PARIS (Reuters) — French President Emmanuel Macron thought that the Paris Olympics would solidify his legacy. However, a failed bet on a hasty legislative election has left him politically crippled, casting a long shadow over Macron’s moment on the international stage.

Macron is a fragile force as he prepares to welcome over 100 heads of state and tens of thousands of spectators to Friday’s opening ceremony along the Seine. He is an unpopular president presiding over a caretaker government as it hosts the world’s largest sporting event amid heightened security concerns.

“Macron expected to welcome the Games like an emperor,” French historian Patrick Weil wrote. “But now he’s a lame duck.”

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