Victory and defeat are close together for Emmanuel Macron.
Two months after his re-election, voters decided to deny him an absolute majority in Parliament.
Every second eligible voter did not go to the polls at all.
Unlike five years ago, voters have placed limits on the president's powers.
They are forcing him to be more considerate of Parliament in his second term.
In order to achieve the absolute majority of votes, Macron and the governing group must develop new forms of compromise, presumably with the civil right.
In his first term in office, the young president flouted parliament too often.
He made decisions alone in a small circle.
He did not keep his election promise to strengthen the National Assembly.
This leadership style has been punished.
Macron has recognized that he must develop a "new method".
But in the period between presidential and parliamentary elections things continued as before.
Macron avoided substantive debates.
Sitting out the rape allegations against Solidarity Minister Damien Abad and the cover-up strategy following the chaos at the Champions League match at the Stade de France have increased distrust.
Macron's party La République en marche did not experience a renaissance, as the new party name should suggest.
Although it is the largest group, in future it will have to give more consideration to the concerns of its allies from the right-wing centrist camp.
After this election, the National Assembly reflects the strengthening of the political forces on the left and right fringes.
Marine Le Pen's party and Jean-Luc Mélenchon's left-wing alliance are entering the new parliament with strong factions.
This promises heated debates, but also a long overdue revival of the parliamentary tradition in France.