this is bbc news, i'm reeta chakrabarti live in paris with a special programme on the french presidential election. emmanuel macron is hoping for a second five—year term in the elysee palace — promising to push on with the reforms which have sometimes proved unpopular. hi, sometimes proved unpopular. i'mjessica parker, 6 macron�*s hi, i'mjessica parker, and emmanuel macron�*s election night location at the foot of the eiffel tower where he hopes to be the first in years to win a second office. the challenger — marine le pen — is hoping her right—wing brand of eu—scepticism and anti—immigration policies will change the course of french politics. i'm nick beake at the le pen headquarters —