before president macron was supposed to have redrawn the politcal map. his main far right rival, marine le pen, did much worse than expected but mr macron s own party has struggled to make much of an impression at all. it was not only a failure, it was a big disaster. emmanuel macron asked more than ten, 12 ministers, members of the cabinet, to run for the regional election and they got a very, very severe defeat. le pen s national rally is still in with a chance no to win a region here, in province. a region here, in provence. that would be a major step up for the party. it has never controlled anything bigger than a town hall in france. but she is facing stiff opposition this sunday from the centre right republicans, so far, the biggest winners in this regional election, seen by many as the aperitif to france s presidential race. lucy williamson, bbc news.