in order, they say, to destabilize france s democratic process. melissa, does the fact that there was a hack at all, whether any information can be released or not does the fact that there was a hack influence voters in any way, do you think, at this point of the game? reporter: i think that s the really big question. for the time being, emmanuel macron enjoys has enjoyed in the last few weeks a substantial lead over his rival. what difference will that make in the minds of voters? i think it certainly throws up a number of questions and a lot of confusion at the very last minute in what has been a very bitter campaign. now, this is not the first time that emmanuel macron has alleged he is the victim of fake news or cyber attacks. this is something we ve been hearing a lot over the course of the last few weeks. they ve alleged they ve been the victim of a number of these sorts of attacks, most recently just a couple of weeks ago. they say that it is a deliberate attempt to help