Analysis-France's fragmented left poses new risk for Macron

FILE PHOTO: Jean-Luc Melenchon, leader of the far-left opposition party La France Insoumise (France Unbowed - LFI), and L'Union populaire (popular union) candidate for the 2022 French presidential election, gestures on stage after partial results in the first round of the 2022 French presidential election, in Paris, France, April 10, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo

LILLE, France (Reuters) - France's left-leaning voters helped Emmanuel Macron see off the far-right, at least for now. The question is whether he can keep enough of them on board to give him the solid majority in parliament he needs to make his presidency work.

Their heart and minds will be a key battleground for next month's National Assembly elections as Jean-Luc Melenchon, undisputed leader of the left after his third-place showing in the presidential race, seeks to lure them over to his camp.