emmanuel macron has no party. that the populist movement we have seen in europe is not in first with marine le pen. the last three-month, she was not to be number one. nobody was in front of her. clearly, emmanuel macron had more votes tonight. more is going to happen, i think, apart from the campaign. and in the run up, the big parties will have to think ahead and how they recompose and what will be next because a lot of people will join either or. you might see people from the right saying, no, now marine le pen might be the new right and emmanuel macron might be a new hope for leftists. sixth in the polls is very low. >> the knives will come out very quickly in the mainstream parties. one thing we can say for once, because we have been criticizing the polling institute, they were right. they predicted macron versus le pen. this is not an exit poll. this was taken from a sample of representative voting stations. >> and in a very close election, they were very, very right. and% for jean-luc melenchon 19.4% for fr

emmanuel macron coming in first at 23.7%. at 21.7%.pen stand at roughly 19.5%, the other candidates. these figures will change. we will cross to fillon who is speaking. fillon: i would like to thank all those who have supported me. i would like to express my gratitude. i will never forget this. on the occasion of the elections, they will have another opportunity to express the views of their right in the center. united, remain determined.

it's the reason i call everyone to vote for emmanuel macron. ent socialist suddenly come out and say, we are going to vote for emmanuel macron and so should use. if they were not to vote for him, that would be a great impediment for emmanuel macron. the left, in its great majority vote for macron and the rights will be divided. and by the end, if we look at the figures, then i say the mathematics look very strongly for macron. everybody thought that marine le pen would not only come to the second round, but would come first in the first ballot. and it seems not to be the case.|j first in the first ballot. and it seems not to be the case. i wasjust making the point to our guests here, if all the socialists come out and a back a manual macron, i would assume marine le pen is going to say, there you are, this is the continuity candidate? i think she will. she will also argue this is a legitimate choice for french people, to vote for her party, so she will argue there is no need for a kind of great mainstream rally to the centre to defeat her. the b

by voting for emmanuel macron. is not ammanuel macron man of the left, and he is certainly not entitled to represent the left, i still make a very clear, total distinction between eight lyrical necessary and -- between a political necessary and an enemy of the republic. this is no time for liberty. no time for levity. -- no time for levity. the struggle goes on. i am already thinking of those who voted for us. i will never leave you, never abandon you, because you represent the hope of the left. it is not only the duty of the but i know where i come from and i know why i struggle. i will always continue speaking to the intelligence of the great french people. today, therefore, long live the republic, and tomorrow, long live the left. thank you. have the socialist candidate benoit hamon addressing his supporters. a bit of a tough pill for him to swallow. these estimates -- these are estimates of course that have taken on initial vote tallies. he got just only over 6%. >> this is a historical defeat. he took responsi

for —— 60 forfour emmanuel the second round. —— emmanuel macron for —— 60 for four emmanuel macron.r four emmanuel macron. —— 40 four marine le pen. for —— 60 for four emmanuel macron. -- 40 four marine le pen. we go to the newspapers and have a look at how it is being reported here in france and elsewhere. we show you a picture here of le figaro. it showers a picture of the presidential hopefuls emmanuel macron and marine le pen, the two front runners from sunday's first round of voting. the elimination, the paper says, of francois fillon and jean—luc melenchon is a historic defeat. going to the uk's financial times, it reports that the victory has set the scene for two fraught weeks of election campaigning between the far right leader and the independent centrist. this as they com plete independent centrist. this as they complete their race for the presidency on major seven. we will try to show you that in a minute. —— may seventh. the south china morning post says french expats cast their votes in sunday's "nail—biting" first round. it says that according to the french consulate

as for me, i will be voting for emmanuel macron.that one key difference between america and france is... if we bring you back in, why is it that marine le pen continues to struggle to get mainstream politicians to support her? that is because of the extreme past of the front national. the party that her father founded and that horror... a lot of people see as the party of hatred. —— and that a lot of people see. that is what a lot of left—wing people say. the republicans say that this is a party that could endanger the country and take it out of the eurozone. and this is something that both mainstream parties want to avoid at all costs. thank you. as was alluded to, there will be a significant amount of relief in brussels. the nightmare scenario in this first round for the european union was that marine le pen and jean—luc melenchon got through to the second round. both of them are fiercely critical of the year. he is one reaction from the spokesperson at the european commission. translation: finance is a central pillar of the eu. -

[applause] by voting for emmanuel macron. even if e hand well macron is not -- emmanuel macron is not a man of the left, and he's certainly not entitled to represent the left, i still make a clear, total distinction between a political necessary and an enemy of the republic. [applause] this is no time for levity, no time for levity. the struggle goes on. already after the is second round of presidential elections, we'll have the legislative elections, and already thinking of all those who voted for us, i will never leave you, never abandon you. [applause] because you represent the hope of the left, and it's not only the duty of the left, but it is our shared -- [inaudible] because i know where i come from and why i struggle. i will always continue speaking to the intelligence of the great french people. [applause] today, therefore, long live the republic, and tomorrow long live the left. thank you. [cheers and applause] >> there you have the socialist candidate, hamon, just addressing his supporters there. of course, a bit of

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

genie: emmanuel macron seems to be making up for last -- lost time. aire williams as following team macron. --le is in this spot line spotlight as it is the home of emmanuel macron and the home of whirlpool. they announce they will be closing that factory and moving to poland, and today marine le pen showed up by surprise. why is it such an important stop? claire: there is some rival campaigning going on in the same town today. emmanuel macron behind me at the chamber of congress and at the same time down the road, marine le pen is that the whirlpool factory. we know the pair have radically different economic programs. marine le pen has always championed protectionism, france first, whereas emmanuel macron wants france to engage with the global economy. a spokesperson earlier said emmanuel macron's line is that you cannot save a factory from can throw money at it, tax breaks and subsidies at it but at the end of the day the factory will take that money and relocate. his plan, he wants to win over workers by knowing that he would guarantee and unemploym

they're the 39—year—old centrist emmanuel macron and the nationalist right—winger marine le pen. e called for everyone to rally against the nationalists. ms le pen said that it was time to liberate the french people. the losing centre—right and socialist left candidates said they were switching their allegiance to mr macron. here in the uk labour has reaffirmed its commitment to keeping britain's trident nuclear missile system — afterjeremy corbyn appeared to throw the policy into doubt. the labour leader refused to confirm in a bbc interview whether renewing trident would be included in his party's election manifesto. time now on the bbc news channel for a look at the week in parliament.

i don't think emmanuel macron has a programme — his reforms are not fundamental enough, i do not thinks facing france. both macron and le pen have promised change. but deep reforms will probably need a parliamentary majority, unlikely for either, a reminder that winning power and wielding power are not always the same thing. we have had a final result from the interior ministry. let's have a look at that. it is emmanuel macron in front, 21 point 01, ahead of marine le pen. the third and fourth positions were fillon and milos on, the hard left candidate. ——jean—luc melenchon. it is interesting when you look at a map how much france is divided. the blue is marine le pen. in the industrial north—east and down in the south she is very popular. 0n the left—hand side, the western side of france, it is emmanuel macron, and also in the cities. if you look at the communes that the candidates won, marine le pen took 19,000 communes, three times nearly as many as emmanuel macron, which tells you he has the support of cities like this one, paris, and she is very popular in rural areas. i'm joined

but one assumes that the emmanuel macron really does look like the favourite. —— behind emmanuel macronte. -- behind emmanuel macron. what is interesting is very/interesting, lsthalthis a division 7 g'j ; 3:77 ’ “as are a 7 g'j ; 3:77 ’ “ii are a lot 7 g'j ; 3:77 ’ “ea are a lot of unhappy france. there are a lot of unhappy and dissatisfied people. much as there are in the united kingdom, who feel forgotten, not listened to, left by the wayside. and all 11 candidates, presidential candidates, we re candidates, presidential candidates, were offering solutions. the two that are going to face off in the second round mean that the centre—right and centre—left parties have been rejected. just to confirm that headline fare, it is extraordinary. is the first time in six decades, that the centre—right, represented by the former prime minister of nicholas sarkozy, a —— nicholas — — nicholas sarkozy, —— nicholas sarkozy, fillon. this didn't work out for those parties. it is monumental. a novice, who a just months created a movementjust months ago, emmanuel macron, and then the front national, in

emmanuel macron has proclaimed victory in the first round.port for the second round. he will face a run—off with marine le pen, in two weeks. she described the result as historic and said that it was time to "liberate the french people". and this story is trending on bbc .com. who said pandas were lazy? this panda called meng meng has been turning heads by performing somersaults in her enclosure in sichuan province. now it is time for hardtalk.

in two weeks the french people — in their presidential election — will have a choice between emmanuel macronight national front candidate, marine le pen. mr macron said hisjob now was to reconcile the country and gather broad support. marine le pen said her victory in reaching the final round, had been historic — she said it was time to "liberate the french people". so let's have a look at the latest figures from the first round of voting. with 46 million votes counted — mr macron led with 23.82% of votes and madame le pen on 21.58%. the conservative francois fillon and jean—luc melenchon both on 19%. our first report from france, is by our europe editor katya adler. one presidential election, two rival visions for france. fresh—faced emmanuel macron tops poll projections, promising fairer government, neither right nor left wing. a pro—eu centrist, confident of success. translation: i hope that in a fortnight, i will become your president. i want to become the president of all the people of france. the president of the patriots, in the face of the threats from the nationalists. a president a

molly: emmanuel macron is urging voters to back him. he went on national television to warn against low turnout in the second round saying it helps his opponents. macron is ahead of le pen in the polls by some 20%. speaking on the french channel, he described two visions of france. >> the one who must unite the republican camp. i am the one who must create unity in a fractured france in the face of mrs. le pen who carries a vision of the offend that we have known since all these years. i unfortunately grew up with a french political landscape marked by her party, the party of hate, intolerance and a smaller france. it's a clear opposition between two offers that rebuild french political life. on the one hand, progressism and nationalism. molly: the fatah party called for a day of rage this friday in the west bank. it's in solidarity with palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in israeli jails. let's bring in iris. what are we expecting to see today? >> what we are expecting to see is perhaps clashes with israeli police at the check point

emmanuel macron and marine le pen out in front.caroline hawley. at the headquarters of emmanuel macron, the cheers said it all. he has made it through to the second round of the most closely fought election in recent history. macron is only 39 and has never stood for election before. the former investment banker resigned as economy minister last year to fight for the presidency as head of the new party en marche, on the move. he certainly is. he will stand in two weeks' time against marine le pen of the far right, the woman who would be president and she has vowed to suspend all illegal immigration and give jobs, welfare and suspend all illegal immigration and givejobs, welfare and housing suspend all illegal immigration and give jobs, welfare and housing two french nationals before foreigners. translation: time has come to get rid of all the arrogant people who wa nt to rid of all the arrogant people who want to dictate to the population what they should do. i am a candidate for the people. it's an appeal to all the sincere patrio

a lot of people were talking about what a emmanuel macron stood for.fined manifesto. you disagree? -- paris. ijust feel that if you follow what he did as economy minister, and what he tried to do, because of some of the project that he had, in order to deregulate the market is and vested interests. he tried to open shops on sundays. he wanted at some point to deregulate the pharmacy industry. you cannot buy paracetamol in a supermarket in france, for example. he had plans to bust up some of those vested interests. in fact, he was not able to do it, because the government was not prepared to let him try to seek a majority, and they diverted his bill. but what you are looking at is somebody has a very clear idea about liberating markets, trying to liberate risks, energy entrepreneurs, to create jobs and make economic growth. he has a clear social justice programme at make economic growth. he has a clear socialjustice programme at the same time asa socialjustice programme at the same time as a liberal market programme. it is that, nation. so he is a littl

i'm karin giannone live in paris — where the centrist candidate emmanuel macron and the far—right nationalrine le pen have made it through to the second round of the french presidential election. macron — who has never held political office — told his supporters they had changed the face of french politics, and it was his job to reconcile the country. marine le pen described her victory as historic and said a vote for her was key to the ‘survival of france'. it's the first time in nearly 60 years that neither of the country's established parties has had a candidate in the second round of the race. so what were the figures for the first round of voting? with a turnout of 78% — that's 36.4 million voters — mr macron led with 23% — and madame le pen secured 21%. conservative francois fillon — a former prime minister — felljust short of 20% to take third place, marginally ahead ofjean—luc melenchon, the far left candidate. our correspondent james reynold was at the victory rally for emmanuel macron in paris. emmanuel macron is france's newcomer, and now the winner of this election‘s first roun

the centrist emmanuel macron wins through to the run—off in two weeks.e said a page had clearly turned in french politics. translation: i want to become the president of all the people of friends. the president of the patriots in the face of the threat from the nationalists. he'll face marine le pen of the anti—immigration national front — who described the result as historic. translation: the time has come to get rid of all the arrogant people who wanted to dictate to the population what they should do. i am the candidate for the people. i'm rico hizon in singapore. our other main stories: it's confirmed a third us citizen has been arrested at an airport in north korea as tensions in the region remain high. if you're old enough, you're good enough. we report from the world masters games in auckland where age is no barrier. live from london and singapore, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 1am in london, 8am in singapore, and two in the morning in paris, where projections from the french presidential election suggest the centrist em

emmanuel macron.first round of this election partly by drawing on the supporters from those two established parties. now, he has the support of the parties themselves. there is a long tradition in french politics of different political groups coming together in the second round of elections to block the front rationale and predictions here say that mr macron may be able to draw on that same united front here. but of course this election has been nothing if not unpredictable. so until those votes are cast on may seven, nothing is certain. katya — the final outcome of that may seventh election will influence france's standing in europe and the world? it will have a huge effect and that's why the world cares so much about these elections, notjust that's why the world cares so much about these elections, not just the supporters here at the national front who you can hear are pretty rowdy. france of course one of your's largest economies and it has a big power inside the european union. whoever france's ne

surveys are suggesting that emmanuel macron will win. would like to say that i realize with my responsibility is and i also know what it means . i will carry on with optimism, enthusiasm, and faith in europe. the time has come to free our of americane politicians and policies. those who want to dictate our destiny. let's have a look the market implications. [speaking simultaneously] the clear risk markets today was a continuation of the theme from the weekend. don't heals coming up a little bit as well. in linee confirmation with what polls are expecting, we are seeing a surge this morning. mina last few hours, we have seen a little bit of enthusiasm for short-term profit taking. that weall theme is have gotten past another geopolitical risk. risk seems to be something behind us. the start of the year, that was one of the biggest threats. >> you are writing about collapsing global property prices. i think that is important. we have been so focused on the french election. over nine, it is important to note how much commodity prices .ave c

the run off will be between emmanuel macron and the far—right national front candidate marine le pen.on said hisjob now was to reconcile the country and gather broad support. marine le pen said her victory in reaching the final round had been historic. she said it was time to "liberate the french people". so let's have a look at the figures from the first round of voting. with all 47 millions votes accounted for, —— with all 47 million votes accounted for, mr macron led with 23%, madame le pen secured 21%. the conservative francois fillon and far leftjean—luc melenchon both fell short on i9%. ourfirst report comes from james reynolds who was at the victory rally for emmanuel marcon in paris. emmanuel macron is front‘s newcomer and now the winner of this election‘s first round. he is an insider who has run as an outsider. the 39—year—old is a new pro—business centrist. he resigned asa pro—business centrist. he resigned as a minister in order to form his own political movement. his gamble has paid off. translation: own political movement. his gamble has paid off. translationzli own poli

the campaign between emmanuel macron and his far right rival marine le pen is moving up again. macron took aim at his opponent, accusing her of pretending to represent the people while in fact being the heir to her father's political party. macron warned residents against the danger of nationalism. earlier on wednesday, emmanuel macron was heckled by workers at a whirlpool appliance factory. this followed a visit by marine le pen. she upstaged her arrival by turning up unannounced before him and holding talks with worker representatives. workers were striking amid fears that they will use their jobs next year when the clothes drying plant is expected to move to poland. we have this report. example ofc political brinksmanship. marine le pen appeared unannounced at the picket line. to lead workers of his own where a presidential battle played out before a disillusioned audience. >> even if they know we can't -- we know they can't do anything, we want to feel more supported. >> how do you choose between the plague and cholera? i don't know who i'm going to vote for. poll, 37% ofto

the centrist candidate emmanuel macron began his run—off campaign this morning. step away from winning the presidency. france now prepares for a choice between macron and marine le pen, pro—eu versus anti—eu. pro—immigration against anti—immigration. at the macron campaign headquarters supporters cheered their candidate into the night. this is the 39—year—old's first ever election. macron is the newcomer, the insider turned outsider, making it through to the next round. and he is now the favourite to become this country's next president. translation: in 15 days, i want to become your president, the president of all the french, the president of the patriots to counter the threat of the nationalists. the macron team gave themselves time to celebrate but they now have to focus on fighting the run—off. of course, we feel the responsibility, it's a new page starting in this country and we have marine le pen in front of us so it is, as we say, it's also about the value, we want to defend. marine le pen will dispute that. at her victory rally she promised a real fight in

emmanuel macron was in paris today, keen to display his statesmanlike credentials, remembering victimsand while his rival hugged and kissed her way through the crowds today, mr macron had onlookers behind cordons, only the press allowed near. political gloves are off for both candidates, this is the fight of their professional life. they need to win voters outside their true traditional support base to make it to the top. or it? translation: i plan to abstain. i don't like either candidate. i will vote for macron even if i don't want him as a president, but i want him more than marine le pen. and france's political establishment, including its current president, has urged all voters, to do the same. translation: the far right would deeply divide france. it would stigmatise some of our fellow citizens because of its origins. it would undermine the religion and republic. aware of her party's divisive reputation, marine le pen had a surprise announcement tonight. she said she was stepping aside as president of the national front to run for president of all of france. emmanuel macron still

we saw that emmanuel macron and marine le pen were about 30%.elief to see our polls are right. what surprised you? see our polls are right. what surprised you ? was see our polls are right. what surprised you? was a sunny about the turnout that you are perhaps not expecting? yes. this was a surprise because we expected it to be lower. because of the campaign that was imbued with scandals. that turns collectors away from the election. but the electors did

the centrist candidate emmanuel macron began his run—off campaign this morning. orters believe he's now one step away from winning the presidency. france now prepares for a choice between macron and marine le pen, pro—eu versus anti—eu. pro—immigration against anti—immigration. at the macron campaign headquarters supporters cheered their candidate into the night. this is the 39—year—old's first ever election. he is the newcomer, the insider turned outsider, making it through to the next round. and he is now the favourite to become this country's next president. translation: in 15 days i want to become your president, the president of all the french, the president of the patriots to counter the threat of the nationalists. the macron team gave themselves time to celebrate but they now have to focus on fighting the run—off. of course we feel the responsibility, it's a new page starting in this country and we have marine le pen in front of us so it is, as we say, it's also about the value, we want to defend. marine le pen will dispute that. at her victory rally she pr

i think the best way to do it is with emmanuel macron.in france and in europe. some say, it may be conspiracy theorists, that he is a political plant. emmanuel macron, former economy minister, has been put in the centre. that is really where president francois hollande, thatis where president francois hollande, that is where they wanted to be. they said you cannot campaign within the socialist party and win, you have to form your own. you save plucked. i am have to form your own. you save plucked. lam not have to form your own. you save plucked. i am not aware of any strategic plans that might have been imagined last year. i don't think so. imagined last year. i don't think so. i think maybe macron was smart enough to understand that there was political space to fill. the more radical left was very upset and frustrated about the government because of francois fillon was not that popular. with all the scandals that popular. with all the scandals that emerged, it was wide open. that popular. with all the scandals that emerged, it was wide o

you have to remember where emmanuel macron has come from.reated about a year ago, and it is a coalition of different interests. it doesn't have a formal party structure and in a few weeks' time, france will go to the polls again for parliamentary elections. emmanuel macron, if he is president, will have to work with the winner of that election. he will have to work with a prime minister to get his policies enacted. he does have a certain level of endorsement from the republicans and from the more mainstream socialists at the moment, but once he is in power and once they are forming a parliament, if he doesn't manage to get enough of his own support, he may find it difficult to enact the platform of hope he has been setting out over the last year. he may find that the reality of life as president is different from the rhetoric of the campaign. theo, thank you very much. let's show you paris right now, a beautiful morning as a new day begins. everyone is of course now looking ahead to make the seventh and the two candidates that remain. we wil

laura: emmanuel macron claire williams has been following emmanuel macron throughout the day. he's now giving a speech at a rally. what's happening right now? isorter: emmanuel macron not farind me speaking, from the town where he was earlier in the day and the town where he grew up. this is national front territory. even though he is from here, this is very much a marine le pen stronghold. he has not managed to win hearts and minds here just yet. what he has been telling the crowds in last few minutes is that he's the alternative am a real candidate, the candidate with right formula for france and his mix of left and right wing is what the country needs. he says don't believe marine le pen when she says she has your best interests at heart. she was born into money, born into politics, born into the political party. do not forget that. best believe she has your interests at heart. he says he has the winning formula to make france stronger and improve the quality of life. this is a region that has seen a lot of industrialization and is no longer the industrial heartland. factor

remember results are still being counted, so we could see emmanuel macron taking in further space fromarine le pen. we are waiting from those final results. we have le pen at 24%, macron at 22%, and the results are still being counted. we could see emmanuel macron edging ahead of marine le pen. the crucial second round of voting in two weeks' time. betty: what can change in the markets in those few weeks? pen'sre looking's -- le chances for the runoff? reporter: it is fairly clear marine le pen will be facing an uphill battle from here on in. she is a very divisive figure in french politics, and even though she may have a hard-core of supporters, 22% or 23% of the french electorate, it will be difficult for her to reach across party lines and party divides. remember a lot of the defeated havedential candidates come out this evening to say they support emmanuel macron in the second round of voting. " -- that includes francois fillon. mmand, thecludes ha socialist candidate. so marine le pen facing an uphill battle. we also had a snap survey from the likes of opinion pollster, and they a

i don't think emmanuel macron has a programme of his reforms are not fundamental enough. ped the economic challenges facing france. both macron and le pen have promised change. deep reforms will probably need a parliamentary majority, unlikely for either, a reminder that winning power and wielding power are not always the same thing. we'll be talking to our correspondent, thomas fessy, on this story in a few minutes‘ time. in the uk election, jeremy corbyn has taken the labour campaign to scotland. he has a fight on his hands — the party was virtually wiped out by the snp in scotland in 2015. but speaking to trade unionists, mr corbyn said only labour could form an alternative government to the conservatives at westminster. nicola sturgeon said only the snp could make scotland's voice heard. our scotland editor sarah smith reports. springtime in the scottish highlands came with a heavy fall of snow today. quite a scene to welcome two party leaders to aviemore. fight back and win. jeremy corbyn‘s job in scotland is to try to win back voters from the snp. friends, this is a

emmanuel macron began his run—off campaign this morning. step away from winning the presidency. fran is now prepares for a choice between macron and marine le pen, pro—eu versus anti—eu. pro—immigration against anti—immigration. at the macron campaign headquarters supporters cheered candidate into the night. this is the 39—year—old's first ever election. he is the newcomer, the insider turned outsider, making it through to the next round and he is now the favourite to become this country's next president. translation: in 15 days i want to become your president, the president of all the french, the president of the patriots to counter the threat of the nationalists. the macron team give themselves time to celebrate but they now have two focus on fighting the run—off. but they now have two focus on fighting the run-off. of course we feel the responsibility, it's a new page starting in this country and we have marine le pen in front of us so it is as we say, it's also about the value, we want to defend. marine le pen will dispute that. at her

emmanuel macron looking presidential less night. a bit prematurely, perhaps. e's a lot of gladhanding still to be done. two weeks to go before the final vote. financial markets in brussels may think president macron is a done deal, but she doesn't. rival le pen, macron's for president, his rival for french voter's trust. i welcome visitor on market day she isforgotten town, the people's president, she says, with well said policies to match. eu to the back of the queue. madame le pen once out of the euro, she is anti-big business, too. it's exactly these images that marine le pen will be chasing throughout her presidential campaign. her intended message -- she's a woman of the people, while her political rival, emmanuel macron, is a remote, parisian elitist. last night's election showed a divided france. marine le pen did well in areas with high unemployment and low rages -- wages. mac run dominated and wealthy cities, are his pro-business, pro-eu liberal platform resonate.emmanuel macron was in paris today, keen to display his statesmanlike credentials, remembe

investors seem relieved — euphoric even — that the centrist emmanuel macron topped the poll — and willron is seen as a supporter of the european union and has promised business—friendly reforms if he gets the keys to the elysee palace after may the 7th. let's talk about this in more detail. our correspondent theo leggettjoins us from berenberg bank in the city of london. why did the markers get quite so excited about a macron? what they are not looking at is the result of the second round of the presidential election in two weeks' time or what is actually happened. what they are looking at is what has not happened because one thing we know now is thatjean—luc melenchon, the hard left candidate will not figure in the presidential run—off. the businesses, very much the worse case scenario had been the possibility that french electors could be given a choice between the national front candidate marie lip pen and the hard left candidate jean—luc melenchon. neither are those are happy about that's plays in europe. what we have now is the potential run or run off between marine le pen and em

emmanuel macron was in paris today, keen to display his statesmanlike credentials, remembering victimsdons, only the press allowed near. political gloves are off for both candidates, this is the fight of their professional life. they need to win voters outside their traditional support base to make it to the top. who can pull it off? translation: i plan to abstain. i don‘t like either candidate. i will vote for macron even if i don't want him as a president, but i want him more than marine le pen. and france‘s political establishment, including its current president, has urged all voters, to do the same. translation: the far right would deeply divide france. it would stigmatise some of our fellow citizens because of their origins or religion. it would undermine the religion and republic. aware of her party‘s divisive reputation, marine le pen had a surprise announcement tonight. she said she was stepping aside as president of the national front to run for president of all of france. emmanuel macron still has a race to win. this is an all—or—nothing campaign for both candidates and in t

emmanuel macron looking presidential. a bit prematurely perhaps. weeks to go before the final vote. financial markets in brussels may think president macron is a done deal. but she doesn't. marine le pen, macron‘s rivalfor president, his rival for french voters' trust. a welcome visitor on market day in a forgotten town. she's the people's president, she says, with welfare policies to match. eu to the back of the queue. madam le pen wants out of the euro. she's anti—big business too. it's exactly these images that marine le pen will be chasing throughout her presidential campaign. her intended message — she's a woman of the people. while her political rival, emmanuel macron, is a remote parisian elitist. marine le pen did well in the north and south—east, areas with high unemployment and low wages. emmanuel macron dominated in wealthy areas and large cities like paris and bordeaux, where his probusiness, pro—eu liberal platform resonates. emmanuel macron was in paris, keen to display his statesmanlike credentials, remembering victims of mass killing

emmanuel macron is the newcomer. has made it through to the next round foot appears the favourite to become this countrynext president. in 15 days, i wa nt to countrynext president. in 15 days, i want to become the new president, the president of all the french, the president of the patriots, to counter nationalists. the team gave themselves time to celebrate but they now have to focus on the run—off. they now have to focus on the run-off. we feel the responsibility. it isa run-off. we feel the responsibility. it is a new page starting in this country. we have marine le pen in front of us. as we say, it is also about the values we want to defend. marine le pen will dispute that. at her victory rally she promised a realfight in her victory rally she promised a real fight in the second round. what i have to offer is a big change, a fundamental change, a new way of doing politics. new faces in power and the renewal you have been waiting for. marine le pen won more votes tha n waiting for. marine le pen won more votes th

going up on the board which show in fact they appear to be neck and neck, absolutely even with emmanuel macron. that is something that's unexpected, too. we had a correction in the numbers to make it look like, at least in this exit polling to make it look like marine le pen and macron are at the same point in the campaign. >> when is that runoff? >> may 7th. it will be may 7th. they'll have two weeks of campaigning. and these will be two of the most intense weeks of campaigning ever i think in french history. >> wow. will it still be the case, even though may 7 is right around the corner, that it would most likely be the smaller towns, similar to in the united states, the smaller towns or provinces there in france that really could make the difference in terms of who wins this runoff, so potentially might you see those two candidates who are heading in the further outskirts, you know, smaller towns, provinces, to try to win favor? >> absolutely. i think that one of the things is if we're right now what's the french rust belt, an area of played-out mines and steel plants. and as a consequence,

things, marine le pen is a lwa ys optical things, marine le pen is always with the people, emmanuel macroner. i am a pro— macron has a barrier. i am a pro— macron person, but marine le pen had the party apparatus. macron does not have that party apparatus. at some stage, somebody needs to go out and get the votes. as they say nay seisay, it is not over until the fat lady sings. we have to wait. it looks like he is set to win. it would be disastrous if he didn't. why would it? because she is trying to get france out of the eu... why would that be disastrous?” to get france out of the eu... why would that be disastrous? i am very much pro—eu. would that be disastrous? i am very much pro-eu. that is funny, because are you not swiss? i am british. it is funny because soon i will no longer be a member of the eu! is funny because soon i will no longer be a member of the 5mm will be interesting to see how the markets respond to the issues in north korea. now, to a story about children going through various drills to prepare for missile attack. it takes me back to the 19505, attack. it takes me ba

emmanuel macron is seen as the savior of the european union, e.u. and globalization. stors primarily bought shares in banks, which are especially dependent on political and economic developments in europe. and macron could inject some life into the economies of germany's neighbors. >> of course, the french election is a major factor. but it's just the first round. and the markets have shown that they're not exactly a stronghold of wisdom when it comes to future development, as we saw with trump and with brexit. so i urge caution, because the left liberal macron, the candidate of the conservative camp, has not yet won the presidency. reporter: there is indeed still uncertainty. but the european financial markets weren't fazed by it. even shares in london rose on the news of macron's first round win. >> i think the expectation now is that, you know, he is going to just walk this the election and the markets are saluting it, because all of the other kind of more centrist, more conventional candidates, who didn't make it through to the first round, have actually thrown the

emmanuel macron looking presidential last nights. a bit prematurely perhaps. a lot of glad handing still to be done two weeks to go before the final vote. financial markets in brussels mange president macron is a done deal. but she doesn't. marine le pen, macron‘s rival for she doesn't. marine le pen, macron‘s rivalfor president, his rivalfor french voters‘ trust. a welcome visitor on market day in the forgotten town. she‘s the people‘s president, she says, with welfare policies to match. eu to the back of the cue. madam le pen wants out of the cue. madam le pen wants out of the euro, she‘s anti—big business too. it‘s exactly these images that marine le pen will be chasing throughout her presidential campaign. her intended message — she‘s a woman of the people. while her political rival, emmanuel macron, is a remote parisian elitist. last night‘s election showed a divided france. marine le pen did well in the north and south—east, areas with high unemployment and low wages. emmanuel macron dominated in wealthy areas and large cities like paris and bordeaux, whe

the outsider in the race, marine le pen is coming out fighting accusing emmanuel macron of not having the guts to do friend the french. emmanuel macron is biding his time. ♪ defend the french. >> some minds are so exceptional they change the world. michelangelo, mozart, and i've been were all considered geniuses, but how and why can science provide us with some tantalizing clues tiered these issues lie at the heart of the cover story on the latest national geographic which describes what makes a genius. i spoke to the author of that article. is there some anatomical way of identifying who is a genius and who isn't? wasay back in history there attempts to do that. people want to know if there are differences in the brain, the only way to know that is to study geniuses and non-geniuses to look at the differences. that they find anything? >> they found that one part was 15% largest -- larger. is that what contributed to his genius, possibly, but it is hard to know for sure. -- into creativity. trying to get creativity with creative,trying to be putting musicians into a brain scanner -- t

that is what emmanuel macron is doing.saw this last night, because he came first in the first round of this presidency. and davy, what chance does marine le pen have of becoming president in reality? my opinion is that she has a chance of winning this election. the voters who elect people, for example, the voters of francois fillon want a cultural division. they want to defend our cultural civilisation and a lot of them are in favour of limiting immigration. then you have the vote rs of immigration. then you have the voters of jean—luc melenchon, immigration. then you have the voters ofjean—luc melenchon, who also want to defend our tensions and economy “— also want to defend our tensions and economy —— they want to defend our pensions. maybe voters from both sides will vote for marine le pen. here, we are defending ideas. we are not only changing faces, we are changing the model. with the rest of the news, here'sjoanna in the bbc newsroom. a 21—year—old man's been arrested in manchester in connection with the murder of a