ah, wherever you go in the world, one a line goes to make it feel exceptional. katara always going places to get. ah, france adds to the polls, present a con, looks to fight off challenges from the left and the right for and now the term in office. ah kimbell, this is al serra live from dull. ha, also coming up, pakistan's parliament is said to decide he will replace iran con this candidates line up to the prime minister's post. fresh from hosting the british prime minister, ukraine's president announces he spoken to germany about posing more sanctions on

russia. and the 1st of its kind, mexicans get to weigh in on how their president is faring. they go to polls. no recall reverend early turn out figures suggest low enthusiasm for the french presidential election . emanuel con, is looking to remain in the lease a palace. 11 challenges hoped to replace them. and its beth begins coverage from paris. emanuel micron, once a 2nd term, as president, something no incumbent in france is managed in the last 20 years. if he succeeds, he'd be only the 4 french leaders do. so, since the beginning of the 5th republic in 1958, marine la penn from the far right, national riley is one of 11 other candidates standing in his way. she promises in her manifesto to curb immigration and make it illegal for muslims to wear, had scarfs in public spaces. but her campaign has focused on the cost of living

crisis. it's the number one concern for french voters ahead of the war and ukraine, the environment, and health care mercer strictly ro. my concern is her future. of course i am worried about the cost of living, but the main thing for me is the action needed to fight climate change. she but what could tell she my crew to i want everything to change. that we go back to a speech life where we stop talking about money and about profit, and put being human at the heart of the discussion. like do you don't damage and the international situation, the scary was a war going on in europe. i think it's a big worry and then an appointment is also a concern. if night slowing fall as candidate john lute melon shon, he's hoping to make it to a 2nd round of voting probably in 2 weeks. if no candidate gets more than 50 percent of the vote, and that never happened since front started directly electing its president in 1965

issue of refugees. the also is the sick enough aspect. i mean, as a consequence of equation, calling in quizzes that could have an impact on the votes. today in the after 2 weeks olds close at 8 pm on sunday in major cities, 7 pm in the provinces. a concern this time is that will be a low turn out because people feel the result is a foregone conclusion. a pre election poll suggested 3rd of registered french voters won't bother the cap followed, but would be a record. now there's no exit polling here, but we'll get a good indication of who might go through to the 2nd round of voting, just after 18 hours. gmc, that's from think of the release from ballad counted by, the polls quote, an hour, early hours. their house has been correspondent, natasha butler, who joins us now live from paris. natasha, want us to again, some of those big issues to vote is in this election. well i

think the biggest issue has been the cost of living people is simply very concerned when they are looking at their bank accounts when they're looking at their finances because they are saying a price is rise, the price of fuel petrol to put in their cars. the price of food and it is an issue of course, the spot, those are univers, protests, some years ago it is still an issue to day people, really, some of them feel that they are struggling financially, and they are very worried eden. linked to the cost of living, of course, is of the war in ukraine that also pushing our prices. i'm going to talk a bit more about that with my guest ina, a, b, a. she is from the university of paris in a thank you very much indeed for joining us. tell us a bit more about the impact of the war and ukraine on this election because of course it's something it began in february really changed the way the many people looked at this vote. yes, actually for,

for this war has not just affected the presidential raised in france, but it has a completely modified the main focuses over all the whole campaign agenda today. and really in the international agenda up to the 1st place. oh, this is actually very surprising because her and today's jazz, despite all this, all do political french tradition which is saying that the elections presidential elections and friends have to be very, very friend, centered and french focused. so we must say that at the same time this, you train in war, put a lot of candidates at these presentations raise, you know, very, very difficult and delicate position. and these somehow can consume today, this idea that today we can not anymore or that we cannot

win or lose presidential election by, you know, due to the way we are dealing with the international and tender and the international crisis. it's very old school and completely cliche, politically, it's not true. and we, if you, we take some, you know, recent surveys, we can consider it actually for more than 73 person french people today. the way the national security program of their candidates are more than important is more than important. and i, i must say that yes, these are the same time this, this ukranian war put a lot of candidates and almost most of them, those who are leading today. this presidential race in a very, very hot position, because practically all of this candidates, the reputation of all this candidates is tarnished by the russian connections.

former russian connections, the connections with the president put in person, his close political circle, or ashley fields, respect, you know, in terms of president michael coffee being very active, diplomatically talking to russia, talking to ukraine. what about the impact of this war on him as he looks to win a 2nd term? yes, i think that the tiny, stupid ation of some candidates played right into the hands of immune and especially at the beginning of was because he could, you know, he could play this very pleasant troll or why isn't him credit to mingle shades or at the beginning and for sure that gave him some advantage and for you as well to his position of power, you know, actual position of president, but as,

as well as his position. very firm position about natal because this question is very important for 2 french people. even if we can deny this, there are a lot of service which is confirmed. we shall confirm today that it is a very important and more important than one or 2 years ago. so he wasn't going to try and i think to manipulate this question from one way or another trying to negotiate and trying to to yes, to give this image of democratic and wise negotiator. but the point is that we cannot negotiate with the terrorists. we cannot think a shade with a bully, and today these corals micron is lightly decreasing. and i think that especially after the discovery of all these atrocities committed by russian army in siber, boucher. so i think that this position will be

a french lies more his position and the position of all french petitions, which i'll try and, you know, to stay on 2 chairs. all right, thank you very much. you know, be a thank you very much indeed for joining us with that. if you hear from paris and well, this about an hour left in voting here in france, high extension rates, nearly 25 percent of eligible voters haven't gone to the polls, but they still have a little time left. if they should decide to be say, back to you, i've been out of touch about the thank you. pakistan's aston, prime minister, has called on supporters to rally nationwide after he lost no confidence vote, a tumultuous weeks or a moron. con, sidestep and early a move against him in parliament. the toy again, the reports. unless it was after midnight in islamabad, where members of parliament voted on the nation of no confidence mancilla. after a nearly 14 hour standoff between him run cons, ruling party, and the opposition $174.00 members have regarded their boards in favor of the

resolution. consequently, the resolution her ward of no confidence against mister m, ron hon, the parameters from islamic republic o'clock as none has been paused by a majority of the total membership of the national assemblies ah gone is the 1st prime minister in pakistan to be ousted by a new confidence, date, opposition leader she by sharif, who's likely to succeed him, said pakistan had been freed from a crisis girl on key. a new dawn has started. a new day is coming. a law has answered the prayers of millions of pakistani mothers, sisters, daughters, elders, and youth. ah con, says he won't accept in opposition, government and blame the us for leading a conspiracy to remove him. he's called on his support is to hold nationwide

rallies among boys to learn. con has been moved to a foreign conspiracy. god willing, we will fight back to make him prime minister again. we don't want to, steve. oh, concert we will is the culmination of months of political turmoil and a week long constitutional crisis. the opposition put forward and no competence. motion to parliament. last sunday, the deputy speaker blocked the motion saying it was unconstitutional and involved foreign interference. man is 0. my use on cons, advised pakistan's, president dissolve elements that the supreme court ruled that was illegal. wiley man has lost the battle in the parliament. he still has a large following in the field, especially among the young and they are fairly committed to a lot will depend how this group and they run on is going to react to interact with the new government. because overnight the new government will not be able to solve the problems of the economy. the relationship with the military,

the u. s. state department has denied any involvement in pakistan's internal politics. parliament will meet on monday to appoint a new prime minister party studying victoria gate. and b algae is there any mile high to is in some of us. he says, supporters of him on con, a gathering in the capitol center. thousands of people that are expected to arrive day and i've read m, ron con and leadership is going to talk to the public. but it has to be also understood that on monday the opposition will be choosing the new leader of the house. and it is important to note that this particular budget on democratic lines are grouping of 9 political bardeen, which include the religious fodder, right? secular parties, i have all joined hands together and everybody will be ward waiting to see whether shabba should eve. richard, likely going to be the next prime minister will get dead ward of confidence. but

a crush budget on all dirty d opposition may be in a euphoric mode. that is also a sense of gloom beep. many people are not happy at toward to happen because they do believe emron conran. you said that they were the foreign transparency to out them, so it will be important to see how many people come out. ukraine's president of a lot. m, as in, as he says, he spoken to the german chancellor about imposing more sanctions on russia on the ground. and ukraine. officials say they were covered the bodies of 2 people from the grave and the village of priscilla, which is just outside capitol. key of the war is triggered a sergent demand for body armor for ukrainian soldiers and police up at brian reports from the v. f on the homegrown industry of protective vests. it's a long way from any front line, but these volunteers are doing what they can for that countries war effort. so the

director of this company decided when the war broke out, he had to do something. but she knew i was thinking, what can i do? and how can i help in this war? at my age, i saw that people were getting weapons, but there was nothing to protect them. ah, this is what his company was doing before the war. creating laser liked presentations for company events and promotions. now, his staff helped by volunteers make the plates needed for body armor with ukraine struggling to find enough for its expanding ranks of soldiers. the finished plates are then put inside a vest one front and one back at the rate of more than $200.00 pieces of body armor per week, and all of them going to the front. as soon as they're made. the 1st plates were tested to make sure they can stop high velocity, bullets and shrapnel splinters,

and the ballot come in on this plate and x below the us expelled and the small pieces of the ballot. and, and this layer and observe, observe, observe for one day when that country is once more at peace. these engineers and designers will return to more creative work. for now, they say their priority is getting vests to fellow ukrainians to stop russian bullets. robert bride al jazeera, the v still ahead on al jazeera, surging tension between israelis and palestinians of to move on in the occupied westbank. who was using to say sidedness is put more pressure on sure. lank as president. ah,

hello, that was gotten the middle east and it's all about the heat. we've seen temperatures above average across much of the region will things are going to cool down slightly across the levant, thanks to a weather system that's pushing its way east. out of turkey, we'll see some of the winds pick up for places like lebanon and syria. but down and further south of this, we're going to see temperature pick up in places like baghdad, a lot of heat coming through for q weights, guitar and saudi arabia. and of course, a lot of sunshine was a peppering of cloud here. and there it was. we had to north africa, there's going to be a cool down for cairo as that wet or weather shift its way further east coming down to 25 degrees on tuesday. and it's going to get wet and windier in the north west for morocco. and algeria, thanks to a weather system, plague in the iberian peninsula, we'll see some storms rumble across the gulf of guinea, more intense thunderstorms for nigeria,

those feed into that central band of africa. we've got above average temperatures for the horn of africa, drought conditions. continuing here for large areas, but down in the south, this is where we're seeing the really intense thunderstorms rolling east south of what swanner effecting the eastern coast of africa. we have got some flash flood warnings out for how tang, but there's plenty of sunshine in cape town. ah frank assessments, what are the political risks? robotic russian, oil gas for western leaders will sanctions on russian never generic sports. telephone was informed opinions, pharmacies not abandoning to fight against jedi. still resumed media. they're going to be arching from nisha and from shod critical debate. could china actually help in russia's invasion of ukraine in depth analysis of the days global headlines inside story on al jazeera?

ah ah, watching al jazeera reminder of i told stories this hour early figures suggest a lower level of enthusiasm for the french presidential election than in previous halls. voter turnout is that 65 percent so fall down from 69 percent 5 years ago. encumbered to manual con is one of 12 candidates in hunting. augustine's private estate on con, has hold on to portions to rally. nationwide, after he was asked, is in no confidence vote. opposition party secured 174 votes in the 342 c. u grants. president says he spoken to the german chancellor about imposing more sanctions on russia. a lot of his events. he says they also discussed more defense

supplies and financial support in the war against russia. a funeral has been held for palestinian woman in the town of her son who was shot dead by israeli forces. hundreds of people attended the burial of the mother of 6. these righty armies said troops, 5 warning shots in the air before they fight to woods the woman and then jeanine is ready. forces fight at a vehicle in during one man the latest in a series of raids. that's israel's military. his carried out on the occupied westbank mighty i'm but a good he is a political writer and researcher. she explains what's fueling tensions between israelis and palestinians. these are palestinian acts of resistance and confrontation. i think it has less to do with the fact that it's some of the on and more to do with the fact that for the past couple of years, israel hasn't been increasing. it has been intensifying and further

brutalizing its assault on palestinians. it is gone to a point where and nobody se, not palestinians with israeli citizenship, not a not policy in the west, and not palestinians and forced exile. and i really think that the settler regime is reaching a point where it's we either take it all now or we risk losing parts of it, you know, they're, they're annexation. natalie bennett didn't have much to do with the changes. this is the part and parcel of these really secular regime in terms of settlements across the west bank as well as an historic palestine. there has been an intensification of land seizures of burning palestinian all the groves of a mass detention and incarceration of politically active use as well as demolitions

. we have reached some peak frequencies in demolitions of palestinian civilian infrastructure in 48 as well as on the west bank in jerusalem. and as it, let's not forget the carpet bombing that took place last year in the us as well. so there is a complete full force going on with the aiding and abetting of the international community with the israeli judicial system playing a key part in it. and the continued militarization of these rated population voters in mexico are deciding whether the president should stay or go an unprecedented referendum called by the incumbents on that manual lopez also rule. he says the regal vote is vital to confirm his democratic mandate. but opponent say the 800000000 dollar exercise is a waste of money back calling for a boycott. 40 percent of those is must take part for the results to be finding.

peruvians are again calling for president petro casteel to resign. isaac food and fuel prices have led to protest. crude declared safe emergency on thursday to clear highways and blocked by truck drivers with demonstrating against inflation. and there is increasing frustration with brazil, president gyal financial, 1000 marching and sal, paolo, rival politicians and indigenous groups claimed the president for double digit inflation and unaffordable fuel. also, not all is also under fire for trying to push through controversial legislation that would allow commercial mining of indigenous land. australian prime minister scott morrison has admitted the conservative government isn't perfect as he called for an election for mate. the 21st is coalition trails. the center left opposition after 3 years dominated by floods, bush fires, and the pandemic rank good to reports. ah, the deep is set. and

a 6 week campaign was really a federal elections officially begins this via this pet damage. there is now war prime minister scott morrison seeking re election. his conservative coalition has held power since 2013. but morrison is the 1st as trillion prime minister to serve a full town in more than a decade. it is choice between a strong future and uncertain one. it's a choice between a government, you know, and a live or opposition that you don't our government is not swiftly. we've never climbed to be, but we are up from his challenger. the center left leave a party leader, antony albany. thee he hath the message of optimism. growing up with a single mom. i learnt the value of a dollar and steeped heavily. it is working class roots, more jobs, better health services, and cheaper child care. i will lay with integrity and i will train you with respect

. i will restore the fight in our political system by ending the whiten roads and establishing a strong national anti corruption commission, albany. this campaign will focus on trust in the government, or lack of it. over the past 3 years, have been dominated by catastrophic bush wires, devastating floods, and some of the was toughest coven 19 rules. the answer is lives in scott morrison's personal appeal and standing a level of trust in the annual barometer, a pole of who's the country's most and least trusted politicians last month. scott morrison was right in the least trusted politician in the country, and the opposition later anthony uneasy was right in the 2nd most trusted, while morrison, food, bank, and strong economy. the kaufman budget is nearly one trillion dollars in debt. morrison's refusal to commit to facing our fossil fuels has also galvanized queen

activists and independent candidates who can heard of coalition. and then there was thing ties with china, which the government has been accused of recognizing what sport morrison is known for pulling off political successes before. despite significant towards priyanka severe protest isn't relying because they they won't stop until the president resigns. with continue to demonstrate against got a bio roger boxer in colombo, defined heavy rain frustration at the countries worsening. economic crisis is growing prices for few food and medicine afford the power costs. and all fernandez is and protest in colombo. now that a 100000, those protest, those that have come out here today, many of them coming out voluntarily and all of them say they have had enough that to go to our mass, go home reference or go to albert. our departure are busy here,

behind the scenes, a lot of food. all of this donated voluntarily if we could just go there's been, there's biscuits that floss, tub hot tea and coffee loads of water bottles. and all of those things donated, obviously by people who are pretty much backing the process. here we see a little medical table which is full of things like strep. so for those who are shouting, or you've got basic, our medical supplies, are things no privacy to move a cough syrup for the rain. and even something we saw was that among the people distributing food and drink hot drinks or things like her birthday is to ensure that people stay well in this weather. and i like you said, i can assure you this gentleman over here are distributing hot tea. it's happening so lots of people coming voluntarily,

north and people can't join in the protests. also helping out with whatever supplies they can muster together, where they do packets of biscuits or create loads. there be more protests in tunisia. people are angry that 20 members of the now dissolved following to being investigations. politicians took part in an online parliament session in late march to protest against president chi sites. decision to disband. it president said, accused them of trying to stage a coup. a public blood bank has opened in somalia, it's 1st and more than 30 years. it's been inspired by a doctor's personal experience after years of violent attacks. malcolm webb has the story tosh i made. abraham says he'll never forget the day a cobbler nearly killed him. he says it's shattered. legs were gushing blood. he's a mechanic in somali as capital market issue. so as it was in the morning when

a client caught me his car for repairing as soon as i started working on it and the car blew up because it had a bomb attached. and i didn't know about it. it's here in the street right outside . it's off his home that him and other mechanics work on took 2 cars and bike. it's right here that the bomb went off. he would have joined the other hundreds of somalis who die in armed conflict. every, if it wasn't for one man, talk to am, it abdicated. mohammed says he was tired of seeing people bleed to death. so he set up somali as only public blood bank funded by private donors. this is what inspired him 5 years ago. about 600 people were killed when 2 truck bombs exploded in mogadishu was the worst attack in somalia. as history investigators blamed the armed group out of barb, many of those killed fled to death from their injuries. but i'm not talk to amad, decided to do something about it. but it feels like the country is in an emergency

all the time with many explosions and accidents. there is always a need for blood. this center supplies blood to many hospitals in the city to save the lives of wounded people, mothers and childbirth and others. ta, she's one of the many people who have been saved with the blood that doctor had collect. he and his team deliver at the hospitals where it's needed. he says more people die of blood loss than from the bullets hit them. and the u. n says about $5000.00 women die in childbirth in somalia, every year, many of whom could be saved by blood transfusions, marlene rag marleen is another one of the blood recipients. he says a doctor, misdiagnosed him with tuberculosis and gave him strong drugs that destroyed his kidneys. he now depends on kidney dialysis with the native blood. well, it was a good thing for the community without him so many people would be dying because of lack of blood like me. if i did not get blood from him, it would be hard for me to stay alive. doctor ahmed says,

finding donors his hard. he says he's met many people he believes they'll die if they don't, nate. he speaks on tv and radio every week to educate and encourage people. the bank stores enough blood to treat just a few 100 patients. it's a start, but he says he has a long way to go to meet molly as needs malcolm web. al jazeera, mogadishu, somalia, ah, this is al jazeera, these are the top stories. early figures suggest a lower level of enthusiasm for the french presidential election than previous balls, voter turnout is at 65 percent so far down from 69 percent, 5 years ago. incumbent of annual con is one of 12 candidates in the running. natasha butler is in paris with more on the main issues for friends votes. who i think the biggest issue has been the cost of living people, is simply very concerned when they are looking at their bank accounts when they're

looking at their finances because they are seeing prices rise, the price of fuel petrol. to put.