This week's regional elections in France were supposed to bolster the chances of victory for the nation's top two candidates - ahead of next year's presidential vote. But neither Emmanuel Macron's governing party, nor Marine Le Pen's far-right, won a single region in Sunday's vote.
That will likely prove challenging particularly for Macron - after five years of being in office and without a regional victory to show for it.
So, what will this mean for next year's presidential race?

Presenter: Folly Bah Thibault


Guests:

Nacira Guenif - Sociologist and Professor at the University of Paris 8.

Aurelien Mondon - Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Bath and Author of 'Reactionary Democracy'.

Jacques Reland - Senior Research Fellow at The Global Policy Institute.

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