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