>> those are the headlines tonight. our main headline is of course the announcement by francois hollande of a reshuffle after the disastrous showing in local elections for the socialist party. speaking for the nation an hour ago, francois hollande, concerned that france's interior minister was to become its new prime minister, manuel valls, who is the most popular of france toss ministers, is to

lead a new -- france's ministers, is to lead a new, tighter government. francois hollande said he heard what the french electorate had to say. >> the primary injustice is unemployment. this is why i've proposed a pact of responsibility which is ready to go. this means less to pay for businesses, especially those on low incomes. and on the other side, more investment and more hiring. and finally, an increase in purchasing power, with a decrease in taxes for french people starting in 2017, and a rapid decrease in contributions paid by employees. >> francois hollande making that announcement earlier. very much focused on the economy. still trying to balance out the message for those who voted for the right and the left. the results were a disaster for

france's socialist party. all 155 towns were lost to the right. amongst some of those gains were gains for france's national front party. among their gains, marseilles's seventh district. >> a final farewell from the defeated socialist mayor of the sector. this area has been held by left-wing parties for decades. now it is the far right that is in control. this is the new district mayor. he has been a member of the national front since the age of 16. now he is ready to shake up local affairs. i don't think they should receive public funds. sometimes they are very often close to being illegal. we will be taking a close look at them. the northern areas of marseilles are infamous for crime and poverty.

many residents are third -- second or third generation immigrants. >> this is huge. i am disappointed and worried. the people like us who voted for the nationalist front, people have had enough. we will be in trouble for the next six years. >> [no audio] >> we need to get rid of all these taxes. they are choking us. we are done for. is the city's biggest with 150,000 inhabitants. victory their hands the far

right party more influence than it has ever had before on the local council. while it is a symbolic victory, a breakthrough for the far right party, it will be hard to use as a yardstick for future credibility. we have more on this story. >> the causes of the national front's success in france's local elections, what will some of the results of that success be? >> that's an interesting question. it is hard to know. they have had control of a few cities in 1995. the consequences were quite disastrous for them. there were a lot of problems. it will be interesting to see how it does.

it will be interesting to see what kind of policy they will put in place. they would work with the opposition and so on. it remains to be seen whether the opposition on the ground will do that. to see whether they can actually do what they promised they would. has made it her business to revamp the image of france's national front. she seems to have managed to do that. aw that they have more of foothold on town halls than they had in the past, it will also mean changes to the way the party is seen in the way it must be considered to its financing, will it not? >> definitely. he is not the person who started what is called as the divinization -- demonization. it has been going on since the

1990's. something that is very important to consider in these elections for the last couple of weeks is the role of the media as well, the role the media has played in .his demonization it hasn't done as well as it hoped. quite a few of their main contenders did not win. present -- to even though the front national did quite well and increased its share and will have a bigger picture in french politics now, the biggest news was abstention. that has been ignored in the french media. i think that was a big problem. they regained more national visibility. a lot of people decided not to vote. that is the problem of french democracy at the moment. >> what about on that question

of abstention -- we heard francois hollande address the nation a short while ago, clearly speaking to those who stayed at home as well as those who voted to the right. what is behind his -- the historically high abstention rate? , -- france out of% in europe, one five europeans, trust their political party. the situation with all these political parties. only 11% of the french people trust them. abstention is the result of a deep political this trust, a loss of faith in the democratic process, a loss of faith in the parties who don't seem to be offering an alternative. --to 40% of the population an alternative that up to 40% of the population can believe in.

that the nomination of manuel valls is a sign that hollande has missed an opportunity. he did not want someone who sits on the right side of the party, but maybe they wanted something a bit more different than -- different and radical. >> thank you very much for your analysis tonight. the turkish prime minister has hailed what appears to be a decisive victory for his party in low so -- in local elections. nesults that could help erdoga emerge from his recent troubles. his ruling party polled more than 45% -- pulled more than 45% of the vote of confidence in his --dership in what is seen as and it might be encouragement for his to run for his third term as prime minister. he has out in the meantime to go after what he calls traders --

traitors. erdogan!tayyip >> a declaration of victory even before the final results were announced. thanked a jubilant crowd of supporters after marathon campaigning for the local polls, polls that have become a referendum on his rule. >> you embraced turkey's new struggle for freedom. thank you. embraced the great turkish ideals and goals. i thank every one of you. warned his enemies they will pay the price for plotting his downfall. the opposition came close to ankara, butcapital, residents are surprised by the national outcome. -- residents there are not surprised by the national outcome. >> i believe they would win if

the hk party increased their ak party if the increased their votes. >> this was supposed to happen. could embolden the embattled prime minister to run in what will be the first popular election for the presidency in august. an is facing the biggest challenge of his 12-year rule, battling a corruption challenge and -- >> the former prime minister has been convicted in a robbery case that will and his hopes a political comeback and could see him go to jail. that related to activities happened during his time as prime minister and are part of the real estate case is regarded as the largest construction ash largest corruption scandal every that isin -- case regarded as the largest construction scandal --

corruption scandal exposed in israel. establishvoted to emergency rule. he pleaded not guilty, insisting that -- he could face the death penalty if convicted. be on the question of his immediate fate, the decision deals a huge blow to pakistan's military, the first time that any acting or firmer or me chief has been charged with treason -- or former army chief has been charged with treason. some news coming in tonight. it has been a blast in a somali -- there has been a blast in a somali neighborhood. six have been killed and several injured. you are seeing the first pictures coming in to us here at the area where the attack has killed six people. we will continue to follow that for you. now to a stark warning by the un on climate change. -- soaringmate

carbon in missions. -- soaring carbon emissions. cut risingdeal to greenhouse gas emissions ahead of the summit. warningarms of global could spiral out of control, according to a u.n. report, the first of its kind in seven years. >> we live in a world where impacts of climate changes have already occurred and are widespread and consequential. we see impacts from the equator's to the polls -- from the equator to the poles. there is no question we live in a world already changed by climate change. >> the warning that climate change could undermine economic growth and increase global poverty. that was the focus of the report.

21st-century disaster such as heat waves in europe, wildfires in the united states, droughts in australia, and deadly flooding across the globe. above all, the study stressed that climate change has already cut into the global food supply. nobody is immune. >> nobody on this planet is going to be untouched by the impacts of climate change. thate 49-page summary in world political leaders comes at a time when it has gotten so bad that the dangerous level of risk had to be reviewed. in 2007, the biggest risk level in one key summary graphic was high and colored blazing red. the latest report adds a new level, very high, in a color of deep purple. part of the study talks about what can be done, reducing carbon pollution and adapting to and preparing for climates with smarter developments here >> -- development. >> douglas herbert joins me now.

this report has been described as the most comprehensive assessment to date on the impact of climate change, also the most alarming we have heard by far. >> seven years ago, they've mentioned the word risk seven times -- they mentioned the word risk seven times. now the word comes up 230 times, an average of 5.5 mentions per page in the 44-page summary of the report. this report is saying two things -- the impact from climate change is coming more frequently , happening faster. it seems to be speeding up. we have seen killers heat waves in the u.s., droughts in australia, catastrophic flooding from mozambique to thailand to pakistan and you see wildfires across russia, the u.s. a well -- as well. it seems to becoming much more faster and furiously than anyone ever predicted. this report is saying that it is not that we didn't see all of

the effects of climate change and we have seen the melting polar ice caps, the forest fires, the heat waves, the isughts, but because it happening so quickly, humanity is very vulnerable. people must do something. they must act quickly. it is not just our way of life that is at stake, it is our lives themselves that are at stake. >> amongst those most vulnerable are those who can least afford it. >> it is the poorest. africa is in the crosshairs of these conflicts. we are talking about more and more scarce water sources, food supply going down, battles for land. this will lead to civil wars, to conflict and fighting between groups, mass migrations, the types of civil war and conflicts we have been talking about. there have been estimates by the world bank, perhaps $100 billion needed by poor countries to help them cope with this. rich countries say they don't have the money and it is unrealistic. they cannot give that much money right now. they are facing their own economic problem's with rising

unemployment and a lot of poor countries are left to deal with it. some rich countries are doing a better job of lowering their commissions, but it is being far outpaced by china and india -- their emissions, but it is being far outpaced i china and india. >> have we reached the point of no return? can things be fixed? >> the goal was to not let things rise by 2 degrees celsius by the end of the century. we are on track for 3.5 to four point -- 4%. they are trying to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. relocating populations and vulnerable places, that is happening. but it is happening too slowly. they have to pick up the pace of adaptation and reduction of those gases. >> douglas herbert, thank you very much for those -- for the look at the u.n. report. time for a look at the business news of the day. markus karlsson is here.

>> hi there. we will start with the challenges ahead for the next french government. you probably heard that manuel valls has been named the next prime minister. we have yet to hear more about his future. whoever becomes the next finance minister will be closely scrutinized. he or she will have his or her -- full from the start. here is one example that weighed on stocks. the government overshot last year cost deficit target -- last target.eficit they pledged to cut it to 4.1% of gdp, but only managed to get 4.3% in the end. the french government wants to cut the deficit to 3% by the end of 2015, but -- market index here in paris came under pressure because of those deficit

figures. the cac was down almost 1/2 of 1% at the close, deeper into negative territory than its european prayers -- peers. we will take a look at what brought some happiness, you could say, to some indices in europe in just a moment. let's take a look at the u.s. markets. in the united states, we are seeing a little bit of a pop off saying thatf interest rates would stay low for some time yet. here is one story that is closely watched by markets this week. fresh pressure on the european central bank to do more to boost the euro zone economy. it has come after inflation in countries that use the single inflation came in at just 0.5% in march, the third month in a row that inflation fell. there are fears that europe is heading to deflation. the city zone target rate when

it comes to inflation is 2%. there are calls to ease monetary policy to get closer to that target figure when the ecb officials meet on thursday. there is speculation that the ecb could do more to boost the euro zone economy. that brought some happiness to european markets this monday. euro zone finance ministers are due to meet in greece on tuesday and wednesday. that is putting the spotlight .quarely on greece's finances a strike among ferry workers left ships anchored in the country's biggest port this monday. sailors walked off the job, saying they haven't been paid for months. they are also opposed to a range of reforms passed by the greek parliament late sunday. >> break sailors united -- greek atlors united in their anger the latest round of government reforms.

with their ships going nowhere, the sailors carried signs that promised more strength until there -- until a victory. ofs will lead to the loss jobs and further destroy their industry. these reforms will be the end of greek sailors. passenger ships are just the beginning. furthermore, they want to abolish the sacred right to strike. which is the workers' constitutional right. >> parliament passed a reform bill late on sunday after a narrow vote. the latest bailout money will allow the country to pay off 9.3 billion euros of debt due in may, part of the long road to recovery. >> we managed to stay on our feet. we all owe it to ourselves and citizens to work together to share principles and values.

so that in 10 years from now we will be one of the most culturally, politically, and economically developed countries. >> despite those sentiments, thousands of people protested the measures outside parliament, as well as a series of privatizations, including of the country's fourth biggest lender. the reforms will see cuts to state health care and changes to collective wage negotiations. >> that is the business news. i will be back in an hour with more business headlines. >> thank you very much. 23 minutes past. it is time now for a look at what has got people clicking in cyberspace. it is "web news." >> hello and welcome to today's "web news." we will be taking a look at some of the stories making headlines online. coming up on today talk show, volunteers monitoring local

elections in turkey. speaking out against racism against syrian refugees. and -- [indiscernible] sunday saw crucial local elections for turkey. prime minister recep tayyip erdogan. elections held against the backdrop of corruption scandals. -- fears ofewer electoral fraud. >> we are well aware of the stakes at play. activistsup set up by from the movement that rocked 30,000last month had volunteers by network to monitor the elections. -- theer tiers volunteers have received training on electoral procedures so they could spot irregularities on voting day.

there have also been a series of online video tutorials. one ngo also urged voters to stay in the police stations -- polling stations after they cast their ballot, so that it wasn't just representatives from the foot local parties overseeing the vote. turkey's bypassed express -- tter to being pressured to vote for the prime minister's party, akp. lebanese activists have launched a facebook campaign in support of the many syrian refugees who are facing racism. they have been using the "no to racism" keyword.

the movement was largely initiated in [indiscernible] commenting on influx of refugees. there are some one million syrian's living in lebanon. >> the campaign has succeeded in shutting down the neo-nazis against syrian refugees facebook group. they had received warnings over hate speech. members of the group did not hold back from discussing syrian refugees [indiscernible] ,hey posted online last year -- antiracism media outlets are also guilty of racism. they apologize on behalf of the people of lebanon, saying sorry for the way they are treating syrian refugees who have already suffered enough and had to flee their own country.

been rican web users have 5.1enting on friday's magnitude earthquake in los angeles. some have poked fan at the panic -- fun at the panic struck reactions. there were sarcastic comments like, pray for los angeles, or never forget. nasa is asking the public to choose the style of its next spacesuit. the american space agency has shared three different designs on its website and it is asking web users which one they prefer. voters just have to worry about the outer layer. they have until the 15th of april to cast votes.

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