To stay in power, experts warn prolonged Political Uncertainty will ta ke prolonged Political Uncertainty will take its toll on sterling and the economy. Not so in france the euro strengthens as macrons new Party En Marche takes control of french politics. This is World Business report, where we will now focus on the business and economic implications of the elections in the uk and france. Lets start with the uk. The Prime Minister, theresa may, has formed a new government but without a majority in parliament she is relying on an alliance with Northern Irelands largest political party, the Democratic Unionist Party. But while the dup insist their relationship with mays team has been close since she became Prime Minister, 11 months ago, any alliance will come at a price, as joe lynam explains. An economic terms, they are less developed than the Republic Of Ireland or the uk. It has low levels of productivity and is heavily dependent on the state. Those sectors apart from the state that