European elections: Macron is expected to be hit by the success of Marine Le Pen's party (Image: GETTY ) The French president will press ahead with a social and economic reform agenda that spurred months of anti-government protests in France even if the far-right National Party comes out on top in European elections, his prime minister has said. Ten days from the vote in France, Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National party, which is running on a campaign to overhaul the European Union from within, is level with Macron’s En Marche in opinion polls. Related articles European Elections polls LIVE: Brexit Party GAINS European elections 2019: Will anyone ACTUALLY turn out to vote? But French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said: “Does the vote totally change commitments the president made during the presidential campaign, does it change the parliamentary majority’s determination, the whole logic of the government’s actions? The answer is no.” He told Franceinfo radio: “Things are going to continue, to be stepped up for the good of the country because we have committed to do it.” The vote for the European Parliament’s 571 seats has turned into a showdown between pro-EU and eurosceptic forces in France, where 74 seats are up for grabs. READ MORE: European elections LIVE European elections: Macron has vowed to push on with his reforms (Image: GETTY ) Ms Le Pen has in past months shifted tack, dropping calls for France to quit the euro currency and for the end of the EU, ahead of the European elections. Elected in 2017, EU poster boy Mr Macron lost little time at the start of his presidency pushing through a major overhaul of the labour code to ease hiring and firing rules while setting a flat 30 percent tax capital to encourage investment in businesses. The 41-year-old president has since refocused his reform drive on boosting households’ income after facing months of street protests over the cost of living and elitism. Mr Philippe said recent unemployment figure showed joblessness at a decade low, indicating the reforms were beginning to pay off, though further efforts were still needed. Related articles European elections: Farage reveals plan to ABOLISH House of Lords EU WARNING: How George Soros predicted CHILLING future for bloc – '... European elections: Marine Le Pen is neck and neck with Macron's party (Image: GETTY ) Emmanuel Macron’s government’s next major reform steps are to overhaul the unemployment and pensions systems this year. Asked if the government would change course in the face of far-right gains, Mr Philippe replied: “I don’t think so. The government in general needs to be consistent and coherent.” Ms Le Pen’s movement hopes to form an alliance with like-minded parties and control up to 80 seats in the European Parliament - a number that would see it gain substantial influence in an assembly with oversight of legislation affecting more than 500 million EU citizens.All rights reserved for this news site express.co.uk and under his responsibility