The leaders of the four French political parties making up the left-wing NUPES alliance say they have "no illusions" going into a meeting with President Emmanuel Macron and other political groups. "Either the president listens to what we have to say, or he hears us, and in that case, good, or it's the umpteenth PR stunt like we're used to," says France Unbowed coordinator Manuel Bompard. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES