>> shocking truths revealed >> the system with joe burlinger only on al jazeera america e you from chocolate mogul to you president. petero poroshenko claims victory in ukraine's presidential election. hello, i'm here from doha with the world's news from al jazeera. eurosceptic parties gain ground in european elections. >> thailand's army chief said he has received the official endorsement of the king.

praying for peace at the wall that divides israelis and palestinians. pope francis's visit gets political. petero poroshenko says he is the next president of ukraine, and is hoping to bring peace to the russian separatists. exit polls after sunday's election suggests that the bill job air won 66 -- billionaire won 66% of the vote. >> reporter: the screen at the headquarters send a message - exit polls giving him well over 50%. these are not official figures, but they suggest strongly that the billionaire may be poised to win the election outright. >> translation: you see that all exit polls without exception were held by credible polling organizations in the country and the world, and show that the

election is over after the first round, and the country has a new president. >> reporter: rarely have ukrainians gone to the polls without enthusiasm. in the capital long queues formed as people waited to cast their votes. for many, this is an important election. >> this will be a big step to stablilize the situation in the country. . >> translation: i expect life to be better. i expect peace and unity in the country. >> reporter: petero poroshenko promised to reform the country and fight corruption. his roles give him credibility. he present himself as a unifying candidate, who can reconcile the east and the west. pro-russian separatists say the east is irrelevant to their region, and they won't respect the results. only a quarter of polling

stations were able to open, and separatists intimidated voters and election officials. >> he is not our president. we didn't vote for him. those in the west may have voted. here we didn't. we didn't hold the election here, as far as i know. >> reporter: the problem with the east roble will not be solved. they have likely realised that their territory should running. if final -- shrunk. if final polls are confirmed, there wep be a run off, which would have added to insecurity and instability. right now petero poroshenko looks like a president in waiting and he says his first official trip will be to the east of the country, drawing a line. exit polls showing euro skeptics and the far rite are likely to secure a large number

of seats. public discontent over the economic crisis and immigration won the vote to which parties opposed for closer european coordination. there are 171 seats, each country with a certain allocated to its members. anti-e.u. parties are likely to win 140 of those, a sixth of the total seats. voter turn out was relatively low with estimates of 43% - the same as in 2009. so why do the elections matter? well the european parliament has to approve every european law, and have a say in who will be the next european commission president, the head of the body that oversees e.u. legislation. the future of e.u. is being debated. simon mcgregor-wood explains. >> reporter: across europe populist parties opposed to the

european union did well. most right wing, exploiting a growing frustration. in france, the national front came first, anti-immigration and anti-e.u. it campaigned on a platform of returning power to france's parliament. >> translation: you are people demand a single policy, the policy of the french, for the french, with the french. it will no longer be directed from outside, subservient to laws they have not voted for or obey commissioners not committed to universal sufferage. >> in the u.k., the independence party that wants to pull the u.k. out of england topped the poll. the freedom party, had the same message. in groos, the far left -- greece, the far left party won. where bailouts and austerity are unpopular. >> this is an election of

discontent. europe has been harassing people, ruining lives of thousands of people. people react. here there are well organised, slightly less organised less wing. they vote for it. the results show the parliament will have more members taking powers back to parliament, and take their countries out altogether. they won't be in the majority, but the influence could be significant. all the time when the parliament is getting more influence over economic law and who get the top job from the commission, which makes the big decisions. the ongoing crisis takes it toll. the cost of saving the euro persuaded many that the e.u. is too powerful and unaccountable. the challenge is to respond and keep the project moving forward. they won't be able to do da without growth and jobs.

>> with 99% of the votes in columbia, juan manuel santos and oscar zuluaga will face a run-off. he won 29% of the votes saying he'd freeze talks with f.a.r.c. president juan manuel santos trailed behind with 26% much president juan manuel santos sold supporters that the run-off would be a battle between the past and the future. oscar zuluaga is under fire after an it staffers was arrested for hacking in and reading the president's emails with f.a.r.c. negotiators. polls in egypt's presidential election will open in the next hour, after three years of political turmoil. let's look at the series of event that led to the vote. in july last year the military

deposed elected president mohamed mursi after demonstrations against him. the had of the judiciary was installed as president. supporters called it a military coup, starting a pro-democracy movement. the next day a crackdown on media is launched. in august hundreds are killed as security forces stormed camp. the army declares a state of emergency and imposes curfews. in september the muslim brotherhood abandoned egypt and orders confiscation of assets. in november a new anti-protest law is issued after months of dissent obvious take over of politics. the muslim brotherhood is declared a terrorist group, and reporting on them becomes illegal. in january there's a vote on another constitution, this one

drafted under the military's watch. president, in february, tender a resignation. the man behind the coup abdul fatah al-sisi quits to run for president. bernard smith takes a look at the front runner in the race. [ ♪ music ] >> reporter: abdul fatah al-sisi has come a long way in less than 12 months. as large-scale demonstrations against mohamed mursi clogged central cairo on 1 july, the head of the military delivered an ultimatum to the egyptian president. negotiate with your opponent or the army will intervene, abdul fatah al-sisi warned. two days later abdul fatah al-sisi led the coup that deposed mohamed mursi. it launched the general on a trajectory that seemed to propel him to the presidency.

a year earlier mohamed mursi gave abdul fatah al-sisi the top military job. the president must have thought he was appointing an ally. abdul fatah al-sisi had mohamed mursi locked up. he decided over a ruthless crackdown on the muslim brotherhood. >> our president is mohamed mursi. we are calling for legitimacy. this is our point of view. that's why they are killing us. >> reporter: abdul fatah al-sisi did it seemingly with populace support. the germ was beginning to attract something of a cult following. abdul fatah al-sisi rode a waive of nationalism that kept him in the spotlight since summer. he hasn't dissuaded comparisons with nasser, a general who was popular, described as the first leader to challenge western dominance in the middle east.

abdul fatah al-sisi hasn't publicly expressed an opinion on how he views the role of islam in politics. he said in a recent speech:. >> reporter: before the conversation starts, abdul fatah al-sisi knows he has to turn the economy around. >> translation: during resolutions egyptians were conspiringor justice. i need to give them security. >> reporter: within two years he says he can improve the economic situation of the people. al jazeera is continuing to

demand the release of journalists held in egypt. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have now been held in prison for 149 days. the trial has been adjourned until 1 june. they are falsely accused of conspiring with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. a fourth al jazeera journalist abdullah al-shami has been held in a cairo prison for nine months without trial. his lawyer filed a third grievance to the attorney-general demanding his release and is requesting a medical report to document his poor health. al jazeera rejects the charges against all its staff. thailand's army chief who led the military coup received the royal family's official endorsement. it means that the general has formal status as head of the ruling military status. the copying -- king, in full

health did not attend. >> what exactly does this endorsement mean, and where to from here? >> officially it makes the general head of thailand. where it goes to is it can map out a few things, a long-term goal, but not the interim steps that it takes. that is to hold elections and get back to becoming a democracy. there'll be a lot of reform taking place before we get there, including governmental reform, and that also been the political parties, before they think about having an election, and the election commission is going to have to decide what is feasible at that staunch. a long path down to that road. we know that, you know, with the royal endorsement the general is the head of the country officially now that the king said so, and with the general -

he wept on to say this is when the reform begins, and this is the lopping road they'll have to travel down through before they can get to the elections. >> what about the anti-government protest leaders charged, i understand, . what is happening to them? >> that is why we are in the building, the attorney-general's building in bangkok. in that hallway, the anti-government movement, the leader, that crippled the streets, he is here facing charges. this is like a bail hearing. about $3,000 bail has been set for him and the top leaders of the movement. we are hearing that he and a couple of other top leaders have to go to criminal court after this. that will happen today, on monday. other lower level members of the

anti-government movement are here, but will not go to criminal court. some of those, in the former government and the cabinet are being released from detention. once they are detained by the military when he announced the coup. slowly but surely they are being led out. we haven't heard much from the red group. we know that the anti-protest leaders are being let out now. scott heidler joining us from bangkok. >> a fire at a bus terminal killed seven people, starting in a construction site, quickly spreading. 27 people were injured. most killed were construction workers. still to come. >> anybody homesick? live on stage? afghanistan. president obama makes a surprise

appearance. the manhunt in belgium after a gunman kills tourists at a jewish museum.

good to have you with us. they say are the top stories on al jazeera. petero poroshenko is claiming that he is the n president of ukraine. and says he hopes to bring peace with russian separatists. results are not out yet, but exit polls after sunday's election suggests the billionaire won 56% of the vote. results from the european election shows far right and eurosceptic party made big gains. the king of thailand endorsed the army chief who led the military coup last week. the royal seal of approval means he has formal status as head of the ruling military council. pope francis is in israel on the final leg of his 3-day middle east tour, a fourth catholic church leader to visit.

pope paul was the first in 1964. pope john paul was there in 2000. the last trip was years ago. he made a stop at the separation wall dividing israel and the occupied territories. it was a gesture. the pope invited the palestinian and israeli presidents. we have followed the pope's progress. what are the pope's plans for today? >> hi there. well, the pope already has gone meet with the grand mufti of jerusalem. he is inside. he is visiting with the muslim leaders before he goes on to the western wall. from there he will go to the grave site of theodore herzl, the father of zionism.

from there he'll go on to meet with president shimon peres, and the prime minister at the notre dame center. jerusalem, the vatican's res conditions in jerusalem. later he'll hold a mass. this is a room in jerusalem where it's believed that the last summer took place. do be expect today's visit to be as politically charged as yesterday's was? >> it's going to be interesting to see. we did see a lot of politics played into the visit after we heard that the pope had first and foremost was coming as a christian piil grim. when he made the trip to the separation wall, the politics play in. we'll see politics as well. this time that may please israeli side. where he'll visit the grave

where he'll lay a wreath. both sides will be happy, and you'll see both displeased as well. >> thank you for that. joining us from jerusalem. president obama's unexpected to afghanistan has triggered a spat with president hamid karzai. he surprised soldiers at the airbase. hamid karzai was invited to the base. the afghan leader said he'd only meet obama at his appearance. he'll meet and decide soon how many troops will remain in afghanistan. >> i made it clear that we'll continue to cooperate on two security missions - training and equipping and counterterrorism targets against al qaeda. once afghanistan swears in its new president, i'm hopeful we'll sign a bilateral security

agreement that let's us move forward. with the agreement, assuming it is signed, we can plan for a limited military presence in afghanistan behind 2014. after all the sacrifices we make, we want to preserve the gains that you helped to one. >> increased security has been ordered for jewish sites in belgium after two israeli tourists were shot dead. two others were killed after a gunman were attacked in bruceless. andrew potter reports. >> reporter: security camera footage shows the moment a gunman was shot. firing a rifle into the jewish museum. he's on the run. what we see an in the statement is that the camera image shows us that he was alone, that he was prepared and that he was armed. the museum is sealed.

no one knows why the gunman opened fire on a saturday afternoon, but anti-sem ittism was widely suspected. he has to remember that there was one promise, the promise is never again. and today people are in the streets who want to do it one more time. the prime minister lashed out at european leaders for failing to condemn the killings. >> there are elements in europe that hurry to condemn construction of a house in jerusalem, but don't hurry to condemn or give week condemnation of the murder itself. >> security has been increased across belgium and france. it's feared more attacks will follow. we can feel reassured but attacks can happen anywhere, any time, but anything can occur.

>> it could be the worst attack in 30 years. tips from the public will be crucial and helping to crack down the gunman. a massive wildfire in alaska is forcing more than 1,000 people to evacuate their homs. the blaze is pushing in the kenni wildlife refuge south of the state capital. the funny river fire has destroyed 57,000 hectares. high wind and extremely dry conditions are fuelling the fires. narendra modi is due to be sworn in as india's prime minister after leaving his party to a landslide election victory. narendra modi is set to take the oath at the presidential palace in new delhi. pakistan's prime minister is expected to be among the vips at

the inauguration. our correspondent is joining us live from the indian capital, new delhi. preparations no doubt under way, security very fight in the capital. >> yes, indeed. it was. in the first tussle. narendra modi on monday morning, before his swearing in, he went to the bar where mahatma gandhi was ce mated. he paid homage to the leader, preparing for the swearing in. security is high. 6,000 security personnel have been deployed. there was a 2km security zone around the presidential pals in delhi where the swearing in takes place. it involves demando, police,

armed snipers on the roof, a no-fly zone across the central capital of the city, snifer dogs and bomb disposal experts in locations to make sure that the 4,000 vip guests who have been invited for the swearing in of politicia politicians, ambassadors and bollywood stars take their seats. around about 6 o'clock in the evening. >> huge guest lifts, including the south asian leaders, and as we mentioned, notably the pakistani prime minister nawaz sharif in there. >> yes, indeed. a massive trok to provide the

leaders, afghanistan, pakistan, nepal, sri lanka and the maldives. it's the first time that the pakistani prime minister attended the inauguration. all eyes will be on nawaz sharif, the body language, the handshakes and the post-inauguration conversations of those two leaders, what they are expected to have on tuesday. a great deal of friction between the two countries, an ongoing conflict continuing and the northern state of kashmir administered by pakistan's party and by india, they'll be discussed. in terms of nawaz sharif, narendra modi, and nepalese prime ministers. they are in their first year of prime ministership. it's a new start. we'll see how they get on in the coming days. >> thank you for that. that was from new delhi.

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