text:  although he's still in a better position than he could have feared. It could have been a wipe-out for his party. They did a lot better than expected. Absolutely, and it's better for him to have a divided parliament than to have a strong national rally majority in front of him, obviously. So he still has some cards to play, but he has found his own followers rejected by a large majority of the country, and that's a big defeat for him after seven years in power.