ah ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin, monterey, my call, when's a 2nd term? as french president? the incumbent admits his victory was partly thanks to reluctant voters. his rival, marvin live, pen loses, but secures the highest vote for a far right candidate. also coming up united states, a top officials visit heave to announce more funding for work. secretary of state antony blink,

and also pledges to help ukraine's neighbors to buy more arms. meanwhile, the country marks a sombre orthodox easter. as brushes invasion enters its 3rd month. ah i'm glad overs welcome to the program. in one of them a call has been reelected as president of france winning a 2nd term mac or seized a convincing victory with 58.5 percent of the vote. according to provisional results, his opponents malinda pen secured $41.00 the highest outcome yet for the far right candidate sunday's run of election drew the lowest turn out of voters in more than half a century. mccall recognized that his win was partly thanks to reluctant voters a grin not often seen on the french leader sunday's vote so emin when mc law in high

spirits after he won 5 more years in office. the 1st french president in 20 years to be re elected. but as he claimed to victory, he acknowledged that many votes hadn't been cast for him, but against his opponent. just so c, i know that many of our compatriots have voted for me to day, not to support the ideas that i stand for. this is, this is a but to block those of the extreme right. i said that it's somewhat as fighting rages in ukraine. many are relieved that macross victory won't mean a change of course. during the campaign, he contrasted his opponent's ties to the kremlin with his own strong support for arming ukrainian forces. that we're going through tragic times here on a kind law. the war in ukraine obliges friends to make its choices clear.

so i bought this and to build up its strength, them in all areas to swap. that is something we will continue to do, but to the domain in order. so policy had predicted a close race, but in the end macro, when a comfortable 58 percent of votes, his far right opponent marine le pen conceded defeat. but boyd by his strongest ever showing she said she wasn't going anywhere. this evening i will say it again. i will never abandon the french people. long, left a republic long left france and as her party looked for what crumbs were left far left, demonstrators clashed with police and several cities accusing mycroft. being

a president for the rich uno, manuel macro has pledged to be a president for all french citizens, but it will take more than a smile and a wave to make frances widespread dissatisfaction go away. i can now bring in our correspondence sonya fanny car from the purse as sonya a widespread dissatisfaction that visible as a riots break out on several in several cities. ah, other people reacting to the prospect of 5 more years of michael? well i think that very much depends on, on who you speak to. i would say generally there is a big sigh of relief here. that macro has gotten this clear victory. that is also reflected in the headlines and many french newspapers. today though many of them are also pointing out that this is a bitter sweet victory because many, many voters didn't vote from across they, when he was not the 1st choice they wanted rather to keep the far right out of

government. we also saw a record, low turnout yesterday, you know, the 2nd lowest and in more than 50 years. and we've also seen more than 3000000 people costs hoyt or blank ballots. and this shows that many people have, you know, rallied around the slogan. neither micro non append, this was a slogan that was coin students between the 2 rounds. and it shows that many people in order simply didn't feel represented by either of the candidates, despite the fundamental differences between the 2. so i think all the shows just how utterly divided frances and macro will really have his work. now cut out to bring this country together. so we're going to pan has lost this vote. does that mean she's history as a political force in france? will marina pens far right? national rally, you know, scott, the highest result ever in the history of the party. about 13000000 french waters water for the har. right. and this was largely due to marina pain. she ran

a very slick grassroots campaign, reaching out to working class what was on the right and left, focusing on, on the rising cost of living as keeping you know, which helped her deflect from her kind of an anti immigration nationalist agenda. and i think people have creditor credit at her with the switch. now she's personally said she will not be run again running again. this was a thought bid at the presidency, but a party is suddenly eyeing very key parliamentary elections now coming up in france in june. that can be held overtones and, and those elections and need a key because they will, you know, to find the makeup of the lower house of parliament. the national assembly determined who runs the next government and a whole party. marina pen, smarty has already said, you know, they are planning to kind of capitalize on this white spread, anti establishment anger and really raised their numbers. mccaul has promised to unite the french. can we expect any urban changes when it comes to french foreign policy? very briefly, if you can when i think the simple answer is we can expect

a more continuity and stability from macro on foreign policy policy. and i think that would come as a big relief to leaders in europe, who were, you know, kind of anxious about the unpredictability and volatility that a little up in victory would have meant did i miss a political correspondence in a paradise on her folly ca, thank you sonya and i'll nina. how's it joins me or nina. a wind formerly le pen would have caused a rift between paris and berlin. the government of all of shots must be very relieved at the outcome while they are indeed and they're not hiding it. well, this victory is seen here as a clear commitment to europe and to the process of european integration. german chancellor will have shots, wrote that he was in fact the 1st foreign head of government last night to congratulate him on my compassionately on the phone. mccall, and he agreed. charlotte said that germany and france will continue to work

together closely, not least on pressing issues like russia's war against ukraine. they also agreed to meet as soon as possible in person. so in my mind, my mom's best visit abroad might be to berlin, if and not other people are speculating whether the 2 of them will go together to keith gemini, president funds by that time. i also sent his congratulations as dressing my calls service to democracy in france, but also in europe. so it's not just the government that is relieved though the leader of the opposition, conservative party for like mass also roads on twice as that to my cons. victory was a victory for europe, and so the only voice singing a different tune, somewhat in this choir here in berlin is their so called alternative for germany party. but that is, of course, hardly a surprise. and they are now betting on a change, of course, in france, in 5 years time. now, how can we see corporation between berlin and paris developing i think you can't overestimate just how much of a rift the alternative would have caused

a victory for martin le pen on sunday would have meant a disaster and a sudden stop to the french, german engine which is essentially the one that drives much of european positioning on international topics. that was true with former chancellor and angular mca then, but also shows and my car would speak to each other before talking to vladimir putin from russia before the invasion, for example. and they have been coordinating very closely on the sanctions package against russia since, and they still are so cooperation is also intense when it comes to finding european answers to the climate crisis, for example. but was also clear is that berlin will have to do more to help my clone delivery of results to the french people deliver benefits of the european project. the previous german government was not exactly supportive of my class reform ideas for the european project. and the big question is whether germany will move its position when it comes to the mutually zation of death in the zone, for example, you know, has of there,

thank you. thank you very much. that said to her rushes, war on ukraine right now, which is entered. it's the 3rd month the united states has announced another boost to funding to help ukraine buy more weapons to fight the invasion your secretary of state and lincoln, the defensive lloyd austin visited here on sunday. also pledged $700000000.00 to other nations central and eastern europe to restore their weapons. while people in ukraine marked to sombre orthodox easter on sunday, president la zalinski used the religious holiday to urge people to turn their rage against russia into a force to defeat evil and sell orthodox easter sunday. in key. if he's going with president, followed him is a lansky recorded an easter message from saint sophia cathedral? are you now? she's that affair swooning. our hearts are full of fierce anger. bolden and our

souls are filled with fierce hatred for the invaders and all that they have done in a boil. don't let rage destroy us from within the lot and turn it into our accomplishments from the outside, but at the already turn it into a good force where to defeat the forces of evil in dorothea will abbey. but it will be silly. the law on a sunny spring day worshippers attended mass at saint michael's church and cave. some here now see a light at the end of the tunnel. did the roofs and that was the eve. but as you lie, it is, i'm worried about my country and my unborn child. i'm scared, but i believe we will be victorious. our president is protecting us the wrong, which he does the impossible. and so do the men and women of our armed forces. i believe in victory was that's why i'm staying in ukraine with my baby is my lukewarm guy. i'm the put him on boost regina boyd. so yester service is happening

as usual circle. but our country is at war was a war that has brought sorrow to every ukrainian, less of the zillow. we pray that the lord gives us strength to handle these challenges with dignity. and that's what we are confident of victory because no korean. so, but for now, the situation on the ground remains much the same, a grinding fight for territory in the south and east. the fear that a missile might come crashing down anywhere in the country and that the war is far from over. now let's bring ended up. you corresponded manuel shes, she's in the v and western ukraine and manuel. do we know what was discussed at the meeting between zalinski and the u. s? it stays well, i got the a u. s. s. pledge more additional and military support to ukraine, $700000000.00, additional and military support to household which of which will go directly to

ukraine and the other half will go to nato allies who have been supplying ukraine's with weapons. in addition to that, they will also be a $165000000.00 worth of ammunition that will be delivered to ukraine. does the main announcement and a do you where so, so now the return at progressive return of it's diplomats in kia for, for now they're operating from across the border in poland. they will gradually come back into ukraine. now what's the latest on the siege of mario paul and the situation in the steel plaza? the situation is still very dire in mar you poll. the told you who are, who are there who are holding the positions. steel with, along with hundreds of civilians were chopped dead. we've seen some pictures of the children being shown on social media to us. so i gave accounts of what

life was like and are you know, in the basement in m. r. u pal without trop, soon to be shortages of water. they are still the of us saying also russians continue to farm the field for the situation. feel very dire in my you pull and know she, when it's aaron corey, don't fight. not even for it will be and so far now the, the russian offensive in these continues and might even reach the hometown of president. lindsey, can you give us an outlook on this day and ukraine briefly if you can? well, you know, did the offensive is continuing? it's renewed every day. right now i'm talking to you in a bunker because most of the country is under as try collect. so defensive is continuing and now you pull is still being shelled dcs the everyday life here in ukraine. w correspondence shots the reporting from live if in west and you can

thank you very much. that's it from me and the news team for now don't go away coming up as one part of you crying attempts to rebuild another braces for more russian attacks. that's on well stories right now, of course as lot one use on our website at c, w, i got office in berlin with a she's got issues with all say what grade he will be able to sometimes a seed is of all you need to allow big i.