>> hello and welcome to "france 24." you are watching live from paris. eyes his nextn political price, shipping focus to legislative elections in june. south korea has been in political limbo since the former leader was impeached.

after a warning from his predecessor, the former acting attorney general sally yates says she raised red flags on michael flynn's appointment by donald trump. cuba has its first luxury --pping mall in any of the shopping mall. can any of the island's residence of what shopping there to shopents afford there? we begin here in france with two days after emmanuel macron won the presidency, attention has shifted to the legislative elections in june. the president-elect will need to secure parliamentary majority to make good on his campaign promises. that is easier said than done.

the movement is barely a year old. have to candidates -- half of the candidates will be newcomers . nuel wishes to join the political movement of emmanuel macron. heron's spokesperson says will be treated like any other candidate. >> none of this is working. it doesn't make sense. it needs to move forward. manuel has not been officially designated as a candidate yet. he should have filed as a candidate like everybody else. >> we bring in our international affairs editor -- as you heard that sound bite, he said the socialist party is dead and behind us. >> it's a very stark statement.

he wasxtraordinary when the socialist prime minister until five years ago. this could act as a magnet for other centrists in the socialist party to defect and join macron. the socialist faithful must be hoping to get a better result in the parliament reelection -- in feet -- 2002 is a good example of when the socialists rallied after an initial setback. this year, the political landscape is very different. there is this decline of the traditionalist party and this new player on the move and emmanuel macron could

cannibalize the socialist party. >> what challenges face emmanuel macron in june? thursday, made today, he is set to unveil the 577 candidates that will be standing for the parliamentary election in june. i suppose the question is, does the macron affect translate into this parliamentary election? or will it be more traditional dynamic where voters like to know their local mp or perspective -- prospective mp? they are hoping their history and experience and ground game will count in their favor. sarkozy is hoping the right will win a majority and force macron into cohabitation here.

you have a president from one political current and a parliamentary majority from .approach -- another jean-luc melenchon is not making alliances -- could that rebalance things overall with macron's movement? hard to predict how this will play out in june. >> thank you very much. image and migrant camp has been evacuated in northern paris -- a makeshift migrant camp. they were living in squalid conditions. at dawn, hundreds of police moved in to clear the settlement located in the area near paris. limited. been

pulsekoreans had for the this elect a new leader tuesday. they are hoping to turn the page after the former president was impeached. the liberal candidate is expected to be elected. he will be sworn in tomorrow. we will speak to a correspondent -- andrew, talk us through the issues that face south korea's next leader on the domestic front. >> all democratic elections, this election is being sold on a domestic level with foreign-policy matters -- here, there are two significant issues. one, the issue of collusion and cronyism between politics and business.

the major conglomerates committees family-run businesses -- whichung and lg have traditionally been above the law and connected to politics. ties between business and politics finally be broken? another issue related to this is the issue of underemployment, youth unemployment and south korea. -- in south korea. hiring workers for jobs educated south koreans don't want to do -- they are not producing the kind of jobs these well-educated young south koreans want to do. these are the two major issues facing the new president on the local front. >> according to the latest exit

polls, victory is seen for the liberal candidate. official results still a few hours away. tensions have been escalating with north korea in recent weeks. i was the next president going to handle relations with foreign relations with the north and japan in particular? >> south korea is facing a triple threat of the genetic issues now with the united states -- can the new president get on board with the trump administration's north korea policy which is fairly opaque? he's got one thing in his favor -- he said he will like to talk to north korean leader kim jong-il a un. korea's of china, south largest trading partner, there's a diplomatic problem -- the chinese are unhappy with the

south koreans and americans deploying an antimissile shield. neighbor, japan withdrew its ambassador for several months over the issue in terms ofncil -- diplomacy, the next president has a very heavy task load ahead of him. from seoul,ting reportinga -- andrew from seoul, south korea. he will be gelled for blasphemy against islam -- the sentences harsher than expect it and the trial was seen as a test of the religious tolerance in indonesia. hardline islamist groups have called for the maximum penalty

after they alledge the koran was insulted. is willingas says he to meet with benjamin netanyahu to build peace. the statement coming just days after meeting the president in washington. donald trump is expected in the palestinian territory soon. issues of political -- todonald trump has taken twitter to dismiss allegations that he was warned by his predecessor on hiring michael flynn. fired after lying about conversations he had with russia's ambassador to the united states. now come of the former acting attorney general has said she warned the president did sally she warned good assertion that michael flynn could be subject to blackmail.

sally yates testified before congress about meetings she had at the white house back in january. the former acting attorney general had sensitive information to share. she warned that michael flynn had had improper talks with the russian ambassador musser gekas . flynn was putting the administration at risk. because,as a problem not only do we believe that the russians knew this, but they likely have proof of this information. that created a compromise situation. situation where the national security adviser essentially could be blackmailed by the russians. >> these latest revelations come after the former white house testified that former president barack obama warned donald trump about flynn

back in november. the white house response -- this is all old news and president obama should have been more specific about his concerns regarding flynn. an official who had worked for his own administration in the past. >> this is a guy who was very outspoken in his criticism of president obama's policies. the idea that president obama didn't like the guy doesn't seem shocking. >> president trump's phone reply came with a series of tweets saying the whole russian interference issue is a hoax and that investigations into them should end once and for all. >> a state of emergency has been declared in parts of quebec after heavy downpours led to mass flooding. 5000 people have been forced to evacuate and 2.5 thousand homes in quebec and neighboring ontario have been flooded --

putting 500 homes in quebec and neighboring ontario have been flooded. -- 2500 homes in quebec and neighboring ontario have been flooded. venezuela continues to slip further into chaos. on monday, police fired tear gas on protesters after they hurled rocks and other projectiles in the capital of caracas. there have been shortages of food and medicine. 36 people have died since protests broke out at the start of april. almost every day, venezuela's protesters attempt the same thing my preaching the center of raucous -- breaching the center of caracas. each time, they are blocked by police. some trying to cross with a different approach.

they failed once again. for it is -- this is horror. it is a massacre. >> protesters have been calling for early elections, saying president maduro is responsible for the economic crisis which has gripped the country. their anger has grown with each hurdle they've had to face. last week with the president appointed a constituent assembly to rewrite the constitution, protests intensified further. >> i invite everyone to join us in forming an affront to the constitution -- everyone who voted for chavez who is unhappy today who doesn't believe in this government, i invite them to join the front. wereduro has supporters

allowed to demonstrate in central caracas. they say changing the constitution approved by chavez is not a bad idea. --we want to open the world revolution in venezuela is not over. >> demonstrations have spread to herern states like the one -- police used so much tear gas, it's built into homes and schools and day care centers. illed.sp >> emmanuel macron eyes his next political prize. to legislative elections in june. benoit hamon says he is willing to jump on board. exit polls point victory for the

liberal south korean presidential candidate. warning his predecessor, sally yates says she raised red flags on michael flynn's appointment by donald trump. tempora business update. -- time for our business update. concern overing protectionist policies. >> the chinese president visited the world economic forum in davos earlier this year, speaking out in defense of global free trade. message to donald trump to avoid protectionist policies. china itself has been criticized by america and europe for policies that create market barriers to foreign companies looking to business -- to do business there.

the development plan will be getting underway soon in beijing. tuesday, the eu have asked china pointed out the potential disconnect. -- the eu ambassador to china. >> impressed by president xi jinping's defense of globalization and his plea in favor of markets in davos earlier this year. we hope that china will implement domestically what it is preaching globally. >> and luxury shopping mall has just opened in the capital of havana. customers can pick up high and consumer products, but can they pay for them? some of the country are offended by the fact that the items cost more than the average cuban makes over their entire lifetime. month, this luxury

shopping mall in the heart of havana is looking to attract wealth. in itemscan indulge like professional cameras for a whopping $7,000. or luxury watches like these. with a price tag of around $10,000. with the average cuban salary just under $30 a month, many cubans may have to stick with windowshopping. >> the prices are too high. even still, it is worth it. the mall is welcomed here. >> it is a little bit expensive because these are high-end products. but come it is nice. >> while some welcome the mall as a sign of development as cuba opens to foreign wealth, others fear the attraction is to conflicting with cuba's socialist ideals. the country's increasingly relying on its tourism industry

and needs to keep things running. even if that means compromising with the capitalism. >> european shares pushing higher today after a record day on wall street monday. the ftse 100 up .7%, despite bad news from micro focus. commerce bank of over .6%. -- up over .6%. u.k. retail sales have just posted their biggest monthly increase in 11 years. sales were up 5.6% in april. of outpacing predictions .5%. -- far outpacing productions of .5%. this comes on the heels of a one 1% decline in march. microsoft is releasing a smart

speaker. debuting in the fall of this year. coach has agreed to buy kate spade for $2.4 billion, tying together to top brands in the luxury goods sector. spade'sinted to kate millennial customer base as motivations for the deal. they may be seeking more acquisition soon. seen its tourism industry suffered during recent political upheaval. gapsector is plugging that medical tourism is growing with a particular industry at the head of that trend -- hair numbers could refuse the one destination for middle eastern clients looking to fill in their thinning hairline.

the average operation costing 1200 euros. 60,000 patients came to turkey last year for hair implants. >> for that price, i will get to done -- two done. >> time for our press review. we can say hello to best you are --rting out with >> it did not affect the outcome. the new york times and washington post are talking about this massive leak of information that was revealed by macron's team a short while before the second round of votes. the editor say it appears ousting macron wasn't the goal of the leak.

putin as if vladimir wanted to send able to message to western democracies. we can hack your election systems at any time. strong measures are needed to combat these russian leaks. there to be more intelligence leaks on putin's on corruption. won the election on this wave of optimism and change in france. now, the hard work begins. how will he implement that? how will he implement those reforms? the winds of change he's been promising. he will need steely determination and all his youthful intellectual powers of persuasion and a dose of economic good look and the backing of the eu.

history has not been kind to french president to try to implement reform. macron will have to battle in national reflex that clings to the status quo and rejects disruptive change. who is going to help macron do this? on the left and right are facing this question -- do they help him bring about this change and join his ranks oppose him? >> south korea is electing its new leader. >> south korea goes to the polls today. the korea times reports on its front page -- the imminent task will be to unify the nation suffering from ideological and generational divisions. is thethe candidates inspired-- macron has

the south korean centrist 'sndidate who quoted macron example during his rally -- he believes the koreans are also ready for a candidate of change. the korean times calling for the new president to lead to be a ministration with an open mind, calling on south koreans to choose a candidate who is capable of writing their future. it is a vote that will change the destiny of the korean peninsula. the new korean leader must reinstate the principle that only south korea can solve its own problems and determine its own destiny. >> the second most powerful man in the white house with donald trump's son-in-law found himself in a bit of trouble because of his own family. he wasn't directly involved in this controversy. his family held a business

meeting with chinese investors. it was a meeting open to the public. there were u.s. journalists present. sistererheard kushner's telling chinese investors if they back one of the kushner family's business projects, they would be entitled to the immigrant investor visa, she --n name dropped her brother this draws a lot of attention and a lot of backlash for the obvious conflict of interest. kushner says he has taken the necessary steps to avoid a conflict of interest. it is not quite clear how. is a scandala he's ok- it appears with letting real estate moguls take advantage of a program that

essentially sells green cards. states toe united another presidential couple of the clintons. >> they are quite busy in the literary world. bill clinton and james patterson are writing a thriller together called "the president is missing." clearly, clinton will be drawing on his experiences in the white house and as president. kerry clinton that hillary clinton-- hillary serving as the model for a character -- she turned down 's several marriage proposals before finally saying yes. >> you can watch previous episodes on our website,

france24.com. we will take a short break. stay with us.

>> this is a production of china central television americica. >> a barrier is something that can keep people apart. it can prevent communication or even progress in one's life, but breaking barriers is often where growth happens. this week on "full frame," we talk with those who are breaking barriers and taboos in the world of arts and culture, from embracing creative expression new to their society or building awareness around issues people just don't want to talk about. i'm mike walter coming to you from the heart of new york city's times square. let's take it full frame.