France’s Macron faces angry voters as he fights for second term

French president and centrist presidential candidate for re-election Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during a campaign rally, in Strasbourg, eastern France (Jean-Francois Badias/AP)

Facing a tougher-than-expected fight for re-election, French President Emmanuel Macron has hit the campaign trail at last – and it is not always proving welcoming.

But he is not shying away from angry voters, instead engaging in lively, sometimes confrontational debates.