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thanks for being with us. these social democrats and france have pledged to lower taxes. that is in reaction to the political earthquake as france's prime minister termed it. marine le pen scored a victory in elections to the european parliament. >> eurosceptics and radical parties gained ground. a one 1/5 of all seats in parliament. that is not enough to threaten the pro-eu majority. >> francois hollande says that the eu has become incomprehensible and it should scale back. talking to our correspondent in paris about that. first, this report. >> resounding victory for france wash national run. they have officially entered the mainstream. populist leader marine le pen cast herself as the voice of the protectr of french voters.

the day after the election, she repeated her battle cry to change europe. >> we want to create in the european parliament a common front to defend the people and the nations against european technocracy. >> they received one quarter of the french vote. it was a huge lead over previous elections. the conservatives came in second. that was followed by the socialists at a distant third. newspaper headlines like earthquake and the big bank have she cannot -- shook enough people in france. >> they are using it to their benefit. i read their program. i could not find any substance economic or political. >> people say they feel misunderstood. protests are continuing on despite common sense. >> the french economy is stagnating.

unemployment remains high. many people blame francois hollande. he held crisis talks with his cabinet on monday. later, speaking with french media, the prime minister and knowledge that many voters are concerned about their countries lays in the you. -- country cost lays in the eu. >> europe can be reoriented to support growth. it has not done that for years. >> a recent survey shows that only one third of the french now believe their country is benefiting from it you membership. >> our correspondent joins us now from paris. francois hollande, what has he been saying? >> it was a very short reaction to a dramatic decision. when he says that he hears this is a protest vote. the people of france are angry with the government. he said things like europe needs

france and the future of france is in europe. he is sticking to the rhetoric. he said that economic growth is important. there are no big announcements. no surprises. his back is against the wall. >> how much influence will marine the patent -- marine le pen and her party have? >> they are 25%. they will have 24 seats in the parliament. as she said from the the -- beginning, she wants to form a group where she needs alliances. it is not so important. her party will be a very small minority voice. i think what is more important is to understand why she got there. she was able to mobilize

national groups and the working class. they are disillusioned with the economy in france. they ended up voting yes to france. >> thank you for joining us from paris. >> the victory for france as eurosceptics -- it was not the only success. denmark, austria, and: solid gains from far right parties. in greece, the neo-nazi golden dawn party gained nine percent of the vote. a far left party won the election. party leader wants to end the austerity programs. you can't -- ukip be david cameron's conservatives. for more in that election, we are joined by our correspondent from london.

ukip came in first and they say this is just the beginning. tell us more. >> it feels like it. you have to understand that this is the first time for 100 years or more that neither labor nor the tory party won a national election in this country. this is the kind of earthquake that this is. it is thinking in that the will become the third political force. it used to be the liberal democrats, the coalition of david cameron. they lost 11 of their 12 seed. the labour party has no reason to celebrate. they came second. only one percent is the head of the governing tories. many people inside the labour party are beginning to wonder if he is the top job.

this is only just beginning. >> what do they do with the momentum? they will get more funding and a prominent platform. what will the mainstream parties do? >> they will have to move to the right. there's no question about that. david cameron feels his own eurosceptics in his party. they are very powerful and their breathing down his neck. they can say that they need to get tougher. also, labor cannot afford that 4 million people voted for ukip. many of them are former labor voters. it is a protest vote. we will notice a shift toward the right in mainstream british politics. >> thank you very much. >> here in germany, eurosceptics made gains, but not to the extent of other places.

the alternative for germany is a party that was only founded last year. it garnered seven percent of the vote. >> angela merkel's conservatives copy goals. she was followed by the social democrats. these excess of the national front in france was described as regrettable. we are joined in studio by a veteran correspondent. where does this leave on bloomberg will? she has been pushing for more integration with the eu. >> you will have to change her attitude. this is not just a protest vote. there's no question about that. the hotheads on the far right and the far left are gaining ground. that is a protest vote. when you get the sort of thing we see with marine le pen topping the polls in france, and it is a smaller level, the eurosceptic result in germany,

the biggest founding member of the european union, this is not just our testing. -- protesting. it will have to react to this. >> we hear over and over that voters across the eu do not want to see a change. what do the leading parties do? >> that is a problem with the term, eurosceptics. does it mean, we want out? it means we want reform. they have to do with angela merkel has already done in britain. they have to acknowledge the need for reform. it is not just about britain. they used to be the country of your skepticism. they are exporting that policy. i cannot see any way forward for the current leadership to say, we must reform. we must change. any leader who says this is just a protest and it is passing, it is a reaction against national government, they are wrong.

this is big. it is monumental. as has to change. people are speaking about dissatisfaction with the economic situation. something must give. people are studying these results. >> very briefly, the presidency of the eu commission, the social democrat, who is a better chance? >> none. it is too close to call. the eu is looking for a leader. these men are sincere and passionate politicians and they have done a lot for europe. leaders will say, we need fresh faces. >> our correspondent, thank you for that analysis. ukraine's president-elect, petro poroshenko, is pledging to stop the war. >> the billionaire chocolate tycoon swept to victory in

elections on a pro-european platform. one of his first steps will be reaching out to moscow. >> ukraine's president-elect says that his top priority is to reestablish peace. to produce continue to occupy government buildings. he says that action must be more effective stop >> nobody has negotiations with terrorists. we are a civilized country. we will fight for the trust of the people of the not -- and that. >> they had seized the airport early in the day. keough said they lost warning airstrikes. then they targeted rebel positions. gunmen have blocked roads to the airport. western countries, including germany, want to see results from the president elect. >> only when they could get

talked to each other going to build bridges over this rift. then the countries will see political and economic stabilization. >> moscow says it is prepared to cooperate. >> as putin has said, we are ready for dialogue with representatives. we are ready for dialogue with petro poroshenko. >> he is landing talks with moscow. he stresses the importance of mending relationship. they have strong ties with europe. >> we're joined by our correspondent in kiev. he is talking about mending relations with moscow. how is that going down? >> i think everyone has eyes on the area. it depends how the situation plays out and how moscow reacts.

it is a good sign that he had his first victory speech. moscow seems to be responding with positive noises. there is a serious confrontation on our hands. russia has indicated that they may not like the outcome. we will have to see how this plays out. he has failed to crack down on the separateness. he says he will resolve that situation. they do not want to accept the all of branch. it is going to be very difficult for moscow to topple this fighting is going on. >> you mentioned the series, -- confrontation. what is happening today? >> separateness attempted to take control of the airport. they eventually succeeded in doing so. the ukrainian military responded with airstrikes, driving them out.

we do not know what the situation is now in. when this happens is that the fighting has pushed away from the airport. it is further toward the city center. there are reports that one civilian has been killed. we hear reports now that the fighting is moving closer. this is an extremely dangerous situation. if there is fighting, there could be many casualties. i thank you for that update from kiev. we have to take a short break. coming up, pop and circumstance in india. a new prime minister is sworn in. >> the coat racks of his pilgrimage to the holy land. we will have that as an update on the markets. despite the surprising reaction to what happened in the elections on sunday across europe, markets managed a good

rally. we will have more on that coming up. we're back after a short break. india's nuclear minister is promising a glorious future for this country. >> he was sworn in this monday in new delhi. it is a new era for india. the hindu nationalist party swept to victory. it ousted the gandhi party that had governed the country for its postcolonial history. >> when the ceremony was amply -- take a look. >> quite unlike any other that india had stage stop it was laborate, and it, a historic inauguration stop >> i swear in

accordance with the constitution and law to do justice to all. the 60 three rd hindu nationalist was once seen as too divisive to lead the world's largest democracy. he has given the country its first parliamentary majority and 25 years. there is ample room for reforms. he promises a glorious future. 4000 guests were his witnesses. hollywood stars and a host of south asian leaders. including the leader of pakistan. this could signal a thought in their icy relations. those not invited to the event watch on big screens. they were hoping that the day will bring about change.

>> he says that he has the mandate for development. >> we spoke our correspondent in new delhi. we asked how significant it is that pakistan's prime minister took part in the ceremony. >> it shows that he is hoping to follow the chile relationship -- thaw the chilly relationship between pakistan and india. the question is where he has -- whether he has sufficient support. there is resistance and pakistan to any kind of relationship. he has faced considerable tension. there are hardliners in pakistan. it is a good beginning.

it shows that perhaps he will answer his critics with a series of gestures that will be aimed at reconciliation and cooperation. >> thank you very much. >> to egypt, where security is tight at polling stations across the country. >> there are fears that militant attacks to disrupt the eltions. >> that is a reason that a former army chief has hurt the campaign. he has hardly left cairo. >> if you want to go, you have to get past these guys. half a million of heavily armed soldiers and police. there are security rings around polling centers.

egyptians are no stranger to these scenes. one reason is they want the return of the military man to the presidency. the future will be great, god willing. the egyptian people must be comparable. tomorrow will be great to all of us. that depends on lcc -- al-sisi's abilities. islamists are livid. the mood has narrow the competition to this man. he has a similar ideology, but not as well known or funded. whoever gets in, a failure to get egypt back on track politically and economically could trigger a new wave of unrest. >> staying in the region, pope francis has wrapped up his tour with a visit to jerusalem.

>> he wants israel and the palestinians to work toward a lasting peace. he invited them to meet for talks of the vatican. >> his trip was carefully orchestrated. >> with the help of young students, he laid a wreath at jan beauchamp -- yad vashem. an unfathomable of this is the words he chose to describe the holocaust. on the third and final day of his to her, he met with the israeli president, shimon peres. he describes the visit as auspicious. >> you've come to the holy land as a pilgrim. you have paved the road to new piece. god bless you. >> shimon perez and benjamin

netanyahu accompanied the pope on his visit to the tomb of her till that herzl. >> as catholics, we have a perspective for the jewish roots. we want to understand them. i hope you choose in this blessed land development interest in our phase and respect our faith as we do theirs. i placed my greatest hope in you. >> francis also visited the temple mount. in keeping with islamic custom, he removed his shoes before entering the mosque. his visit was a clear message of peace. and the hope that it does not fall on deaf ears. class we have been following the tour of the holy land.

it is supposed to be a pilgrimage, but it seemed like a push for middle east these. >> the suggestion that the president and the palestinian leader go to rome is an unconventional is that -- suggestion. this is an unconventional and surprising pope. he did not invite them for talks. he invited them to go to rome to pray with him. that sounds unusual. they are both men of faith. what he has been doing here, in israel and jordan, has been emphasizing common elements of the three world religions. judaism, christianity, and islam. they are all -- they worship the same god. mahood abbas and shimon peres are both religious man. at the moment, there is no

dialogue between the israeli government and the palestinian leadership. there is no contact at all. with the pope has done is basically to say, come to rome and pray together. that creates trust. if you want to talk to each other, be my guest. that is what he is saying. it is an unusual situation. who knows what it will bring. surprisingly, both leaders have agreed to go. they are likely to go as early as the sixth of next month. that's what stood out to you? >> i think the image that will remain in my mind and in many people's minds is the spontaneous gesture ready. as the separation barrier. he stopped his vehicle and he got down and he walked toward it

and i thought my goodness, this is a situation where he could say something. whenever he says will send one side or the other. what he did was walk up to it, remain silent, and the cameras on his face showed extreme pain in his face. he reached out gently with his hands and he touched the wall. he did so so gently that i had the feeling he was touching the people of suffered as a result of violence and separation on both sides of this conflict. that was a very touching moment. he did not say anything at all. that was perhaps more eloquent than anything he could've said. >> unemotional trip for the pope. thank you for joining us. >> let's move on to some business news.

>> a rally rising to the highest levels in be getting a 2008. our correspondent cents is a summary. quite a few people in the financial markets were not enthusiastic about the election result in your. in the end, it did not come as badly as they thought. the election result in france and great britain was certainly not to their taste, but the policies and strasburg are not going to change from being pro-european. there was a lot of really. the most relief came from the arrest -- election result in ukraine. people are certain there will no longer be economic sanctions. but look with added to the market. it was almost 9900 point higher. people are almost certain that there's room to grow up to

10,000 points. perhaps as early as this week. >> let's take a quick run through monday's numbers. they finished at 9892. stocks were up by a full percentage point. marketing your closed for the memorial day holiday in the state. the euro is trading higher against the greenback. >> that rocks of the journal for us. thank you for watching.

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we start with the shock waves and the reaction to the election results in europe, the political shockwaves being felt across the political class. -- biggest outright winners france's prime minister calling it an earthquake. small consolation for the traditional pro-european parties, which retain a comfortable majority between the centerleft and center-right. germany, italy, and spain voted in favor of europe. parliamentropean despite decisive wins by far right and far