. >> let's bring in bloomberg's caroline connan in paris. a big weekend for the voters of france of those. what were the key takeaways from this first round vote you? caroline: the far right clearly came on top with 33% of the votes in the first round but that was actually slightly low our latest poll that was published on friday. this includes the far left with 28% and macron came third with 21% which was actually slightly better than expected. now a lot will depend on those so-called triangles where you have three candidates facing each other in the second round next sunday. in fact, there are triangles and more than half of the constituencies. more than 250 constituencies and there were only eight of them last time back in 2022. a lot will depend on whether those candidates who came third will actually remain withdrawn from the second round. the far left of melenchon and the candidate from the socialist party, both called for those who came there to withdraw in order to block a national rally. we had a few polls showing that marine le pen

caroline connan reports from the capital.ck off for the first time in real life after the pandemic cap spectators away from the tokyo games. it's the first time in one century for the french capital. snap elections left the country with no new prime minister in sight quite yet. as many as 15,000 athletes from more than 200 countries have arrived in paris including from iran, north korea, israel who have been placed with high-security and russia will have to compete without representing their country. as many as 15 million visitors are expected in paris during the games. that could increase the french gdp and that is the cost of the games. france pledged to limit public spending for the olympics and for the first time in history the opening ceremony on friday will be not in a stage but in the city, in the river. 6000 athletes will sale a long day for mile stretch of the river with a big finale at the base of the eiffel tower. paul: that is caroline connan in paris and we are watching earnings. chinese battery maker expected to

and for more on the olympic games which open tonight officially, let's ring in our own caroline connans in paris with a guest. caroline? caroline: i am joined by another amazing guest, gabriela ramos here to talk about gender diversity in sports. you have amusing research. your unesco research shows female athletes only receive 5.4 percent of all sports coverage. can the olympics change that? gabriela: it is great that paris has the participation of women. the media is so important. the media is just one of the elements that are showing the pervasive nature of gender inequalities in the world of sports. it has to do with media but also lack of representation of women in the top position levels of the federations, a lack of women coaches, 30% of high-performing women athletes have chances to get a sponsor. while men have 100%. i feel it is pervasive and has to do with the structure so we have to tackle many issues. media is basic and refers to all of the elements that put women behind in the sports world. caroline: there is also a big issue of the pay gap. according to unesco there is a

bloomberg's caroline connan has more from paris. caroline: the paris 2024 fall olympics kick off for the first time. just a few hours before the opening ceremony, the french train network warned about some acts of sabotage on three parts of the tgv fast train line north of france and east of france that could actually disrupt as many as 800,000 passengers going in and out of paris. of course that is a big impact possibly on the opening ceremony. i was talking to the ceo of the big olympic sponsors who said it is very sad some people are trying to take the olympics host edge -- the olympics hostage but hopefully it will not ruin the party. as many as 15,000 athletes from more than 200 countries have arrived in france and paris including from iran, north korea, israel, athletes from israel have been placed under very high security. the russian athletes will be able to compete but individually, not representing their country. president macron has called for an olympic truce after one month of political uncertainty, after the snap elect

jonathan: caroline: nan in paris -- caroline connan in paris.to talk about the market consequences is the european rate strategist at td. what are you telling clients? >> i do not think we are anymore knowledgeable after the results we got. they were what we saw in the election polls and that is why you are seeing french spreads tightening. it is not that we are excited about the results. it is all about this rounds two we are going into and what will happen. a hung parliament with a majority or an absolute majority or a hung parliament which has a very bad split with the three parties. our base case is still for a hung parliament which is the main leading block which would see a cohabitation government. coming back to what it means for the rate space, the 10 year oed versus bonds are around 75 compared to something like 40 five basis points we saw ahead of elections. i think we will be around the 60 to 70 basis point range. what markets need to note is what comes in terms of fiscal and that is likely to be in september when all the countries wi

caroline connan in aix-en-provence.ent joe biden is basically looking to quell those ongoing concerns over his age following last week's presidential debate. annmarie hordern sat down with ukrainian president and talked about russia, ukraine, and the impact with france. what did the ukrainian president have to say about the oval office? annmarie: you are 46 years old? would you do your job at 81? pres. zelenskyy: i don't know. it depends on many things. your health, who is around you, your team, etc.. united states now, not in war. in war is a lot of things. i don't know. i can only wish good health. caroline: he seemed to skirt that one rather expertly. as we see with the international view is on president biden's ability to continue to run as the democratic nominee, but also we get some proof points for the interview later today? >> don't ask me what i'm going to be capable of at 81. if i'm getting out of bed i would say that it's a win if i am up right. it will be a week long kind of test. they have essentially set u