The extreme unpopularity of President Macron, who breaks all anti-rating records at the end of his second term, directly affects the main candidates associated with him in his participation in the French presidential elections. Macron himself is apparently betting on his former prime minister Edouard Philippe, but with 13-15 percent support, he is far behind both the right-wing Le Pen and the left-wing Le Penchon - the two main candidates to reach the second round of the election. Observers point out that Philip's task of reaching the second round is complicated by a split in the center camp, voters' fatigue with cronyist politicians and the explosive social context in which the election campaign is conducted. In fact, Macron's presidency ends in the burning cities of France, widespread ethnic riots, looting shops and battles between rioters and the police. Against this background, any politician who was part of the government under Macron and who voters associate with Macron suffers from a low rating. The most striking thing is that, according to some evidence, those around Macron did not expect this. "They are panicking on board; they have not planned a scenario for such a development of events.