mrs. le pen, where will you find the money to finance all that? >> translator: mr. macron and madam le pen. >> translator: the european union. immigration. a colossal cost. i've only kept 15 billion per year in savings. i was very reasonable in my calculations. the social fraud that you haven't fraud. >> translator: it's going to stop overnight as soon as your people stop cheating. there will be no more tax fraud overnight. overnight. wonderful. fantastic. i don't want to even try that. >> translator: i'll show you what i can do to find social fraud. >> translator: i don't want to try. i don't think the french want to try either with you. >> translator: don't speak on their behalf. >> translator: i'm not speaking on their behalf. >> translator: you've chosen by default by a whole set of people. you need to show a little less arrogance before the election. >> translator: i take the french as adults. they are adults. i don't lie to them. and you lie. >> translator: it seems to me that you treat them as children. you have just drawn up a long list of reforms. and you do

mrs. le pen? >> translator: we're often accused of not going into detail on things. snag is of concern to the french people. >> translator: so the pay as you go system is more trabznsparent and fairer. we know how it is funded. >> translator: on security and terrorism, this is something a great concern to the french people. there are numerous terrorist attacks. there are two laws that came into power. we're still under a state of emergency. what are your propositions given the current context? mrs. le pen? >> translator: security and terrorism is a major issue totally ab sfrenlt your project. totally abscent. no proposal whatsoever. the physical security of our fellow citizens, the fight against terrorism fundamentalism, you don't want to lead it, no. we have to restore national borders immediately right away. that is something that i will do immediately before i assume power. we must immediately expel the foreigners on the watch list out of islamic fundalism. they will have the stripping of natio

mrs. le pen your response to -- is this what you're. >> translator: so you're assuming responsibility -- >> translator: you didn't take on the economic decisions. very good oak you took your member of the government and generated an additional $35 billion in taxes. but it's not you not you. >> translator: i have never been in charge of that reduce -- >> translator: so you want to reduce resident tax okay i'm happy with that for small resident tax. 10 bel you wanted to increase the social contribution by 15 points for pension ners and workers. one of your advisers said clearly 16% of pension ners who will have to pay more. >> translator: i won't -- >> translator: we need your response to what mr. may kon said. >> translator: what do i do? i cut by 3 points, the wage charges of all those who worked, why? because today when you get your pay stubs, your gross salary, and then you have your social contributions. i will reduce those contributions by 3 points because i want to go as far as i can. i won'

that's the difference with mrs. le pen. we will not submit to russia or mr. putin's values which are not the same values as ours. so regarding syria, our priority must be the fight against terrorist jihadism and we must find a shrill solution by getting all the stake holders around the table so the u.s. will be working partner on a number of regional issues which i will discuss with them but we don't have the same values and the same priorities. >> ms. le pen, on trump and putin. >> interesting what you said. you mentioned france. by saying france will be respected if it's a large economic power. chance budget. no. france will be respected of its -- it is france if it once again generally becomes france with this particular specific voice that it had in the world, because the world is waiting on france and france has lost that special voice, because it's subservient to germany, to u.s. policy. it must therefore regain its independence. i'm sorry to remind you what general de gaulle had imposed on numerous occasions. the independence of france in the world, in

but he better deliver. 0therwise next time mrs le pen would bea 0therwise next time mrs le pen would time mrs le pen would be a disasterfor all of 0therwise next time mrs le pen would be a disaster for all of us. it is time for a successful five years for france. that is what we all want to see. let's spell it out. when he has two deliver, in your case, what must those things be that he has to deliver? there are some topics where you believe that he can imagine that there will be some agreements from easy agreements, among us. there will be some agreements from easy agreements, among us. the challenge that europe is facing, and how france is now in a situation where it has to put on the tables on proposals, to say what it wants. to help, for example, to fix the eurozone and how it is functioning. 0n eurozone and how it is functioning. on other topics, it will be more difficult. when you look at discussions that he wants to have on labour rights, there could be some strong discussions. if you look at how he has been elected, he said between the two that he needs to be faithful with wh

it will be the place of all conflict and all competition. >> thank you mrs. le pen. mr. macron you have more than two minutes but please stay within your allotted time. you each get two minutes without interrupting each other to wrap up. this was randomized so ms. le pen. >> we say no to what you are and we ask you, your attack that is too dirty to reputation of your adversary and you lie. you have no projects for the country pretty don't care about the country. your project is to say to the french people that person is a horrible person, he's dirty. your project aims at exploiting lying and fear and that's what nursed your father for decades on the extreme right. made you what you are. that's why i don't want that for my country. my country is worth much more than that. we must get out of the system that has coproduced a coke product of the system that you criticize. the inefficiency of the policies of the left and the right, the ineffectiveness of the policies of the right and the left is what nourishes. i can see the anger from our citizens. i can hear it and i can see

mrs. le pen, he had give him a huge help. mrs.st think mrs. -- thank le pen. was so disgusting, her anti-semitism and hatred. at that point, he is young. and in my old country, it is a great thing to happen, have youth. charlie: you just praised of francois fillon, but he suffered enormously bad ratings. at one point in his cabinet was mr. macron. as president, how will he be different? he will be liberal in economics, it is not a bad thing or an insult. liberal to some is a bad thing. leftn, coming from the says liberalism is great. globalization is great. it had to be corrected, of course. there are excessive -- excesses of globalization, he dares to say that. this probably will be the main part of his novelty. charlie: what role will his wife play? >> it will be interesting. she is 25 years older than he is. she is six to, he is 39. is 64, he is 39. >> macron talked about having a status for the first lady. we see what she does. she has been very discreet, she is very important for him. they have been together forever. another father for the children. heras

. >> mrs. le pen, how do you see the labor market moving forward? >> well, mr. economy minister, or should i say mr. advisor of vision ofwhat is your the labor market? for years, you let hollande -- hollande'snd -- led economy. why did you not allow them to benefit from your recipes yet the your results were in the case extremely bad and in the case of unemployment, why are you standing for the election as president? that's the only question we need to ask because you had a free hand to implement that policy, and that policy was catastrophic because you did everything you know how to do. you helped launch businesses, the employment tax credit. small and medium-sized businesses that want to see a lightning of the difficulties to give them some oxygen. the pretended you did not want posted worker director, not available to french people because they are filled by foreign workers who are applauding or not because or as manyo defraud of those who do not, you did not shop, place a one-stop economic patriotism that horrifies you. anything that can give an advantage to

. >> those who voted for mrs. le pene expressed anger, distress. 6gi will do everything i can ovr the next five years to ensure people no longer have reason to vote for extremes. reporter: macron's rival, marine le pen, was quick to concede. it is not opportunity for her to revamp her party. >> i propose to start a profound transportation of our movement in order to be the new political force that many french women and men are looking for. a call for all patriots to join us in a decisive political fight that starts tonight. reporter: the road ahead is bound to be bumpy for the new president. with no political party, macron 's movement must piece together a party. brent: our correspondent now joins us from paris. emmanuel macron was the man that friends while loan used -- francois hollande used -- massive strikes happened. have people warmed up to macron 's ideas i comes to labor reform? max: not everybody because we already had demonstrations in paris today on monday, where a couple thousand unionists warned macron, sayi

i have to say mr macron and mrs le pen will be relieved not to be campaigning in our weather.national affairs think—tank chatham house, and editor of its journal of cyber policy. shejoins me from oxford. thank you for being with us on bbc news this lunchtime. should we be surprised at this hack?|j news this lunchtime. should we be surprised at this hack? i do not think so. obviously it will be a great shock to the candidates with so great shock to the candidates with so little time to respond and the rules, as we have hired,. there has been evidence of interference and hacking in many democratic processes over at least the last 18 months or two years. the question for a lots of people and myself included is how do they do this? unfortunately, with cyber technologies, attack is a lot easier than defence. although there are sophisticated actors who are operating in the space, there are also frankly pretty unsophisticated actors as well, exploits that are available either for sale or just openly available. humans, we humans, are openly available. humans, we humans, a re often ope

le pen. >> translator: for those who voted today for mrs. le pen, do not boo them. today, they express anger and disarray, stiles, disbelief, i respect that. there's no reason to vote for the extremes anymore. >> the events unfolding very quickly last night. le pen addressed supporters soon after the first results came in. she positioned herself as the leader of the opposition, and then supporters to cement a change in french politics. >> translator: the first round from the start a major decomposition in french political life through the elimination of the major party. this second round is reorgani reorganizing around the patriots that will close the divide. >> and after that, protests and demonstrations expected across france today as the company's hard line trade union the cdt have called the members to mark the start of macron's presidency. this followed clashes in paris between police, anti-fascist groups, in the aftermath of the vote on sunday. protesters started fires and lit flares as they squared up to security motherseforces. about 12% of the vote here as w

securing 65 percent of the vote against marine le pen. mr macron, who only formed his own political movement a year ago, takes over from the outgoing president francois hollande. hugh schofield reports from paris it is going to be at day of ceremony and tradition. we cannot get any closer because of security. we know that at ten o'clock in the morning, the motorcade of emmanuel macron will drive up and are greeted by the current president francois hollande and then they will have a chat for half an hour. security matters, handing over the nuclear codes will happen. and then emmanuel macron is

voters go to the polls on sunday to choose between mr macron and marine le pen.a, but some rebel groups have rejected the plans. yesterday it was, "will the bill pass? " now the question is, "what happens next? " that's what politicians, pundits and all other american has been wondering after the republicans got their health bill past the house of representatives. next, it will come under scrutiny in the senate, and the white house has already said it's expecting challenges. i feel like there will be some changes, that's part of the process, the legislative process, we fully anticipate that to play out but we expect the big piece of this is the fact that 0bamacare is simply unsustainable. democrats know that, republicans know that, the american people know that, we have to have changed, that's what we're going to get and we fully anticipate that to take place. 0ur correspondent laura bicker has been following the story from washington. sarah huckabee sanders is right, changes are part of the legislative process. but i don't think anybody was expecting just so soo

number three, he must thank mrs. le penecause she was so disgusting her hatred was so visible macron took credit immediately. last point, he's young. this in my old country say great thing to have in hand to be young. >> charlie: so you just phrased francÇois hollande and at the same time he suffered enormously poor rating. but in his cabinet at one time was mr. macron. now as president how will he be different? >> he will have a different program. the main point with macron he is a liberal in economics it's not a bad thing. it's not an insult. in france a leftist including sometimes mr. hollande to be a liberal is a bad thing it's something you have to avoid. macron coming from the left and saying liberalism is great. globalis globalization is great. he dares to say that. he dares to express this probably will be the main part of his novelty. >> charlie: what role will his wife play? >> it will be interesting. she's 25 years older. she's 64 and he's 39. we don't know how the wife doesn't have it same role as the first lady

even the europeans s know and german foreign minister says if he cannot deliver, he says mrs. le penthe next president. we in europe have to help him and stop the march tos austerity and we have to give some help to our partner in europe to deliver reforms. that's a big deal coming from germany of all places. and there's a -- >> no question this was a big blow to what is called no nothing populism. what is the practical effect of the working government? we will see in the parliament elections coming up. thank you. i appreciate it. >>> thanks to the international viewers for you. for the u.s. viewers, fraternity scandal working penn state. 18 people charged in connection with a death of a student there. details are startling. we will have them for you along with the victim's side when "new day" continues right now. >> we get to the truth as forcefully as we have to. >> new challenges. >> we will ask her all questions about russia and what she knew about donald trump ties. >> we are now in the process of inviting additional witnesses and documents. >> there was a reason why healthcare

macron or mrs. le pen could get a majority in the parliament. >> i spoke to the senior adviser to marine le pen this morning. he said the front national is aiming at 120 seats in parliament. do you think it's possible? they have do mps now. >> they have two mps. yesterday was the first real poll which gave between 15 and 20 tops, mps for them. which is the first estimate. we have to see more of these. but clearly they may be on the rise from where they have currently. but it will be very much uncertain at this stage. >> will be a major force in the coming years, that's forever certain considering her results in the presidential elections. did you understand what she wants to do with the euro? that wasn't very clear, was it? >> it's hard to say, really. there's no real legal framework to get out of the euro. it is understoo she wants to have coordined withdrawal of every single country out of the euro area. that's her major stake for negotiations over the next 6 to 9 months. but we have to see how it goes.

question, they have been used -- they have used some of the vocabulary of the extreme right wing of mrs. le pento neutralize a part of the discontent. and use -- they -- actually the left and the right agreed on some kind of a reluctance towards integration. be it for religious factor, the question of secularism in france, from the left side or in many cases pure racism or fear of the unknown or fear of terrorism on the right-hand side. both sides have been extreme extremely -- i would say hypocritical in the treatment of the question of minorities. even emmanuel macron his last debate on the media -- on the website, the day before the elections started -- he was asked do you believe in a multicultural society you had said you were against it. and in a way said, well, i'm for a diverse france, but i'm not for this kind of multiculturalism in the anglo-saxon way. >> what does what mean? >> yes, it's a very -- it's a strange myth in france, it's been one of the pretexts for immobilization, for total lazy fair or take care of the minorities or count them statistically, we'll end up in a ghetto soc

mr macron and marine le pen will find out on sunday who will be the new president of france.ig gains for the conservative party in british local elections with just five weeks before the main general election. it passed by a whisker in the house, now the really hard work starts for trump's healthca re bill in the senate. russia's military sets up four safe zones in syria but some rebel groups have rejected the plans. hello and welcome to bbc news. the campaign of the french presidential candidate, emmanuel macron, says it's been the victim of a massive hacking attack ahead of sunday's poll. it says hundreds of internal documents were released shortly before official campaigning ended on friday night. aides to mr macron say authentic documents, which had been stolen, were mixed up with fake ones to sow doubt and misinformation. mr macron‘s en marche party said the documents showed the normal functioning of a presidential election campaign, but added that the authors of the leak clearly wanted to undermine it in the final hours. with campaigning finished, the fate of centrist e

against the far—right candidate marine le pen than for mr macron.o test public opinion, the bbc‘s huw edwards travelled to meet people in a suburb of paris. it is the annual bank holiday football tournament in the outskirts of paris. the reaction to the election seems to be relief rather than enthusiasm. lots of people voted for him yesterday, but they voted against marine le pen. he is young and has no past experience. so, it might be difficult for him, but i believe he can do it. it is a complex picture, evenin can do it. it is a complex picture, even ina can do it. it is a complex picture, even in a mixed community like this one. one of the coaches, who left

marine le pen has lost resoundingly, mr macron has won comfortably, easily, but the fa ct won comfortablyhat what marine le pen has achieved is in itself extraordinary. so mr macron has a lot to do. he is an independent, he says he's not from the left of right and he has the small matter of parliamentary elections in june and the small matter of parliamentary elections injune and he needs to rally support behind him if he is to push through any or all of the reforms that he wants to do and unite france. there is no point in trying to compete on the french pronunciation front with this woman, tim! alaves i will speak in pidgin english! so you have this man who has won by 65% to 35%. yet he positioned himself as not being of the establishment. for a lot of people, of course he is. this is one ina long people, of course he is. this is one in a long line of remarkable elections that have changed politics across the world. brexit, trump and i'iow across the world. brexit, trump and now macron. the old parties seem to be unable to come up with solutions to france's myriad problems, a socialist

mr macron and marine le pen go head—to—head on sunday as voters go to the polls in the run—off.a's military sets up four safe zones in syria but some rebel groups have rejected the plans. big gains for the conservative party in british local elections with just 5 weeks before the main general election. and could this be india's most successful film of all time? we meet the cast of bahubali two. the campaign of the french presidential candidate, emmanuel macron, says it's suffered a massive hacking attack which has resulted in thousands of internal documents being released online. it says authentic stolen documents have been mixed with fake ones to sow doubt before sunday's run—off vote between mr macron and his far—right opponent, marine le pen. thoma fessy is in paris where he has been gauging the mood of voters. it is election season in france and at this satirical theatre comedians ta ke at this satirical theatre comedians take a swipe at the politicians running for president. with the many twists and political scandals, this campaign has given them fodder for their work. we

mr macron and marine le pen will find out on sunday who will be the new president of france. with just five weeks to go until the snap general election, the party and the prime minister are trying to avoid looking complacent. i'm not taking anything for granted. i will be going out for the remaining weeks of this general election campaign to earn the support of the british people. also in the programme: a challenge to boeing and airbus. china's first commercial passenger jet makes its maiden flight. we meet consolata and maria, the conjoined twins from tanzania, who are striving to achieve their dreams despite the odds they face. hello and welcome to bbc news. we start with some breaking news: the campaign of the french presidentialfrontrunner, emmanuel macron, says it has been the victim of a massive hacking attack ahead of sunday's poll. it says hundreds of internal documents were released shortly before official campaigning ended on friday night. aides to mr macron say authentic documents, which had been stolen, were mixed up with fake ones to sow doubt and misinformation.

voters go to the polls on sunday to choose between mr macron and marine le pen.ins for the governing conservative party in local elections just five weeks before the general election. the funeral has taken place of leslie rhodes, one of the victims of the westminster terror attacks. mr rhodes who was 75 and a retired window cleaner was on his way home after a hospital appointment when he was killed by khalid masood on westminster bridge. his family say they have yet to come to terms with the unfairness of his death. more than six weeks after the westminster attack, the last of the funerals of the five people killed by khalid masood, family and friends saying goodbye to les rhodes. the 75—year—old had been a window cleaner and decorator all his life, but was struck as masood sped across westminster bridge on his way to murdering pc keith palmer, and died the next day of his injuries. 0n the lawn in front of les rhodes' south london flat, family and friends had laid flowers, including a wreath symbolising his love of cricket. among them his sister—in—law, carol, wh

voters go to the polls on sunday to choose between mr macron and marine le pen.for the conservatives in local elections just five weeks before the general election. the government has finally published its plan to reduce air pollution in the uk, having lost a legal battle to delay the report until after the general election. but it's already been criticised by environmentalists and motoring groups for being too vague. among a range of possible measure are new council clean air zones, and a possible diesel scrappage programme. 0ur science editor david shukman reports from nottingham, one ofjust a number of uk cities, failing to meet pollution standards. the rattle of diesel in the morning rush hour in nottingham, one of many cities where traffic generates unhealthy levels of nitrogen dioxide. so all eyes are on the government's new plan to clean up. the authorities in nottingham have been taking steps on their own. with a tram system to get people out of cars and a special lane for electric vehicles. but the council says the government still isn't doing enough. th

both emmanuel macron and marine le pen have been holding rallies — attacking one another. mrld his supporters to reject the far—right policies of his rival — while ms le pen linked mr macron to the outgoing administration and said they'd costjobs and ruined businesses. all this to a backdrop of may day protests. masked demonstrators threw petrol bombs and other objects at officers, two of whom were injured. police responded with tear gas. the parade was organised by trades unions and anti—racist campaigners. james reynolds was there. francois fillon of divisions now. honoured day like today you see the divisions based on the different protest. i was at herjohn marine le pen rally this morning. there were people there signing up to his particular view of france and those here have a very different view, they were all have to pick a side at they were all have to pick a side at the elections on sunday. the danger for emmanuel macron is he doesn't necessarily get all of the people who marched here. everyone here is against marine le pen but that the does not mean they are in favo

mr macron and marine le pen go head—to—head on sunday as voters go to the polls in the run—off.a but some rebel groups have rejected the plans. big gains for the conservative party in british local elections with just five weeks before the main general election. the campaign of the french presidential candidate

from kantar public. 65% foer showing you from kantar public. 65% for mr macron and 34 for mrs the pen. —— marine leont national would have wanted to hit 40%, but when you compare the 11 million votes that the front national got in this boat with a 4.8 her father got national got in this boat with a 4.8 herfather got in 2002, national got in this boat with a 4.8 her father got in 2002, it does show how the party is performing over the long—term? how the party is performing over the long-term? and i think that is their point. they are a movement which measures their progress in decades, not single elections. they started at 0.74%, they got up to 18% in 2002 and they are up to the mid—30s. they will say look at the long—term trajectory, look at how they are increasing their vote. they will also be pleased by the amount of legitimacy they have. they're in mind it was a fringe movement. a lot of parts of france boycotted them and ignored them. i think they will now feel they can no longer be ignored. the question is whether marine le pen can turn to her own supporters say we are one step away from winni

mr macron and marine le pen will find out on sunday who will be the new president of france.arty and the prime minister are trying to avoid looking complacent. i'm not taking anything for granted. i will be going out for the remaining weeks of this general election campaign to earn the support of the british people. also in the programme: a challenge to boeing and airbus. china's first commercial passenger jet makes its maiden flight. we meet consolata and maria, the conjoined twins from tanzania, who are striving to achieve their dreams despite the odds they face.

different circumstances — in the recent french election campaign, mr putin had voiced his support for the eurosceptic candidate marine le pen to mr macron. nonetheless, the relationship between france and russia remains important to both countries. france is russia's biggest foreign investor — in the first quarter of this year, french businesses injected 797 million dollars into the russian economy. this compares to germany with $350 million and the united states at $130 million. significant tension still exists between russia and the west following the country's ongoing dispute with ukraine. and sanctions are still in place. with me is lilit gevorgyan, senior economist at ihs global insight british airways is facing questions over the catastrophic failure of its computer system and how it's handled the fallout. vladimir putin wants to meet the man who managed to secure victory, despite the odds but secondly i think the russian president has a number of messages to deliver to the new french leader and the first message would be to decouple politics from economic and work on oui’ politics from economic and work on our politi

le pen. he's already started work on forming a government and he's taken calls from world leaders including theresa may offering their congratulations. the official result was confirmed earlier today. the centrist mrn won with 66.1% of the vote — with marine le pen of the front national on 33.9%. the turnout was 74% — the lowest in nearly half a century, which means that some 11.5 million people didn't cast a vote. the day brought a highly visible statement that the transfer of power is under way when the president—elect and the outgoing head of state appeared side by side at a ceremony here at the arc de triomphe to commemorate the end of the second world war in europe, 72 years ago today. mr macron declared that the time had come again to fight the forces of division. our europe editor katya adler reports on the day's events. it has been a day of reflection in france, paying tribute to the world war two fallen. taking stock of fresh challenges ahead. france's brand—new and youngest ever president elect here at ve day commemorations. a little hesitant, a little unsure, taking his cue from the outgoing head of state. it will be a steep learning curve. emmanuel macron is pretty new to politics but

mr macron and his far right rival, marine le pen, will find out who has won the contest when voters go to the polls on sunday. britain's governing conservatives have made the biggest gains in local elections by any party in power for more than a0 years. with a month until the general election, they've won hundreds of seats, many from the opposition labour party. a deal unveiled by russia's military to set upfour safe zones in syria has come into force. the accord was reached at talks in kazakhstan but has been rejected by some rebel groups. reports from northwest syria say shelling and gunfire in rebel—held areas. now on bbc news, click. this week: the coolest history lesson in history. the smallest car race in the world. and we are with the doctor as something goes bump in the night. school, it's changed a lot since i went through the education mangle all those many years ago. many years ago. the school buildings may look the same but technology has been infusing education for quite awhile now. we have smart whiteboards, we have increasing use of tablets and laptops. we have e—textboo

mr macron and his far—right rival, marine le pen, will find out who has won the contest when voters goo the polls on sunday. britain's governing conservatives have made the biggest gains in local elections by any party in power for more than a0 years. with a month until the general election, they've won hundreds of seats, taking many from labour. a deal made by russia's military to set up four safe zones in syria has come into force. the accord was reached at talks in kazakhstan but has been rejected by some rebel groups. reports from northwest syria say shelling and gunfire in rebel—held areas could be heard. in the town where europe's worst atrocity since the second world war took place, some local politicians and, the new mayor, refuse to accept that genocide happened there. that's despite the findings of international courts and the testimony of survivors. one of the few bosnian muslims who did survive the massacre has since returned to srebrenica to provide living proof of what happened there in 1995. and a warning, there are images from the start of this programme which viewers m

two from mr macron, one from marine le pen. macron was very emotive, ina felt that macron was very emotive, in a way. it was obvious that there was something happening for him there and then. he's a young man. he doesn't have — he has some experience, but he's never been in that position. nobody's ever been in that position. nobody's ever been in that position, maybe unless we look back towards napoleon. there was no tv then, so we don't know. marine le pen had a very short speech targeted towards the next general election. obviously she called for the national front — macron was talking about love and passion... we're not on the same page yet. i think marine le pen is already — maybe she was in the debate already talking about the general election. emmanuel macron, talking to the french nations, talking to the french nations, talking to the people — now we will see what happens. isn't it interesting? we've just finished that election and my guest and others in the city of bordeaux already looking forward, if i can put it that

mr macron and marine le pen will find out on sunday who will be the new president of france.in british local elections with just five weeks before the main general election. it passed by a whisker in the house, now the really hard work starts for trump's healthca re bill in the senate. russia's military sets up four safe zones in syria but some rebel groups have rejected the plans. hello and welcome to bbc news.

is le pen brett for mr macron?ident, she is a long, long way behind but what we have seen this week the last couple of days and certainly today is macron acknowledging that the first time that he does need to be chamfered at other half of france which is not the deeply enamoured of his shiny toothed optimism. there are those who look at him and think that is not the kind of france we belong to, he is up there with the middle classes, the aspirants, the people doing well with globalisation but we down here are not happy. they are the people who he has neglected so farand the people who he has neglected so far and today, we saw him acknowledging, obviously and deliberately bridging that there we re deliberately bridging that there were losers in the current setup, that there are people who suffer from the current arrangements of the european union and that he needs to think about that because that has not been his message so far. his message so far has been very upbeat and optimistic, things aren't as bad as is portr

mr macron and his far—right rival, marine le pen, will find out who has won the contest when voters goo the polls on sunday. britain's governing conservatives have made the biggest gains in local elections by any party in power for more than a0 years. with a month until the general election, they've won hundreds of seats, many from the opposition labour party. a deal unveiled by russia's military to set up four safe zones in syria has come into force. the accord was reached at talks in kazakhstan but has been rejected by some rebel groups. reports from northwest syria say shelling and gunfire in rebel—held areas could be heard. the funeral has taken place of leslie rhodes, one of the victims of the westminster terror attacks. mr rhodes who was 75 and a retired window cleaner was on his way home after a hospital appointment when he was killed by khalid masood on westminster bridge. his family say they have yet to come to terms with the unfairness of his death. our correspondent daniel sandford reports. more than six weeks after the westminster attack, the last of the funerals of the fiv

the media has written nearly 100 pen and on marine le nearly 100% against mr. macron.n activity, on the visible space of the internet. attacking inime, the dark internet. >> it suddenly becomes a different problem. if you accuse russia, you are now the president of france and you have to deal with putin. it changes the equation. you cannot be a stretch as you want to be. >> what has changed as we now to really have people listen to what is really happening in this campaign. we do not have enough people in the country and it is part of essence we problem arrive in power. democracy protect our . they looks a lot like the russian attack. to -- any one of the world like to look like them. we have to be very careful before we attribute the attack. >> you are not implying that it could come from the far right? >> no. i said the far right party of marine le pen, benefits from these actions. i believe in this that i cannot say they were organized or responsible for it. everything was directed to our campaign. >> we had hold of the media in the campaign. sad.n't be so be a diff

it follows his election victory last weekend, securing 65% of the vote against marine le pen. mrement a year ago, takes overfrom francois hollande. hugh schofield reports from paris. a classic parisien newspaper kiosk and pictures of monsieur le kid — emmanuel macron, the man who later today will become france's next president. it is going to be at day of ceremony and tradition here at the elysee palace. we cannot get any closer than where we are now because of security. but we know that at ten o'clock in the morning, in front of the elysee, the motorcade of emmanuel macron will drive up and he'll be greeted in front by the outgoing president, francois hollande, and then they will go in together for a tete—a—tete for half an hour. and that's where security matters, including, of course, the handing over of the famous nuclear codes will happen. and then francois hollande will leave and at that point emmanuel macron is the new president. there will be pageantry, with the induction of the new prsident, as all presidents are, as grand master of the order of legion of honour. there wi

two candidates in the french presidential election, emmanuel macron and marine le pen, have been back on the campaign trail. mrn was on the front foot, filing a lawsuit over online rumours he had an offshore bank account in the caribbean. his adversary, ms le pen, was pelted with eggs as she spoke to voters, in a sign of rising tensions ahead of the ballot. here is mr macron speaking about the law suit he's filed. translation: last night madam le pen showed her true face, that of the national front, of a party from the far right, with a lot of aggression, including a personal nature, many exaggerations, lies and insinuations regarding a personal account coinciding with an organised effort on the internet. my team spend all night with lawyers to off easily dismantled that. i am not letting it go because this is what is happening today to our democracies and this is what is threatening democratic life. it is what is called fake news and it can confuse people who only experience of the campaign through social media and who often face falls information. when it comes to subjects as serious as this one you have to

at night mr macron‘s defeated opponent marine le pen danced away her defeat. is now the main opposition force in france. she'll prepare for the next election in five years' time. emmanuel macron will know that he has little time to waste. he's promised to set the direction of both his country and the wider european union. he takes office on sunday. james reynolds, bbc news, paris. it's been said that this election has left france divided despite the resounding victory for emmanuel macron. so it's worth taking a look at the final results of the election and what they tell us. 21 million people voted for macron, which gave him 66% of the valid votes cast for the two candidates. but it's worth nothing that 16 million people either abstained or spoiled their ballots, an historic high, while 11 million people voted for marine le pen. all in all, of the total of 47.5 million registered voters, just over 44% backed mr macron. which is why some say the result paints a more divided picture of france. to discuss that i am joined by our bbc digital reporter. before i tur

also, some on the radical left view mr macron and ms le pen as as bad as each other.icipation in presidential elections in france tends to be high. i think it's very important, particularly this year, because it's a vote for democracy. we know what happened in the us, the brexit is on its way, so it's very, very, very important to vote. sorry, my heart is actually beating really fast now. yeah, we have to vote, because, i mean, for democracy, we have to vote, it's... we should. and it's a big decision. as ever, security is tight. the champs—elysees attack just before the first round, still very much on people's minds. now, polling stations close here in paris at eight at this evening, seven o'clock in britain. very soon after that if not immediately, we should get a clear indication of who has one. emmanuel macron, as all the standards have been showing, is the clear favourite. but let's see. standards have been showing, is the clearfavourite. but let's see. hugh schofield in paris, thank you very much. 82 nigerian schoolgirls have arrived in the capital, abuja, where

france's extraordinary presidential race is in sight. 2a hours after a bitter debate with marine le pen, mras the firm favourite. some of his voters say they are not choosing him, so much as blocking the far right. two thirds of the country's far left supporters may not vote for him at all. if marine le pen wins, it will be of course. if emmanuel macron wins, what will be the consequence? in five years, marine le pen will be so strong. it's not what i prefer. it's what i have to do. critics have accused marine le pen of using last night's debate to goad her opponent. but personal attacks happen on the campaign trail, too. today, an egg, thrown during a visit to northern france. translation: the french people know my programme very well. that is because it is very clear. i have been presenting it to them for several years. i want to lift the veil, and i believe i did that successfully, on who mr macron is. there's more than one role at stake in this campaign. the presidency is the real treasure but, for france's far right party, emerging as the official opposition would also be a prize. this

it follows his election victory last weekend, securing 65% of the vote against marine le pen. mrgo, takes over from the outgoing president francois hollande. hugh schofield reports from paris. window at 10am, window at10am, in window at 10am, in front of the palace lycee, emmanuel macron will be greeted by the current president. they will then talk for half an hour. that will then see the handing over of the famous nuclear codes. at that point, emmanuel macron will be the new president. there will be pageantry with the induction of the new president. there will be a speech at a procession down the shops are lycee, over there. —— champs—elysees. then we will see the announcement of the prime minister. the body knows who they will be. that person's first job will be to lead the new government into the parliamentary elections, which happened injune. because that is when emmanuel macron needs to get a majority for his programme of reform. the other thing is that of course, he takes his first trip abroad, to germany, to see angela merkel. this will see brexit on the future of the euro

also, some on the radical left view mr macron and ms le pen as as bad as each other.ipation in presidential elections in france tends to be high. i think it's very important, particularly this year, because it's a vote for democracy. we know what happened in the us, the brexit is on its way, so it's very, very, very important to vote. sorry, my heart is actually beating really fast now. yeah, we have to vote, because, i mean, for democracy, we have to vote, it's... we should. and it's a big decision. as ever, security is tight. the champs—elysees attack just before the first round, still very much on people's minds. so, from 11 candidates in the first round, we are down to the final two candidates today — emmanuel macron and marine le pen. but voters going into france's polling booths have more than two options. for the first time, the number of those who spoil their ballot, or simply leave their ballot paper blank will be counted in the results, as our correspondent karin gianonne explains. in this final round in the election, under french electoral law, voters also