>> hello. it is 1:00 p.m. in the french capital's a let's look at what is making headlines this hour. throwing her hat into the ring -- former u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton is heading off for a tour of key states of the start of the campaign to become the first woman american president. voting is underway in sudan for the presidential and parliamentary elections could. and john marine le pen the founder of the far right national front, says he will not be standing in regional elections this year, this after

a very public dispute with his daughter over anti-semitic remarks he made. also coming up in the next half hour, in business, more than just monopoly money. we look at what it takes in paris as a new survey shows prices in the french capital fell in the last year. and french lawmakers vote to ban underweight models from runways. the top five fashion show that took place in paris. first, she has been senator, first lady, and secretary of state. now hillary clinton has officially announced she wants to add another job to her cv,

that, of course, being president of the united states. in the run-up to her long-awaited announcement, criticism from republicans has already begun. reporter: i'm mrs. clinton: i'm getting ready to do some thing too i'm running for president. . reporter: it is her second campaign to become president of the united states. mrs. clinton: everyday americans need a champion, and i want to be that champion. reporter: supporters site or experience as an activist, first lady, senator, and secretary of state. her political career spans five decades, including losing the democratic nomination to barack obama seven years ago. president obama: she was a formidable candidate in 2008, a great supporter of mine in the general election. she was an outstanding secretary of state.

she is my friend. i think she would be an excellent president. >> hillary rodham clinton. reporter: but before she made her official announcement, the republicans' anti-clinton campaign had already begun. with ads like this one and pre-recorded statements from prominent republicans, marking the start of the so-called stop hillary campaign. : mr. bush: we must do better than the obama-clinton foreign policy that is emboldened our enemies. better than their failed big government policies that grow our debt and stand in the way of real economic growth and prosperity. reporter: with ted cruz and rand paul already official candidates and more expected to run, the republican field is wide and varied. burress clinton is by far the democratic favorite in the race to what she calls the highest and hardest glass ceiling to

crack. her first up, early voting state i wonder -- early voting state i owa. annette: i spoke to someone from the national project and asked if it is truly her time. >> one of the strengths from her expenses that she spends time reflecting on what happened in 2008 and where she might be able to take the country in the future because she needs to convince people that it is as much about the future as it is about her skills and competencies and experience. annette: in terms of the fact that she bailed out of the campaign in 2000 and -- 2008, it wasn't a well-run campaign. she is the sort of person who was from her mistakes. what will she do now to prevent the mistakes from occurring? >> one of the and she is doing

the mistake she made in the past and is careful not to do again is to convey a sense of entitlement, that she is automatically the candidate. the numbers are there but she needs to convince voters that she will defend their values that she will defend their needs , that she will be come in her words, their check in on the issues. and that she is human and can connect with them. those are the themes we see popping up and in the strategy not to go out for a big rally not to do big attention, what to do a video message and to get out on the ground with a road trip in key states. annette: how much will that play a role this time around? laurie: in 2008 that was an issue they wanted to dance around. now they feel that the groundwork has been laid and we have seen so much change both

demographically and just in the debate about women leaders in the last years the hillary can seize this issue and use it to bring in a constituency that frankly, the republican party has yet figured how to embrace. -- has not yet figured how to embrace. annette: ahole has opened in sudan for the presidential and parliamentary elections that opposition parties are boycotting. it is likely that they will extend omar al-bashir's 25 years in power. it is the first election since the south broke away in 2011 to become an independent state. reporter: omar al-bashir exudes confidence. the main opposition parties are boycotting the polls. but his national congress is at the center of elections. >> elections belong to the people. they decide who governs.

reporter: among those boycotting is how bashir's former mentor. they explain why they weren't fielding a candidate. >> there is a conflict in darfur, and absence of freedom in the country. we need political dialogue and a democratic state. omar al-bashir is fighting civilly to stay in power. reporter: the next president will face rebels in several regions. he will also have to deal with an ailing economy. the country lost three quarters when south sudan seceded using a. annette: staying in africa the apc party has won the majority of the nigerian presidential elections. the people's democratic party has won the governorship election with more than one million votes. tensions were high and voting

had to be extended in some districts after violence marred the process. the apc has managed to retain a governorship and won in the northern states. reporter: i think there is no doubt that the elections have been monumental in nigeria's democratic history. it is only 16 years that this country returned to civilian rule after years of multiple military coups, since independence in 1960. what we have seen play out in the presidential election two weeks ago and also governorship and state assembly elections this weekend have been quite incredible. the fear of postelection violence here in nigeria has been very real. it has not been overplayed by the western media. it shouldn't be dismissed. people have genuinely been terrified to go out, whether it

is year in areas of lagos or the north of nigeria. the turnout was relatively low. people have been worried that there would be widespread violence. we simply haven't seen that happen on the scale that it happened before, back in 2011 where 11,000 people died. there have been instances of violence. you -- the independent electoral commission reported 60 incidents, including gets over the weekend. appalling irregularities. but with all of these elections they really have been like no other in nigeria. and they have passed relatively well. i have to say, that was reflected in the same and had this morning from the u.s. embassy in nigeria. annette: anna cunningham reporting from lagos. hundreds of thousands of people have joint peaceful demonstrations across brazil against government corruption.

president dilma rousseff has denied involvement and has been exonerated in an investigation by the attorney general. naomi lloyd as the details. naomi: lining the streets of cities across brazil, cans of thousands of people turned out to protest agains president dilma rousseff. tthere is huge anger nationwide at the corruption scandal that state-owned oil company petrobras.more than 50 politicians from the major parties have been implicated. there is outrage at the ruling workers party, which presents itself as anticorruption. there were calls from the president's impeachment although she herself is not under investigation. >> it is an unsustainable situation, it has reached an unacceptable level. it was too much corruption and the government stays in power using public money.

life is becoming more difficult every day. naomi: the demonstrations came from different groups and had a variety of demands. others from -- others for military to and a return to the dictatorship that ran the country between 1964 and 1985. >> if we don't have on its representatives, we would rather have the military, because there is too much robbery violence, a lack of health, lack of everything. we just can't stand it anymore. naomi: similar demonstrations last month brought up hundreds of thousands of protesters. this time the crowds were smaller but organizers say it is not the size of rallies that counted, but the message. annette: here in france, jean marie le pen, founder of the far right national front party, says he won't he's standing in regional elections this year. the move is expected to take some of the sting out of the

very damaging public dispute with his daughter, marine le pen, the party leader, gloucester draw mainstream voters to the party and has been trying to persuade her father to retire from politics. sean marine le pen was -- a attracted controversy for defending his views that the nazi gas chambers were a minute detail of history. does this mean that jean marie le pen is going to retire from politics? >> it looks like it, yesterday we had a family drama over the past few days. -- it looks like it, yes. we had this family drama over the past few days. the batter over things he said and his intention to run for the regional election and -- in the southeast region of france where the national front stands

a good chance of actually winning that election. eventually, he said no, i'm not someone who will back down. i have backbone and someone with bullies. but he had several meetings this weekend and today he announced he will not be running for this position. this was clearly his last election. we cannot see him run again especially because he lost the fight within the party. marine le pen was able to garner the support of party leadership but also, according to the polls, party militants against the views of her father. she has presented him as someone who is physically too old and said too many nasty things for her strategy, and the party has backed her. annette: how do you think this is playing out with voters, marc? marc: well, it is playing quite well for the national front.

in the european elections, they have been well in recent local elections. they are slated to do quite well in regional elections. why? marine le pen has decided to rebrand her party. when you tell her you are a far right party, she says "we are not to we are conservative party but not far right party." the main reason was considered a far right party is because of what her father was saying and believing about world war ii and immigration and things that were condemned in courts over the years in france. this is probably going to help her in a way because now she has severed ties with her father. annette: but there are supporters in the national front for john marine le pen, aren't they? marc: yes, but it is a minority now. it will be interesting to see who runs to replace injured his granddaughter -- to replace him.

his granddaughter, the niece of the party leader, very young but already a member of french parliament. but another lieutenant says he also wants to have the knot of the party for the regional election. john marine le pen might say "i'm going to be quiet," but he might try to stir trouble for marine le pen. if he continues to try to be a troublemaker. but it seems that she has won that battle and is probably going now to receive and let her really take the helm of the party. annette: thank you so much. in other news, german nobel literature prize winner gunter grass has died in hospital. the writer was aged 87 good he is best known for his first novel, "the tin drum."

it was the first book of a trilogy. in his later life, he ran into controversy over his world war ii past and his stance towar israel. d.a reminder of making news this hour -- throwing her hat into the ring. former secretary of state hillary clinton is heading off for a two of the key states of the start of the campaign to become the first woman american president. voting is underway in sudan for the presidential and parliamentary elections. the main opposition parties are boycotting. and sean marine le pen, the founder of the far right national front, says he won't stand in a race this year after a public dispute with his daughter over his defense of anti-semitic remarks he made in public. it is time to look at the business news with stephen carroll. stephen: how are you?

annette: in germany the indian prime ministers scheduled talks. stephen: it is important for narendra modi. he is continuing to push is made in india campaign designed to encourage foreign companies to set up manufacturing in the country. india is right 142 out of 180 countries when it comes to the ease of doing business by the world bank. narendra modi is trying to prove to german investors that that has changed under his leadership. pm modi: we are creating a stable economic environment that inspires confidence at home and abroad. we are pursuing strong discipline, fiscal discipline, to do that. i know how much chancellor

merkel will emphasize that point. stephen: let's get what is happening on the markets. european shares trading slightly down in trading. it hit record highs last week. the shares coming back slightly from that position. mining companies have been hit by figures from china showing a sharp drop in exports, adding to concerns on the health of the second-largest economy. in china we have seen chinese shares rise earlier because investors are expecting more stimulus in beijing as a result. a survey has found the property prices drop again in paris last year, despite a record low borrowing rate. the market for housing in france remains stagnant. in the french capital traditionally cheaper neighborhoods are expensing explosion in prices. it is having on effects and is also affecting a traditional barometer of prices, the

monopoly board. reporter: the french version of monopoly is now 80 result but things have changed a lot since its release. take the least expensive property on the board. current residents say that times are trading fast. >> for sure it is going up. not seeing contrary art galleries here. it is going up, that is for sure. reporter: boulevard is not the only neighborhood where the prices no longer reflected on the board of the game. today this is prime paris real estate. one meter squared will set you back 11,684 euros on average. in real life, the prices are falling. this is currently around 7507 euros per meter squared. >> it means the area is becoming

more accessible. reporter: house prices in paris are falling in general. in december 2013 to 2014 the average fell 2.1%, just under 8000 euros per meter squared. some things don't change however. the remains way out to the average person's budget. even my passing go and avoiding prison it will take a lot more than monopoly money to afford the rent here. stephen: in the other business stores attention at folks like and could -- tension at folks like him. -- volkswagen. sources telling "financial times" that he intends to continue in the role for the end of his contract. shares of aviation jumped after

the indian prime minister said he wanted to fast-track an order for 36 of its jets. dassault has been in talks with new delhi for years. details of the deal are to be worked out shortly. preorders for apple's new smart watch in the united states reached almost one million on the first day, according to a research firm. the average spent on preorders was just under $500. the apple watch is officially released on the 24th of april. finally, australian airline qantas has established official service for unusual passengers today. the kalama classes being offered for koalas troubling from australia to singapore. they are part of celebration of the 50th anniversary of the independence of the city state. they published these photographs of them in joint eucalyptus leaves -- enjoying the

eucalyptus leaves. they will not actually be traveling on the cabin during the journey. they will be in climate controlled containers. looks like fun, though. annette: it does indeed. time for the press review. it is time for a look at the international and daily papers and for that i am joined by oliver fairy. -- oliver ferry. good news for france after india announced it will buy jets for an estimated price of 4 billion euros. oliver: an unexpected success. a business daily coming after narendra modi's visit to paris last week. negotiations for the sale have dragged on for years. 36 of them are to be sold by mutual agreement between the two governments but it is not going to happen with the transfer technology.

it had been the main stem one block between the manufacturer in india. it is a success for this symbol of failure, but the paper says that it shows that long negotiations need not be fruitless. it comes in a release to the french defense ministry, which recommended -- which had committed. annette: not surprising that the french papers have also had their eyes on american politics. oliver: more specifically hillary clinton's announcement that she will be running for president in 2016 24 years after her husband, bill. an english headline -- "lady first," a play on "ladies first," can also first lady. americans don't like kings much but they do like dynasties.

after the roosevelt and the kennedys, there might be two more in the next election, the clintons and the bushes. jeb bush is a front runner for the republican primary. they say it continues the humanization of capitalism and a message of america strong but not necessarily adventures abroad. that refers to her time as secretary of state. a lot of people appointed to the fact that she voted for the iraq war in 2003. jeb bush is the brother of a president who left the middle east in flames and blood. the clinton presidency would be what progressives on the plan would wish for. maybe not all progressives would agree with that. annette: many people are pointing out that it is going to be very difficult to win a presidential election when your party has been in power for two consecutive terms. oliver: very few people have

done it before and a number of candidates have stumbled. richard nixon in 1960, hubert humphrey in 1968, gerald ford in 1976, al gore in 2000 after eight years of incumbency. e.j. dionne says that hillary's model will be george bush sr. who in 1988 ran himself as a more palatable alternative to ronald reagan and ran a brutal campaign against democrat michael dukakis. hillary clinton will have to put distance between herself and barack obama and get tough on the more extreme elements of the republican party. jeb bush might be running himself. hillary clinton and not him will take his father as a role model. annette: controversy in turkey over the pope's mention of the armenian genocide.

oliver: this template has a headline on its front page -- "pope 1915 crisis." the minister of foreign affairs summons the vatican ambassador in ankara and says they are straying from the facts. in the english edition it says the pope was only citing a statement that had previously been signed by his predecessor pope john paul ii in 2001. it notes that while a number of countries have recognized the genocide but not the united states, and he wonders if the armenians will try to get barack obama to mention the genocide. thus far he is only using the armenian expression for the great calamity because he does not want to upset turkey, which could freeze military cooperation at a critical time in the middle east. annette: the armenian genocide has been somewhat benefiting

from a rather high-profile visit. oliver: "the guardian" reports that reality tv star kim kardashian is visiting her ancestral homeland. she has gotten support for government officials and intellectuals, not that we can say that has happened many times before. she visited with her sister and her husband, kanye west. at first people were uncomfortable with the kardashian visit -- this is a conservative country, after all. but armenia has never been discussed in mainstream media like this before. it shows that the armenian identity is still alive. annette: people will be talking about the country armenia. thank you so much, oliver farry with what has been making headlines locally and internationally. if you want to know more about this story come into our website, france24.comñ