bearing on what takes part takes shape in in terms of their leadership of the european union. one of the first reactions we got this morning from any french official was from the secretary of state for for european affairs and he said the results are close. quite certain i m certain there s going to be coalition negotiations, no doubt a complicated coalition with three political powers negotiating over three months. so, it s it s the kind of thing they are watching to see how long this is going to take. clemente bowman also said earlier, he said you re never strong alone in europe. so clearly, the macron government realizes the importance of having good, strong negotiating partner with germany. jim bitterman joining us live from paris. many thanks. and these are live pictures right now of a volcano erupting in the canary islands. let s bring those up. officials warn that the volcano in la palma is getting even more dangerous, and experts predict