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>> leiva from paris, world news, this is france 24. these are the headlines. president erdogan will face off in a second round vote in the fortnite's time. the turkeys president came within a fraction of a percentage point victory. it is presidents or to one -- president or to one's second win. zelenskyy's european tour sees drones from richie sunak. he met with the ukraine president following talks with even -- emmanuel macron which took place on sunday.
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a record turnout in thailand's election. the people to business candidate instead of the military, a seachange that could put peter leading a coalition government. more on that to come. this is live from paris. ♪ thank you very much for being with us. turkiye is set for intense campaigning. as a presidential election goes into a second round, president erdogan has been written off by analyst who saw the opposition as the winner. it is support rallied, he came within a fraction of a percentage point of a first-round victory. erdogan has faced two decades of power and faced a military coup in 20 after those have criticized him of being,
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authoritarian. our reports in turkiye. >> despite turkiye's worst earthquake in living memory, and accusations of a slow and disorganized government response. president order one has done well in this election. he won the city near the epicenter with a whopping 71%. the devastated city, with over 50%. the opposition can take some comfort that they won the city. but big picture, southeast turkey remains the heart lands for erdogan rural conservative and religious. his promise to rebuild within a year has cut through. no big surprise given how much airtime his message has received on state media during the campaign. it will be a challenge for the opposition to pick up a
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significant number of votes in the second round in two weeks time. >> our reporter following developments in turkey. let's turn to ukraine. ukraine's president hopes to get fighter jets from the western allies. zelenskyy made this comment after meeting the u.k. prime minister. zaleski was in paris on sunday. his european tour of capitals helped secure military aid and widely predicted ukrainian defenses. >> ukraine's president could be a step closer to getting what he spent months asking for, modern fighter jets. his nato allies have drawn a line at sending aircraft. but after his meeting with the u.k. prime minister, president zelenskyy told reporters he would have a deal soon. >> we want to create these jet coalition. i am very positive with it. i see in the near time you'll hear some, i think, important
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decisions. we have to work a bit more on it. >> rishi sunak confirmed the u.k. would train ukrainian pilots. >> it is also the training of pilots and all the logistics that go alongside that. the u.k. can play a big part. we will start relatively soon is, training ukrainian pilots. >> zelenskyy's tour of capitals have helped him with more military support ahead of an expected counteroffensive. in paris, he met with his french counterpart, macron, who promised to send more armor, short of pledging fighter jets. in a joint statement, the two leaders said they discussed the need for tribunal, investigating alleged russian atrocities. president zelenskyy met with the german chancellor who unveiled a new military aid package for kyiv worth 2.7 billion euros.
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germany has become the second biggest supplier of weapons to ukraine behind the u.s.. >> let's get the analysis. a professor of politics and international relations and director of the global europe sense at the university of kent, how important is it for president zelenskyy in the ukraine? >> it is important. it does not just consolidate some of the alliances he has already put in place. he's really locked himself into a situation with the three main political medias in europe in which they are guaranteeing that they will act as conduits for key weapons. germany has moved along in terms of what it is supplying. france is adding to a significant amount to ukraine. it has reestablished its position of pushing the envelope out a little bit more, supplying
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new weapons systems, new weapons systems that have not been seen in the ukraine, such as the missile. he'll be very content with this bit. as we heard, a key ask for the ukrainians, which are fighter jets. >> indeed. these fighter jets, were they to emerge, were they to materialize, it represents a change wouldn't it? in allied thinking? >> it would. as we heard, from mr. zelenskyy, a key part of having the fighter jets for ukraine is to allow them to have a capacity to prevail in the air, which they do not have the moment -- at the moment. it gives supplying countries a locked in relationship in terms of training, providing the air raids but also the maintenance of the aircraft as well. where they will come from, who will be part of the coalition,
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these are things that we are going to see an intensive period of negotiation between the governments that want to be part of the coalition, coming together. >> you mentioned how much germany is positioned to change, france's boosting what it is sending britain to. the u.s. commitment remains the same as well. that has been massive as well. they will show 40 billion plus donated by the u.s.. in terms of what this means for the counteroffensive coming up, it's important that ukraine takes advantage of this moment, isn't it? when this counteroffensive is launched, it is important in makes the right impact. >> it is. not least because all of the things that are being supplied are being drawn down from the inventory of existing countries. there is no factories churning out the fighting vehicles and tanks that ukraine would need, if the war fighting is going to continue for an extended period.
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people are taking these out of the cupboards of their own inventory and sending them to ukraine, on the basis of supplying what ukraine needs for this coming offensive. showing results is going to be very, very important for ukraine. but also, important for thinking about the kind of support that countries can provide, a bit further down the line. given the short-term support. what are they going to want to ramp up and allow ukraine to fight at the temple that we expect over the next few months. >> this is key. with the likes of biden, macron, they will back ukraine for as long as it takes for whatever it takes, if the right kind of impetus is not gained from this counteroffensive, perhaps the alliance will reassess where they go from that. >> a major and zaidi on the part of -- anxiety on that part. he was going to have the u.s. presidential elections.
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if we go into the winter of your getting close to the next u.s. presidential elections. figures, such as donald trump, are much more ambivalent for support of the ukraine. the u.s. matters more than any other state, if there were to be any other weakening of the u.s. commitment, than there would be difficulties holding the coalition together. the coming months are really important for ukraine in terms of the battle is about to undertake. but also really important for the coalition that stands behind ukraine. >> richard whitman, director of the global europe center at the university of kent. thank you very much for joining us and sharing your analysis on. france 24. let's go to our reporter in kyiv . she is joining us now. i am wondering how president zelenskyy's european trip is being perceived where you are, what is the word in kyiv?
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>> good evening. this trip has been closely followed by ukrainians. there is one thing i heard time and again since i have been covering russia's aggression against ukraine. ukrainians keep on saying, you know, it is fine, if you europeans do not come to fight. but if you provide us with weapons, we will fight, we will shed all blood to defend lands. it is what prevails here. all they ask are of weapons. they want to take care of the defense. a trip, the president, right now in the west, where he governs material, where he governs more military aid for ukraine, it is well perceived. the country's following closely what is happening in terms of negotiations of fighter jets. if president zelenskyy does not come home with it this time but every time he goes abroad he
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comes back with something that seemed impossible a few months prior to that. i am thinking about the leopard to tanks, which germany had refrained from sending, then we saw this tank coalition, and finally it was unblocked. this is what people are hoping for when it comes to fighter jets. overall, this visit is very positively perceived. ukrainians hope that the support will indeed continue. >> indeed, it is one of these things, zelenskyy from the start has been consistent about what he has been asking for. the position of the allies appears to be moving. as you charted for us, the tanks, perhaps somewhere zelenskyy says fighter jets are in the offering, that remains to be seen. when, it comes to the counteroffensive is launched it has to make an impact. is ukraine ready for that if
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there is sense in the country that they are ready for what has to happen next? >> well, in a way, the counteroffensive has already started. we see some advances from the ukrainian army in some places. in the discourse, we have been talking for months about the counteroffensive. somehow, i think we imagine that is a big battle between two armies opposing each other. it might not come to that. it might come to those, to ukraine, little by little, maybe not all of a sudden, a huge chunk of territory, like we saw in kharkiv or kherson, but having said that, with the new weapons pledged to ukraine, long-range missiles, this could provide a vital advantage to ukraine. it would allow the ukrainian army to really strike on where houses where russians are storing their supplies, and
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prevent the russian army to respond, should a big move of ukrainian troops should counteroffensive happen. as to the form of the counteroffensive, we are kept in the dark. maybe we will see a progressive progress, little by little, rather than a huge counteroffensive, or huge clash, even if president zelenskyy said a few days ago, that he was withholding that the ukrainian army, was holding a big counteroffensive. that is something very important about the crane army, the value the attached -- the ukrainian army, the value they attach to their soldiers. that is a big difference to what we see happening on the aggressors side. >> reflected in the figures and deaths and casualties too. thank you, very much indeed. joining us live from the ukrainian capital kyiv. we are watching for developments on the story, thanks to
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emmanuel's team on the ground. next, analysts say it is an electoral shock never seen before in thailand. the military government rejected, two major parties are said to govern the civilian coalition. a move is in the lead projected to win 150 seats. expected to take half of the 500 seats in the lower house. it is led by the former prime minister's daughter. the famous name did not garner her as many votes as her opposition. >> a new progressive force in the landscape of thai politics. peter has led his party to victory in the lower house of parliament now he says he is ready for the top job. >> people of thailand have spoken their wish. i'm ready to be the prime
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minister for all whether you agree or disagree with me. >> the 42-year-old has built a large base for ties that are young. for those who are fed up with promilitary leadership. he is vowed to move ahead of the country's real defamation law which could put people to jail for up to 15 years for anything deemed as an insult to thailand's royal family. his promises include promoting small businesses, curbing monopolies and ending military prescription. >> move forward is a new frontier. it is not about populism. they have tapped into a lot of sentiments that have been feeling that thailand needs to change. that change has to do with the reform of the monarchy, getting rid of the draft. pita limjaroenrat spent time in new zealand as a teenager before studying in bangkok and harvard at the u.s.. he's a businessman and was only
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25 when his father died, forcing him to return to thailand, to take over the family struggling agriculture company. one of the younger candidates,v is also --pita limjaroenrat is also popular on social media, posting photos of his seven-year-old daughter. in a country were military coups have trump to the ballot box, his success in the election does not mean the road to prime minister will be a smooth one. units together enough votes in parliament to -- he needs to unite together enough wasn't parliament -- he needs to unite together enough votes in parliament. >> change comes to thailand. james that joins us now. the shock of the day comes from alcaraz, out in the first -- third round in rome. >> one of the big favorites for the french open. but out very quickly. faster than expected in italy. the young spaniard stuns, his
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opponent made it through the qualifiers. the world number two b by world number 135. in straight sets, 6-3, 7-4 in tiebreak. the hungarian is giving him a tough time during the start. not much to worry about for alcaraz. the 20-year-old seems well prepared. he is bagged madrid and barcelona on clay so far. ahead of the french open in paris. daniil medvedev has made it to the next round, has to do with a tough fight. mireles one four the russian made it to a 3-6, 61, 6-3 victory. also going through is the fellow russian rublev. he won in straight sets. moving to the football. a couple of significant wins and losses.
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barstow fans are celebrating once again after their side won the league title. for the first time since 2019. the title secured a 4-2 against the rival club, espanola, with four games to spare. this, having conceded 13 goals in the league this season. a win in the manager seat, a first one for the club legends. fans are hopeful they can bring a lot of favorites back. >> messi and whoever wants to join, it could work out great, we have a good project with young players. >> we keep growing. this is a good start. things are going very well now. >> i think barcelona needs a last dance with messy. some say cannot happen. messi can come back to help us return to what we used to be. >> he had the crowds going as
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well. the team showed up on monday. an estimated 100,000 fans gathering in the city to celebrate their first title since 2017, securing that with a win, a 3-0 victory against the eagles. what a goal to seal the season for them there as they are in the lead. also on their side, for the finals. let's move to italy. pogba to be overstating he suffered a fire injury and that game on sunday which will be too much for him, likely to keep him away from the pitch for the rest of the season. pogba was only played 161 minutes in all four events, that is with the on and off pitch issues, the frenchmen size with the italian side united, that
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was last summer. finally, the first spots for next year's olympic games in paris. there will be a breakdancing competition, it has been taken over with the african breakdancing champion taking place over the weekend. two moroccans are said to represent the continents as breakdancing makes its debut in the olympics, paris 2024. >> first africa, next the olympics. on saturday at the inaugural edition of the african break dance champion, two moroccans went for gold, climbing to the top of the podium, and securing their country two places for paris 2024. >> today, i want be african breakdancing championship leading me to represent africa at the olympic games in paris in 2024. i'll work hard for better
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representation of africa. >> bilall danced his way to victory after facing up against algeria's opponent who won bronze and silver. in the women's category, she snatched the crown after facing off this south african. traditionally associated with the united states, breakdancing can trace its roots among the afro-american and latino communities of the bronx in new york. the dance has skyrocketed in popularity with competitions organized around the world. the world dance of sport federation is the international governing body for dance sport recognized by the olympic community -- committee. it aims to bring the sport further into mainstream culture. >> we see a huge movement, a huge shift in terms of the national olympic community
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administered sports, who support boys and girls to travel to compete. that's making the level grow. >> 16 b boys and girls will compete for the metals. the next qualifier will be held in poland, to determine which nations will head to paris next year. >> breakdancing is making its way from the undergrounds. >> it is amazing. can you do it? >> no. [laughter] >> you can do press ups. >> it is another level. >> it's a whole manner of physical control. it is absolutely amazing stuff. james, thank you, very much indeed. great stuff. truth or fake, kathleen is over by the brake board. turkiye, fake news circulating
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following sunday's election. erdogan under pressure. it turns out he has nearly one it. -- won it. >> of run of election schedules for may 28 after president erdogan failed to win round one. here's what we identified as fake. let's begin with this claim in french on twitter. they say turkish channels announced the victory of the population came out to celebrate his victory. let's take a look at the video that goes along with this tweet. that was posted on twitter on may 14. before 9:00 p.m., it has been viewed over 520,000 times on the platform. a reminder that at that time, we did not have results yet. they were partial. but results of the time were looking in favor of erdogan at the time. nevertheless, in this video we
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see the celebration of kilicdaroglu's victory in the turkish presidential race, according to these claims. >> we know that there is going to be a second round runoff between erdogan and kilicdaroglu . telus, then -- tell us then, where does this video come from? >> if you take a look at this username, at the bottom of the video in the viral claims, we were able to identify the person who originally posted this video on this instagram page, called halicanaytan, who says he is a video creator. he posted this video on his feet on may -- feed on may 2, 2022. we see the same video posted on his feed. he specifies the video shows the celebration of turkish football
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fans, celebrating the victory of the trabzonspor football club who won the national championship last year, it was reported on april 30, 2022. >> and looked more like something sports like. other users claim that president kilicdaroglu was handing out -- president erdogan was handing out money to polling stations. true or fake? >> that is one important remark. children do not vote. we have the claims. three of them to be exact. here are the examples where the users claimed at the polling station erdogan distributes money to children, together with this video these posts were posted to twitter on may 14, we see in this video that president erdogan is handing money out to children in front of journalists
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who are registering this moment. an active that these users on twitter label as -- act on twitter that these users on twitter label escrow. >> who knows. did it happen? >> this does not happen very often. but this video is not fake. it is true. the scene took place yesterday on may 14 at a turkish polling station, per this turkish news article. they explained that erdogan was handing out money and distributing toys to children, labeling him and his wife to playing the game during this campaign. even though in western society this may seem as a corrupt act. this seems culturally accepted in turkey. here's another example, when erdogan was handing out money to children, during the earthquake,
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this is an article from february 27. here's another example on twitter, where we see erdogan handing out money to children during an electoral campaign visit at an istanbul neighborhood. something that seems to be normal in turkiye. we asked our turkish correspondent, who says this is a tradition in turkey to give money to children. due to inflation, that is not worth more than 10 euros. a video that is true, showing erdogan handing out money to children at a police station yesterday. a video that does not show a corrupt act, but seems to be a traditional act. >> an act, a very small one indeed. nevertheless, if you were a wise turkish child you could score a
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note from each of the candidates. it might be lucrative in the long run. we are told that is not the reason why erdogan would do it. we will leave it there. thank you very much indeed for truth or fake. stay with us, more to come. live from paris. ♪
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05/15/23 05/15/23 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from new york, this is democracy now! >> despite all his smear campaign, erdogan did not get the results he wanted. nobody should get excited. amy: turkey appears to be headed for a presidential runoff that could put an end to tayyip erdogan's 20 years in power. we will go to istanbul for the latest. then a ceasefire has been reached in

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