Irish Examiner view: Europe anxiety over a French revolution

TV may have tipped balance back in favour of Macron but there is a core that do not care for the president

Centrist candidate and French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a campaign rally Friday in Figeac, southwestern France. Picture: AP Photo/Christophe Ena

No French president has survived for a second term since Jacques Chirac in 2002. His victory was easy on that occasion. His opponent was Jean-Marie Le Pen, father of the current opposition candidate who will challenge Emmanuel Macron in Sunday’s run-off. 

Europe will be holding its breath for the outcome of this election.