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following friday's deadly taliban attack and scores of inhan soldiers were killed the worst attack on armed forces in years. first, all loads have been counted following yesterday's first round presidential election in france. the final result go as follow, the centrist candidates emmanuel macron came first with 24% of the votes. he was followed by the national front candidate marine le pen. the conservative candidate with just over 20% and just behind him, jean-luc melenchon. the socialist party candidate picked up just over 6%.

mainstream politicians have been calling on voters to keep the far right out of power. thelatest to do so is outgoing francois hollande, who is urging voters to back emmanuel macron against le pen. hollande says a victory for le pen will spell disaster for france. vote dealt a crushing blow to the french political classes. both of the main two parties were eliminated in the first round. runoff onlydential two weeks away, income and behind --are incumbent socialists are behind emmanuel macron. >> mobilization is essential. for me it is a clear choice. i will vote for emmanuel macron. perspex and will follow. been a see -- it has

long time coming. but not now. explanations has come not yet, today is for politicale campaigning continues until june 18 with the end of the legislative elections. anchor: conservative candidate francois fillon did not go as far as urging his supporters to vote for macron, but called the fight against -- this is why there is no other choice than to vote against the far right. hasean-luc melenchon surprised many by refusing to endorse either candidate. or oligarchs are related. nothing is special for them to go to the special -- to go to the second round.

thewant to continue with current political institutions. >> the latest polls predict macron will comfortably be to le pen on the seventh of may with the back two thirds of the vote. whoever wins will have to focus on building a parliamentary majority. >> joining me now is an expert on french politics and european affairs. emmanuel macron is being criticized a little bit today about celebrating too soon. the risk is left-wing voters will stay home next week and allow marine le pen to part. is there any likelihood of that happening? >> anything is possible with the trump election. clinton was ahead a week before and anything is possible. metrics would suggest that macron is going to win.

if the new campaign. >> the current polls are saying macron would win with 64% of the vote. it is a pretty comfortable lead. as you said, anything can happen. want to talk about this result in the context of europe. people are already crediting macron with saving the european union. do you see that happening? >> certainly the second round has been determining the future of europe. the two candidates have very stark policies, the differences between the two are very stark. on the one hand we have the most pro-european candidate who wants ,o launch the european project

wants to create parliament with the eurozone. we want someone for sovereign rejecting -- ns it is very dark. that is why in britain it is seen as determining the future of europe. >> how is it being seen given that you are there? how does that bode for the u.k., pulling out of the european union? >> on one hand you can say le pen would be better for brexit. or if you want the eu to collapse than you would want le pen to win.

macron has said brexit was a crime. is likely to be tough on negotiations. however if le pen does indeed win, i doubt for a much that brexit negotiations are going to be at the top of his priority. a -- such anuch disintegrating effect. >> the pollsters didn't see that coming. they also didn't see the fact that both main parties here in france have been running the country for the last six decades and will be pushed out completely. that turns everything on its head. >> it did suggest this was going to happen.

the rejection of the ruling of political class. >> thank you very much for joining us. there is some relief among the .olitical class here in france europe congratulating the pro-business, pro-eu candidate. >> taken to twitter to congratulate the centrist candidate and wishing him well in the next round. eu foreign-policy chief said macron was the hope and the future of our generation.

merkelchancellor angela welcome to macron's success while germany's foreign minister said the election would be a chance for europe. macron is a person who would stand for a new beginning in europe. also bring germany and france together. reporter: in the netherlands, far right leader said he was delighted marine le pen managed to qualify for the final runoff. a day of celebration for all patriots in europe. >> the other wants to bring trade tariffs. emmanuel macron and marine le pen could not be further apart on most of -- on most of the big issues.

>> two diametrically opposed views on europe. pen has long run on an anti-brussels platform, once she reiterated sunday -- one she reiterated sunday. including the regulation without borders and protection, or you can choose france with borders that protect our jobs and our purchasing power, our security and national identity. >> the national front candidate wants to get rid of the -- zone, scrappy euro currency, and promote a referendum over whether to stay in europe or not. emmanuel macron has said the 28 member bloc in the -- 28 member bloc need to evolve. france future goes hand-in-hand with europe. >> we were in favor of renewing the spirit of politics, on increasing security, freeing up the labor markets, jumpstart in

schools so that everyone a matter where they come from can move forward. europeanrestarting integration. >> macron has proposed all eu nations debate -- without going into detail on how that would actually work. he also was there to be a budget for the eurozone. a body that would establish common core social benefits. macron also wants 200,000 french students to study abroad by 2022. a vision that is far from marine le pen paid macron has said of france, we are europe and europe makes us stronger. >> antigovernment protests continue in venezuela, where at least 20 people have been killed in recent clashes. oppositionist amending presidential elections be held immediately instead of next year as planned. in theher victim venezuelan protest crisis.

the death toll has reached at least 20 one people as demonstrations for and against nicolas maduro continue to divide the nation. protesters were met with violence by the police, who was struggling for control as his situation deteriorates. >> i was here on my back and on my backside. and there are many people -- >> on sunday maduro announced he would be willing to hold local elections immediately, but protests continued as opposition called for him to step down from power and hold instant presidential elections, which is scheduled for next year. after four weeks of antigovernment protests, venezuela was brought to a standstill in the barricaded roads and helped around the country.

unrest started march 29 when the majuro backed supreme court stripped the national assembly of its powers, a move which many described as a step towards dictatorship. >> i'm sitting here protesting the dictatorship that we have. we want freedom, we want the -- andof our children venezuela will return to being the same as before. >> of venezuela's economic recession has pushed the country to the brink of starvation. maduro has consistently blamed the united states of leading a coup d'etat against him that has now isolated himself politically from the rest of latin america as he is blamed for the crisis. defense secretary has been visiting afghanistan following friday's attack. scores of afghan soldiers were killed, prompting the nation's defense minister to resign.

>> seven -- 2017 is going to be another year -- another tough your for the afghan security forces. we will continue to stand shoulder to shoulder with terrorism, against if the taliban wished to join the political process and work for a positive future for the afghan people who have suffered long and hard, and need only to renounce violence and terrorism, it's a pretty low standard to join the political process. flede million people have their homes six months after launching an operation against the islamic state group. that is according to the united nations, which says many civilians have been left struggling to survive around the war-torn city. there will be no escaping the summer sun, for those left

fighting -- 20 kilometers east of mosul. temperatures will soon soar beyond 40 degrees. to add to the unbearable heat, there is not enough water to go around. >> the water gets harder, test gets hotter. it won't be enough. now we are only getting 2000. by the next day, there is no water. have -- boxes of aid have been disturbed it fortnightly. -- been distributed fortnightly. >> in the summertime the water is going to be an issue. some of the quantities of water may be increasing in camps. we are trying to find solutions to identify additional water

sources in the vicinity. things like that to try to provide enough water for enough people within the camp. >> mostly is facing catastrophic water shortages affecting up to 650,000 civilians. some resulted to drinking sewage after a major pipeline was destroyed with iraqi forces and jihadists, casting off supplies to 40% of people in the city. >> a military court has sentenced a journalist to 10 years in prison. at charges include failing to works forerrorism he rfi's service, jailed in july 2015 for his report on the islamist group. have condemned what they call an increasingly oppressive environment. his lawyers say they will appeal that verdict.

a reminder of our top stories this hour. a call to keep the french far right out of power. has joined aande long list of mainstream politicians endorsing the centrist candidate emmanuel macron. european stock markets and the euro have soared on news that the pro-eu pro-business candidate emmanuel macron is through to the second round. graduations have been pouring in from brussels and berlin. the u.s. defense secretary has been visiting afghanistan following friday's deadly attack . scores of afghan soldiers died in the group's violence against army. let's get some business news. more business reaction to the news that emmanuel macron will face marine le pen in the second round of the presidential vote. >> we sauced -- saw stocks skyrocket.

european investors breathing a sigh of relief after emmanuel macron came out on top in the first round of the presidential election. baking's --nch french banking's gaining. a similar look over the united states at this hour. stocks taking the accused from europe or the main indices trading up well over 1% at this hour. another runoff vote in naples have seen centrist newcomer emmanuel macron take on the far two theyine le pen, metrically opposite platforms. he also wants to cut civil service jobs to keep the retirement age at 62 and limit property tax.

will renew the spirit of politics, increase the purity of the french, free up the labor market, jumpstart our school to allow everyone to advance in , and restart european integration. my fellow citizens, there is only one france. europe that protects and that we have to relaunch. >> emmanuel re--- emmanuel macron speaking after his victory. his opponent has a more protectionist platform. policy tomplement a prioritize jobs for french nationals. le pen also wants to reduce the retirement age to 60.

>> french people must seize on the historic opportunity. the real challenge is savage globalization. people have a very simple choice to make. either we continue on this path of complete the regulation without borders, without , which leads to competition, mass immigration, and the free movement of terrorists. in the system money is king, or you can choose france. ourers to protect our jobs, purchasing power, our security and our national identity. >> marine le pen calling globalization a savage there on sunday night. earlier i deconstruct the economic policies of both of the candidates with the head of macro economic research and began by asking him why investors were cheering sunday's victory by macron.

could be le pen elected as the next president. we all know already the name of the next president -- we will clearly present marine le pen from being elected. >> it is sufficient enough to have growth pick up in this country. >> we know it will be the right solution. if key question is to know -- which will be key in the coming weeks. >> marine le pen has promised a referendum on france's membership in the european union . how disastrous would a frack sit -- a frexit bez? -- be?

>> the problem is she was to get out of -- i don't think it is the right solution for france. outside will be much weaker. there will be protectionism and lower wages for most of the people. >> unemployment remains stubbornly high and despite his best efforts francois hollande hasn't been able to fix that problem, still hovering around the 10% mark. >> i think the right solution is incentive- a good because a couple of taxes include -- if companies are coming back they will innovate and then have more jobs. >> the fact marine le pen made it the second round was a strong showing, means people want change in this country. her old-school left-wing

economic policies do seem to resonate with a large segment of voters. they clearly feel their problems with the european union, what changes need to be made at the european level to ensure more people won't be drawn to this populist idea. be -- you need to explain more what the european union is doing. it is improving a lot of the upcoming situation. i warned a few days ago -- they don't explain it so much to people. the european union makes it much stronger. >> does the head of macro economic research speaking to me earlier. -- ther news tim cook threatened to pull apple from the app store -- poll .ber from the app store the meeting took place in early

2015. travis. confronted cook demanded uber stop identifying and tagging iphones, something the come but he was able to do even when the app was deleted. uber did comply with apple's request, losing access to the app store would mean uber would potentialons of iphone customers, and that in turn would have destroyed the future of the company. a u.s. maker ppg industry has raised its offer to 26.9 billion euros. it is an 8% increase on its previous offer. pbg says this is the last friendly takeover of the company. it's shareholders will be meeting on tuesday. the company hasn't yet engaged with ppg industries. finally high-end british

retailer has been put up for sale by its german owner. -- to shiftshipped focus from luxury to consumer goods. been building has up its coffee and food empire. buying panera bread for $7.2 billion. the company's management says it and wants toyers increase value for its shareholders. shares trading higher this monday.

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