I agree, but it has happened before. What will follow is much more important. Parties like La France Insoumise (LFI), led by figures such as Jean-Luc Mélenchon, have shared alignments that inadvertently or practically serve Russian geopolitical interests in Europe. Macron defused the Gilets Jaunes protests through €10 billion in tax cuts and other concessions, but now he has no such luxury since France’s borrowing costs have been rising inexorably.