Macron’s political gamble casts shadow over Paris Olympics

French president Emmanuel Macron hoped the Paris Olympics would cement his legacy. But a failed bet on a snap legislative election has left him politically stunted, casting a lingering shadow over Mr Macron’s moment on the international stage.

As he prepares to welcome more than 100 heads of state and tens of thousands of spectators for Friday’s opening ceremony along the Seine, Mr Macron is a fragile force – an unpopular president presiding over a caretaker government as it hosts the world’s...