As 'provocative' voters in France, across EU veer hard right, Macron 'holds electorate to account'

Far-right parties rattled the traditional powers in the European Union with major gains in parliamentary seats, dealing an especially humiliating defeat to French President Emmanuel Macron, who called snap legislative elections. Macron's unexpected decision, which amounts to a roll of the dice on his political future, could hand major political power to the far-right after years on the sidelines, and neuter his presidency three years before it ends. As France enters election mode and Europe's political landscape shifts to the right, FRANCE 24's Oliver Farry is joined by Hervé Jouanjean, Former Director General for Budget at the European Commission and Member of the Scientific Council of the think tank Confrontations Europe.