I'm not super pumped about this, Macron is perhaps a good example of unrestricted neo-liberalism that will continue to sink lower and middle classes. However it does feels nice to see that the FN does not have a commanding lead. Sadly since last year I'm more and more sceptical about polls being accurate with a lot of far-right voices not being heard in the population.
Yes, our 2 round system will be a strong bloc against Le Pen, so her being elected is still quite unlikely but the FN needs to be destroyed not only in the polls but also in the public opinion, we need to show that not only it's a racist/fascist party but most of her platform would be a disaster for the country.
I'm actually more scared of Fillon though. If the nightmare scenario of a Le Pen wins happen, a FN majority at the legislative election will be even harder to get, so she might be a president with limited power and possibly a govt from an other party. However in case of a Fillion win, it's very likely that he'll get a majority in the parliament and will be able to pass everything with almost no hurdles, like gutting the whole public service and healthcare.
I'm feeling super down on this election anyway. I would really like to see Hamon win the socialist primary and just going full on "bernie" but like many people say, he's way too left-wing for most of France right now. But who knows.
But yeah I'm glad I'll be moving to Canada right before this shitshow and hopefully find a way to stay there.