The leaders of France's Socialist party told President Emmanuel Macron they are open to backing a new government, adding that cooperating in forming a government was no betrayal towards their New Popular Front alliance. There's just one caveat: They won't accept a PM with right-wing leanings 'under any circumstance'. For in-depth analysis on France's complex political landscape, FRANCE 24's Oliver Farry welcomes Helen Drake, Professor of French and European Studies at Loughborough University.