With presidential majority 'most likely' further 'weakened', will Macron rein, or reign, in 'chaos'?

French right-wing parties were mired by infighting Thursday as campaigning intensified for snap elections called by President Emmanuel Macron, but his government faces a more unified challenge from the left. Coming just two years after he failed to secure a majority in parliament to buttress his second presidential term, Macron's gamble on early polls risks strengthening the far-right National Rally (RN) and has sparked meltdown among traditional conservatives. Macron's camp has dubbed itself "Ensemble pour la République" (Together for the Republic), a senior member told AFP Thursday after a strategy meeting with Attal and chiefs of allied parties. Their message will be "do you want (RN president) Jordan Bardella or (LFI founder) Jean-Luc Melenchon in Matignon," the prime minister's office, a source close to Attal said. Meanwhile, left-wing leaders were occupied with who might be prime minister if their alliance comes out on top. As the French political landscape experiences a once-in-a-generation seismic shakeup, FRANCE 24's Delano D'Souza is joined by fellow reporters Clovis Casali and Claire Paccalin and guest analyst.