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Growing risk of Le Pen upset to Macron re-election bid

This month’s French presidential election no longer looks like the shoo-in for incumbent Emmanuel Macron that it did only a few weeks ago. Right-wing nationalist Marine Le Pen’s chances have risen sharply over the past week or so and a surprise victory for her would cause upheaval in the French economy, financial markets and European politics.

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