martin baccardax.uestions about fact—finding and pushing back so some points have been cleared up there. thank you. president macron astounded france when he called the snap parliamentary election in reaction to a big victory for his rival marine le pen's national rally in the european parliament vote. this sunday voting beings as the first of two rounds of elections starts. the next takes place onjuly 7. the elections won't threaten mr macron�*s own job as they are separate from the presidential elections. there's been volatility in the french financial markets since the election announcement and on thursday, the bank of england said some "global vulnerabilities," including political uncertainty in the uk and abroad, could impact the sector. it said upcoming elections worldwide could "lead to financial market volatility". let's hear now from marco buti, former director general for economic and financial affairs at the european commission. he's now professor at the european university institute in flor

let's hear now from martin baccardax, the london bureau chief of thestreet.at you have to say that the main takeaway of the debate was the poor performance by the president. joe biden entered the conversation trying to dispel