Pen? And like he hoped, most voters in France said no thank you. But this same election has left France in political paralysis and a lot of people here blame their president for that.