Why is France's president Europe's most powerful and is it a problem?

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Many in Brussels are breathing a sigh of relief this week following French President Emmanuel Macron's reelection in Sunday’s presidential runoff. But now that fears of a Marine Le Pen presidency can be put to rest, eyes are quickly turning to the French legislative elections. The result of those polls will determine just how powerful Macron will be at the European Union level over the next five years.

France is electing its next president this month. Experts say the position has an unprecedented amount of power. Why is that?