Now Mr Macron has taken a fresh political gamble that puts his credibility and authority on the line for the three years that remain of his second term in office. Mr Macron’s decision was a response to crushing results for his party, Renaissance, at elections to the European Parliament on June 9th. The party garnered just half of the share of the vote secured by Marine Le Pen’s hard-right party, National Rally (rn). Her triumphant candidate, Jordan Bardella, scored over 31%, a party record at European elections. Is France reclaiming its glory ?