french president emanuel macron and his wifejust french president emanuel macron and his wife just leavingtheir home in the north of france. we saw earlier marine le pen casting her vote, and they are the two challengers on whom all the focus is now, because there are 12 candidates in all in this first round of the voting, but both of them out in front, and with a very small margin apparently between them, according to the polling. so them, according to the polling. so the next round, in two weeks' time, will to be between the top two candidates. and it is anticipated that they are currently out in front as france goes to the polls. and of course, french president emanuel macron has been focusing on the situation in ukraine and commentators are saying that his focus away from domestic events has enabled marine le pen to cement her support by focusing very much on the cost of living crisis, which is affecting france in the same way as it's affecting many countries currently, with cost of basics having increased dramatically, not just because of pressure on oil and gas prices with the war in

and d, w correspond emanuel. shes is in the vive. i asked her what she makes of zalinski warning that moscow has ambitious ambitions rather to invade other countries. following those comments made by russian commander on friday. well, the landscape made those comments which he had been making in fan since the beginning of the russian aggression in february against ukraine. thus ukraine was only the 1st set in russia's imperialist to t g of the it's in here and indeed the comments made by the russian general on states to division are quite worrying for here. people in the region, people in you credible so people in moldova where they've read a breakaway state and and recognize back away state of trans nice trap, right? between ukraine and moldova, with progression the pepper at the end. if indeed, most schools goal was to extend its invasion up until then. indeed, these would be verified by what is going on right now with the army with the russian army cheese advancing towards the south. even key if confirmed us, many, a few dozen sma

ah, early estimates in the french presidential election, emanuel micron of phase far right. rival marine le pend in a 2nd round show down. ah, hello i marianna mozy in london. you watching al jazeera also coming up on the program. former pakistani prime minister iran con, calls on his supporters to rally his attention shifts to replace him and ukraine as mass graves are found in the village of preserve. any key of presents. lensky seeks germany support for tougher sanctions on russia, and rising tensions between israelis and palestinians after more violence in the occupied westbank. ah, welcome to the program and of course we continue our coverage of the presidential election in france, the incumbent, emanuel micron and far i candidate marina pen all set for a run off vote based on early projections which shut tend to be quite accurate. micron is right to become the 1st french president to be reelected in 20 years, while at the pen is on her 3rd attempt for the top job. in toto. there are 12 cans, it's listed on sundays ballots. the final round is due to take place on april 24th . we are

ah, president emanuel macaroni says the next 2 weeks will be decisive for france as he prepares for a run off against fall ride challenge and moraine a pen, and appears a repeat of their 2017 election. that makram one easily appalling suggests and much time to race this time. and at smith reports from paris. emanuel micron only did one campaign rally, but the man who bronze himself a centrist did enough to have a chance of being the 1st incumbent french president in 20 years to win a 2nd term. again, though, you'll have to beat the fall right at to november 30th. you so, so to leave, the ellipse don't seem to all the french who chose to have slain or the vote on the extreme of either because it angry faced with persistent inequality, a damaged planet with every day. insecurity. the difficulty to make a decent living despite weakened, hard did of evil. i want to convince him in the coming days. his opponent, in the 2nd round of voting will again be marine le, pen leader of the national rally. it's manifesto includes a promise to make it illegal for muslim women to wear, had scarves in

these are the final hours of campaigning ahead of frances presidential election on sunday incumbent emanuel mac. ron and his opponent marine le pen are focusing on undecided voters. pogue show. they may very well decide through with ah, i'm break off is good to have you with as we begin with what appears to be a widening war in ukraine today. a senior russian military commander said vladimir putin's ambitions in ukraine include seizing control the territory in the east and all the way across the south. now it's unclear if this is official kremlin policy. if it is, it would add a completely new dimension to the conflict which so far has brought heavy losses and few gains for russia. some of the strongest ukrainian resistance is that the as of stalled steel plant in the port city of mario pole, a of ukrainian soldiers is resisting russian troops. they're refusing to surrender . we have a look now at the vast industrial complex that has become a symbol of ukrainian defiance. a steel plant from this toby and nightmare smoke and fire as far as the i can see. outside the city, satellite photos sh

the final hours of campaigning ahead of the presidential election and frowns on sunday encumbered emanuel macro and his challenger, marine la penn, are focusing on undecided voters. polls show, they may very well decide who wits ah, i'm all i was like are a variable welcome to the show. we begin with what appears to be a widening of the war and ukraine. a senior russian military commander says vladimir putin ambitions and ukraine include seizing control of territory in the east and all the way across the south that would open up the way to the russian back break away region of trans history in moldova. meanwhile, some of the last ukrainian resistance in the porch of maria pole are holding out in a giant steel funds fight us from the nationalist as a regiment, resisting russian troops. they're refusing to surrender. his a look at the vast as of style industrial complex that has become a symbol of ukrainian defiance. a steel plant from a dystopian nightmare smoke and fire as far as the i can see. outside the city, satellite photos show would appear to be mass graves. they could hold the rem

it is in so now that emanuel micron has been reelected. and there is a huge sense of relief from the you. but of course, there are now the legislative elections that are coming up. and what i'm curious about is, is there a sense of worry in brussels about what might happen in those legislative elections if micron does not. if his party does not keep it's majority, what does that mean for his championing of the you going forward? so 1st of all, what we have to bear in mind from that context that the french president has traditionally a big mountain of maneuver for his action in terms of foreign policy, which is what we call foreign policy. and do men read me so kind of reserve the domain of the president. so even if he doesn't have the majority in parliament, this would only have a limited direct impact on what you can do in your because he and his team could still pitch the ideas and try to advance things on the level of the counter. but also through the punishment, so that would not be directly affected. and also when it comes to defense

i'm hammer, jim jim emanuel mccaul is re elected president of france for a 2nd term. he's the 1st person in 20 years to achieve the feat. but the result from the 2nd round run off seems more a sigh of relief than a grand victory. micron defeated marine le pen who achieved the strongest ever result for a far right candidate. 28 percent of eligible voters didn't cast about. that's the highest abstention rate since 1969 makram promised to be a president for everyone, including those who only voted for him to keep le pen out attention now turns the legislative elections in june. both the far right and far left hope to win more seats and put pressure on microns agenda. bernard smith reports from paris ah, emanuel micron gamble that a short but intense election campaign would be enough. it was his comfortable margin of victory over marina pan, gives him a 2nd term of the lease a palace. only 2 presidents before him have managed that. in his victory speech, makram promised that his next 5 year term would be different, said the new readiness of up this new era will not be a c

i think we can expect much more intensive campaigning from emanuel macaroni. i only had one raleigh a few days before voting on sunday. now for the next couple of weeks, he's going to be criss crossing the country, visiting cities and towns all over france. he's heading to the north of the country today. marine la pan, we can expect something very similar from her. she was already campaigning intensely intensely. she says that he's going to be her last election campaign. we can expect her and her party to really push it. and all these papers this morning in paris are ready for it. lay the whole, the jewel, a similar theme, macro pan, new vote. new go do else as a figaro. now it's time to be really sketch as the left leaning figaro, other newspapers with similar sorts of headlines. i think what we saw on sunday is that we know there are a lot of undecided voters in the run up to the election. and on the day of voting, they went 3 ways either for micron or for the fall, right. or for the far left macro and picked up slightly more votes than he did in 2017 becaus

vladimir putin congratulated emanuel macron. he may have wanted marine le pen to win but he congratulated macron. i sincerely wish you success in your state activities as well as good health and well-being. >>> president macron has tried very hard to use his personal diplomacy to end this war, calling macron -- calling putin a lot of times in the beginning. that didn't go great. >> no, because i think that putin has already decided to go to war unfortunately. in the past he had some success with him. for instance, when he met him in 2019, and then the result was a normal diplomat meeting on minsk, and it was very encouraging at that time. but after that there was the covid and then putin was very isolated and i think it was too late. when emanuel macron went to see him, i think he already decided to go to war. >> so given that fact, given what we're seeing and given the fact this war isn't turning out as putin expected, nobody expected, not even ukraine's allies expected it to be brave and courageous and all of that. what happen

a france will be with emanuel micron at the ballot box on sunday. both the incumbent president, he and his far right opposition. mary le pen fair had been making a final push for votes touring the t. v. stations on friday morning. them but they're not speaking to their cold demographic. instead, buying for votes from supporters of far left candidate shall new mellon, shaun who went 20 percent in the 1st round on the streets of paris. neither le, pen nor micron are popular with this key group of voters that we haven't had a choice in the 2nd rounds ages. i'll give the least worse choice. i went voting for the right or the extreme right? so it's become a campaign of style over substance micron attempting to shake off a reputation of arrogance and connect with work and class motors le pen trying to betray herself as a serious states woman in a tv debate earlier this week, let me micron a title, a pen stance on russia. huh? she refuted the accusation. instead, trying to focus on the cost of living. oh, that's good for did on did you depend on russian po

she was, she failed the tests of for, of the debate because emanuel michael knows his files. he knows his figures. he knows his facts and she appeared not to be at that level. so. ready oh, certainly she's has, she's that training she is rehearsed. shes there, tried everything, but it would be a tough mom and for her it will be a tough man for her as you say, but she's had these 5 years to perhaps polish her actor before that debate. at marina penn, though, in terms of her image, he certainly managed to soften it. in the past few years. she's managed to deflect the spotlight from her rural and immigration messages said if she's going to be president, she would have a referendum on immigration there. she would make it illegal for muslims to where head scarves and public places. she still very much that candidate. yet she's managed to persuade many people. she isn't. yes because she had a. busy exam or to have even more extreme history positions exam or was it in his program. he had a ministry or to send back a 1000000 people. busy to their original countries if there is one. b

ah, emanuel mat qualifies his fall. right rival marine le pend, in the 2nd round of the french presidential election. ah, hello i. marian noisy in london watching al jazeera, also coming up on the program. full of buck hasanti y minutes to him, ron kon rallies is support. his attention shift to who will replace him in ukraine as mass graves have found in the vintage of bizarre veneer.

emanuel macron trying to change that debate by saying this is a referendum on the european union. right? they are linked- — european union. is he right? they are linked. if— european union. is he right? they are linked. if you _ european union. is he right? they are linked. if you ask— european union. is he right? tie are linked. if you ask marine le european union. is he right? tie1 are linked. if you ask marine le pen or emmanuel macron they will say, we don't want france to leave the eu but emmanuel macron will save more europe is the solution, and marine le pen will say less is the solution. inaudible voters who vote either way will feel that they are past the solution or not. so, both candidates have cast their votes. 0ur correspondent anna holligan is in the northern town of henin—beaumont — marine le pen's home territory: well, it's a lazy sunday afternoon here. this is actually one of the busiest places. but many people are hoping for a momentous evening as the results come in. and many people are optimistic that she could actually do it, marine le pen, even though the odd

ah, emanuel micron has been re elected french president for a 2nd term is far right, challenger marine le pen conceded defeat. shortly after poles closed, an early estimates were released once official, the victory would make my crown the 1st french president in 20 years to secure a 2nd term. the runoff between macaroni la pan was held after elections on april. the 10th failed to produce a clear winner. this is the projection micron house, 58.2 percent of the votes, while his far right rival got a share of 41.8 percent. these figures are an estimation based on early counting. when her concession speech marine le pen said the result puts her party in an excellent place for the upcoming legislative elections. are they're in love i, they, me what we've been declared dead a 1000 times. and a 1000 times history has proven wrong. those who predict or wish for our demise in this defeat, i can't help feeling hopeful. this result is proof of a great defiance on the part of the french people on that our leaders in france and europe cannot ignore its proof of a widely shared wish for a great chan

ah, france chooses if next president voters are deciding between incumbent emanuel mac or and far right. candidates. my in le pen. ah. play you're watching al jazeera alive from door. how with me for lead back. people also ahead. ukraine's president again, requests a meeting with dr. mayer fulton, even as russia intensifies its bombardment and voted me zalinski, renews his call for more weapons. as ukraine says, the us is top diplomat and defense chief are doing keith, but washington has not contrived hen fed up with high taxes, farmers in argentina ride their tractor to, to the presidential palace in the capital to drive home their discontent. ah. so voters in france are casting balance in the final round of the presidential election incumbent emanuel michael and marine defend the leader of the national valley party. are competing for the top job. mccoy is hoping to secure a 2nd term turnout so far is slightly lower than the last election in 20. 17 bernice smith reports and pears. photos of face a stark choice in front of the 2 presidential candidates or centrist pro european union, em

macron's time is up. 2017 people voted for emanuel macron and he _ people voted for emanuel macron andople _ and he didn't do anything. people say let's try this and it was— people say let's try this and it was awful.— people say let's try this and it was awful. ., ~ ., . ., it was awful. emmanuel macron has been accused _ it was awful. emmanuel macron has been accused of _ it was awful. emmanuel macron has been accused of being - has been accused of being barely visible at points in this campaign, too focused on international issues to notice people's struggles at home. you think emmanuel macron has been too complacent so far? i think emmanuel macron has been too complacent so far?— too complacent so far? i don't think so. _ too complacent so far? i don't think so. i— too complacent so far? i don't think so, i think _ too complacent so far? i don't think so, i think he _ too complacent so far? i don't think so, i think he was - too complacent so far? i don't think so, i think he was at - think so, i think he was at work trying to protect his people, trying to tackle a crisis, that we

ah, w made for mines with this is dw news live from berlin, victory for emanuel micron. in the 1st round of frances presidential election. the centrist leader fried off a strong challenge from the far right mother, let pen both contenders now go through to the 2nd round in 2 weeks time, also coming up ukrainian president. flor them is the lensky. we're warns of a crucial week ahead and says russia is preparing a full scale assault in east in ukraine. ah, i am jared read. thank you very much for your company. we begin the show in france, where president emanuel micron has emerged as the clear winner of sundays 1st round of the presidential election. now, initial projections have given him 27.6 percent and his bar right challenge. martin le pen, 23.4 percent. both continuous now go through to the 2nd round. on april the 24th 10 are the candidates from different parts of the political spectrum have now been eliminated. a cron headed off is stronger than expected challenge from le pen who dramatically now rude. the president's lead in opinion polls in recent weeks will polls

thank you very much for your company. french president emanuel mack long has emerged as the clear winner of sunday's 1st round of the country's presidential election. initial projections gave my con, 27.4 percent, and his bar right challenger, mainly pen, 24 percent. both contenders now go through to the 2nd round. on april the 24th 10. are the candidates from different parts of the political spectrum have now been eliminated. a cron headed offers stronger than expected challenge from the pen who dramatically narrowed his lead. in the opinion polls in recent weeks will polls taken after the 1st round of voting, put my crown on cause to defeat le pen in 2 weeks time, but the president appealed for support to stop the far right. coming to power. no cinnamon. this easy at this decisive moment for the future of the nation. nothing must be the same as before, wilma. this is why i extend my hand to all those who want to work for france as evil father, you will have hoss missy. i am ready to invent something new to bring together the various convictions and sensibilities in order to build with

go to the polls as voters casting ballots and run off between and coming. emanuel laconia far right challenger, marine the pen. ok . ok, and we are going to be joined by our correspondent in so we're going to join how by our expert, ruth diamant, who is with the school the lecture for war studies at london's king college. or it's sorry about that. i taught us officials are going to keep on sunday to discuss ukraine's request for more powerful weapons. do ukrainian forces have what they need? i think it's difficult to say because we'll have to see how the, the next phase of the complex pan out. but mostly what we have seen in recent weeks is willingness by the united states to provide weapons to an extraordinary level. i mean, in, in love 2 weeks to learn. they provided i for one and a half $1000000000.00 worth of military assistance, which is a factory. some of the us clearly all a winning now i think to, to police, check off them and provide you with what they need and just going over to the russian side. do they have what they need in terms of personnel, weapons, logistics, and so on. i mean

now just a few points behind incumbent emanuel mac hall, with a 3rd of voters still undecided. my call is seeking a 2nd term in office. d. w correspondent lisa louis has more. oh, as his only be campaign meeting, prison and my call in to finally talk about french domestic topics, but he could not escape the one theme that's been dominating the news and his agenda in recent weeks. no. some law dawson law, we are he and his name in to mark by war by gravity, to remind people of the factory good at france. i still has something to say to the homeowner, nacken sallow is obviously thought the current president best suited to deal with this crisis center. so please don't. yeah. got delaney with that. he's the only president who stayed in touch with pete in to negotiate and go see him. that gives us hope. baton rouge, remarkable as the clack car is always objective. he knows how to reason with people and has the necessary careers my to face put in with you know, and then back certain others and intake sites. and don't want to get involved in this crisis. he tries a lot harder than oth

class, the final hours of campaigning ahead of france as presidential election on sunday incumbent emanuel macro and his challenger marine le pen off focusing on undecided voters. poll shows they may very well decide who with lulu? i'm all alice, aka, a very warm welcome to the show. we begin this broadcast with what appears to be a widening of the war in ukraine. a senior russian military commander says vladimir putin's ambitions in ukraine include, sees in control of territory in the east and all the way across the south. if this is confirmed to be official criminal policy, it would add a completely new dimension to the conflict, which is so far broader, very broad, heavy losses and few gains for russia. some of the last ukrainian resistance in the port of maria paul are holding out in a giant steel plant. fighters from the nationalist as a regiment are resisting russian troops. they're refusing to surrender, has a look at the vast as of style industrial complex that has become a symbol of ukrainian defiance. a steel plant from a dystopian nightmare smoke and fire as far as the i can see

with them french president emanuel micron spent a lot of time trying to stop vladimir putin from starting a war here in europe. the pursuit of peace came with a price. micron began his reelection campaign late and he has some catching up to do in 2 weeks. french voters will decide between the incumbent who tried to prevent a russian invasion and the far right leader, marin le pen, whose campaign funds may include a russian donation. i broke off in berlin. this is the day. ah, but you're closer to me. the french people gave me the honor of qualifying for the 2nd round against the outgoing president. michael, is the 1st president of the fish, a freebie, which is which i suppose so i, you level of the j don't be field. nothing is decided yet is the way they would used. i know the thought level of 8. this is why i extend my hand to all those who want to work for france. even of i did want to winning the election to maybe move his appointment is michael than managing for us in the 2nd day. also coming up a lot of me of zalinski the ukranian president who knows how to win an election. now he's

— to have to make some convincing and emanuel micron will have to address domestic— emanuel micron will—— emmanuel macron. is passing his desk —— emmanuel macron. is the _ passing his desk —— emmanuel macron. is the traditional wisdom in france that when it comes down to the last two, a front is formed against the far right. what do you think of the state of play of that now? good question- _ state of play of that now? good question- i _ state of play of that now? good question. i think— state of play of that now? good question. i think the _ state of play of that now? good question. i think the so-calledl question. i think the so—called republican front is certainly weaker thanit republican front is certainly weaker than it was. i don't think many expected emmanuel macron to win anything like the 66% of the vote he got last time and marine le pen has performed something of a detoxification campaign, trying to convince voters that her party has changed, that it has left behind the fascist baggage of the past, but i think there are enough french voters who will vote emmanuel macron whate

fritz, president, emanuel micron spent a lot of time trying to stop vladimir putin from starting a war here in europe. the pursuit of peace came with a price macaroni began his reelection campaign late and he has some catching up to do in 2 weeks. french voters will decide between the incumbent who tried to prevent a russian invasion and the far right leader at marin le pen, whose campaign funds may include a russian donation. i broke off in berlin. this is the day. ah, with the french people gave me the honor of qualifying for the 2nd round against the outgoing president. is the 1st president of the $53.00 b which is which i suppose so i you level of we jake don't, don't be fooled. nothing is to cite the candy 3 and i would used another level of eggs. this is why i extend my hand to all those who want to work for france. even a winning the election may be more. he's a footman in michael than managing frost in a 2nd monday. also coming up loaded me a zalinski, the ukranian president, who knows how to win an election. now he's campaigning to win a war. it dear? yes, little love. we will

that said, i think the narrative of emanuel macron being his widely unpopular president is a little bit you look at the numbers that he did any first round. he did better in the first round this time around than he did in 2017. so yes, he has angered many people, but you have also quite a few people in france, a big chunk of the population, that actually agrees and still agrees and maybe agrees more with the president this time around than they did five years ago, and add to that, of course, this republican front, as it is known in france, which is barring the far right from reaching the highest levels of power by any means necessary, evenif power by any means necessary, even if it means voting for somebody you dislike. what else has this election _ somebody you dislike. what else has this election showed - somebody you dislike. what else has this election showed us - has this election showed us about french politics, particularly when it comes to the parties? we have seen a lot of the older parties struggle. we are also seeing the centre get lost a little bit command we? . ., ._ we? th

she is obviously a little bit behind her arrival, emanuel micron. but there is a lot of enthusiasm in her camp that she could be closer than ever before at to the french presidency. and also following all of this is out there is but as kindness moran sharp, shara and up moran. i'm just looking at this poll here on reuters, and if pop polls saying, but micron would when the 2nd round of the french presidential election with 51 percent of the vote. course we can see these images of his supports is celebrating . but this contest is far from over. absolutely. and you know, we are still talking about being too close to the margin of error 3 plus or minus plus 3 plus or minus 3 percent. so in a way, you know, he's really pointing quite badly for the 2nd round and even those who are trying to put a positive spin on his performance tonight as he will probably do that. coming up next because he is sort of leading among others. but if you want, if you think about it seriously, i mean, you know, gaining for high points after 5 years of ruling, you know, with i

for it was filed by the w correspondence, emanuel shars. and earlier i asked her if there was any hope for the many residence . still trapped in the port city of mary or paul hope is certainly what sir sustains. people who are trapped in mar, you pull in, indeed days it is believed that there is a round, a 1000 civilians who are trapped in d as of fowl as to your plan to eat em. are you, paul? and they are also sold is there they are holding their position, they are not surrendering the ukraine and the forces. i mean, and you know, i was reading a testimony of a ukrainian soul. the who is currently in the hours of style as steel plans. and he was saying that his just, you know, a matter of hours of days are the best until they run out of food or drink a bull water. and also he was saying that sold is there only have lights or artillery lights or weapons and that's a rush and dominates in every way. and there he also so voicing concerns about 500 people injured. so it is not clear whether it is a sold, you are civilians injured in doubt, see

it was one of the last chances for incumbent emanuel micron and his far right challenger maureen le pen to sway voters. and there were some fiery exchanges. it was the most anticipated moment in the french election campaign, the only tv debate between french president emanuel micron and the woman who wants his job fall right challenger marine la pen. wolfol, i don't go to school, so go home the bud, you sivilton, under the glare of the studio lights the gloves were off. micron attack la pen over her past dealings with russia, a map of this i can feel as could dip on. did you depend on russian power? you depend on mister putin as a few months after saying that, madame le pen, that you took out a loan from a russian bank in 2015 for the 1st check russian bank, let self tick cushion bunk. when you don't talk to other leaders, you talk to your banker when talking to russia, this is the problem that met them, that they ruined evil or present on the pen, insisted she was independent of moscow up anymore and returned to a key scene with her campaign to default the rising cost of fuel them and

city, olivia, and the final countdown is on to francis presidential election on sunday incumbent emanuel mac cole and his challenge are marine, the pen, have made their final pitch to voters. but many are unhappy with both candidates. ah, i'm nick spicer. welcome to the program. ukraine has warned that russia plans to attack more countries and expand its war president vladimir lensky said, ukraine's neighbour. moldova should be concerned about russia's latest military strategy, while dover is home to trans nice drea, a breakaway pro russian region which borders ukraine on friday, the deputy commander of russia. central military district. that is, forces want to expand their control of territory westwards. the official told state media control over the south of ukraine is another way to trans nissan area, where there is also evidence that the russian speaking population is being oppressed. president lensky focused on the commander's comments in his nightly address. sure, said kinky. well, this only confirms what i have said many times the russian invasion of ukraine was intended only as a

a france will be with emanuel micron at the ballot box on sunday night, both the incumbent president, he and his far right opposition, marina panther had been making a final push for votes. touring the t. v. stations on friday morning. them but they're not speaking to their cold demographic. instead vying for votes from supporters of fall live, confidential new melanie sean, who went 20 percent in the 1st round on the streets of paris. neither la penn nor mac. ron, are popular with this key group of voters that we haven't had a choice in the 2nd rounds ages. i'll give the least worse choice. i went voting for the right or the extreme right? so it's become a campaign of style over substance micron attempting to shake off a reputation of arrogance and connect with work and class moses la pen trying to betray herself as a serious states woman in a tv debate earlier this week, let me micron a title, a pen stance on russia. huh? she refused to the accusation. instead, trying to focus on the cost of living. as good did on, did you depend on russian power? you depend on mister putin as a few

and the final countdown to frances presidential election on sunday incumbent emanuel mat call. and his challenger, marine le pen have made their final pitch to voters. but many are unhappy with both candidates. ah, a michael. ok. it's nice to have you with us. ukraine has warned that russia plans to attack more countries and expand its war. president valadez zalinski said, ukraine's neighbour. moldova should be concerned about russia's latest military strategy. while dover is home to trans nissan, which is a break away pro russian region which borders ukraine. russia is in control of ukraine, south east regions seen here in blue. now the deputy commander of russia's central military district says it's forces. want to push westwards. on friday, the official told state media quote, control over the south of ukraine is another way to trans nissan. where there is also evidence that the russian speaking population is being oppressed. president lansky focused on the commander's comments in his nightly address, short, thick kinky. well, this only confirms what i have said many times t

thank you. emanuel mccaul has won a 2nd term as president of france macklin secured a convincing victory with 58.5 percent of the vote. as far right opponent. not in the pen managed 41.5 percent. that is the biggest chair yet. so the extreme right, the run of saw the lowest turn out in 5 decades, however, millions of though to staying away or spoiling their ballots. emanuel the cold victory and sundays vote was a big personal achievement. he's the 1st incumbent to be reelected in 20 years. yet as paris woke up to 5 more years of a mccoy presidency on monday, the focus at the new stuns was very much on the challenge. he now faces to united nation, at odds with itself many voted from a kron solely to keep the far right marine le pen out. and they never expect the president to make significant changes to how he governs nica, what is the started something new? he's not going to do another 5 years of the same mandate. that's clear. we won't let him do it. if he does, i think people here ready to take to the streets if that isn't the right kind of government yet by monument goody. so glad i ca

w corresponding to emanuel shas, who's there. welcome emanuel. you were caught up in these explosions yourself. well, i haven't heard the explosions or feel there happens or in other parts of the city, but they were air sirens early this morning and everybody just took shell to her, went into our bunkers and it was later confirmed us. are the blasts are there have been a 5 airstrikes confirmed by the mayor of the city of levine. the blast killed 6 people injured a further 11, including one child and caused considerable damage or where, where each ass track there were like up to 40. our cars damaged them all. so windows are shattered in a nearby hotel with a lot of civilians are currently residing in dad's hotel. so you could also see clouds of smoke our, where our, where da da me size our trucks. so a live eve, which is not spare despite the west as you were mentioning, having being related to li are spared since the beginning of the russian aggression against ukraine. on february 24th. right. the roof. ha ha. how's? largely been spurred as you w

chooses a president. polling stations have opened across the country in the runoff between incumbent emanuel michael was falling for a 2nd term. and his far right challenger, marine the pen. and they've done it again. fire and munich, or german champions. once more. they've landed their 10th buddhist league, a title in a row, with a victory over there perennial challengers. doors will find out what this means for german football. awe. nick spicer, welcome to the program. ukraine's president vladimir lensky says he's preparing to welcome the highest level us delegation to keep since russia invaded 2 months ago. the sunday visit by secretary of state anthony blanket and defense secretary lloyd austin, comes on the heels of a deadly missile strike on the port city of odessa. so lensky says, an infant was among the 8 people killed. he says he'll ask the americans for new weapons to stop a new russian on slot in ukraine, south and east. and he w course. a bonded young fellow sholtes joined us from the western ukrainian city of the vive. young phillips zelinski denounced the attack on a desert and

see city hanger latest hold of the race between her and president. emanuel micron now le pen heads into sunday's 1st round election with a predicted 20 to 24 percent share of the vote against microns 26 percent. and 39 percent of french people consider she has the stature of president. that's up from 21 percent in 2017. her team. hope that suggests france it in for a real political shock. bernard smith, al jazeera, her opinion. ah, your geologist there with me, sir. robin in doha, reminder of our top stories, at least 2 people have been killed in a shooting in israel. more than a dozen others were wounded in the attack. now the gunman opened fire in a crowded area with bars and restaurants, ukraine's president, as described. the killings of the town of borrowed younger as significantly more dreadful and in butcher or at least $300.00 people were killed. western nations say russia committed war crimes in its strike on the town. which elise or bore to the work, to clear the rubble and bore a junker has begun. it is significantly more dreadful. they're even more victims from the russian oc

than 700 people have been killed during weeks under siege by russian forces also on the program. emanuel may call, seeks a 2nd term in france is presidential election, but whole show for right rival marine la penn. just a couple of points behind. ah a michael ok, welcome to the program. eastern ukraine is bracing for a new russian offensive. thousands of people are on the go, trying to flee before it's too late. people in the city of crime, a toss have been taking many buses to leave the city. after missiles struck the train station killing dozens, ukrainians are also fleeing the city of lou hans satellite photos taken before the weekend show a convoy of hundreds of russian military vehicles on the move, making the task of evacuating civilians all the more urgent. as russian forces refocus on the east, they have withdrawn from other parts of the country. the city of tra, nia was under siege for weeks, though it was never captured. the mare of the northern city said at least 700 people died in the assault dw corresponded alexander fun. naming has travelled to trinity of as it take stock o

members of parliament in pakistan made to a like the new prime minister to succeed in bron. com, who emanuel, my gall warns, vote is against the appeal of xenophobia ahead of a 2nd round election showdown with far arrived. rival marine le pen a anger in the occupied west bank as another palestinian is killed in arrayed by israeli forces. new crimes president warns the coming week could be the most crucial yet for its forces. battling a russian offensive in the east and sports scottie scheffler has won the 1st major golf championship of his career. americans secure the masters, handled with a 3 shot victory at augusta. ah, politicians are gathering in pakistan to pick the new prime minister. they'll decide on a success to him, ron khan, who lost no confidence vote on saturday. more than a 100 mph with cons, focused on the hurricane. soft party of just resigned to protest again, his al thing, his reminder of how he reached this point, the original no confidence motion against then prime minister on con, was brought to parliament by the opposition. on march 28th, a week later upon them as deput

and the final. com towel to francis presidential election incumbent emanuel kong and his challenge, maureen le pend, has made a final pitch to daughters that many are unhappy with both candidates. ah, i'm really mohammed walking to the program. ukraine has warned that russia plans to attack more countries and expand its war president vladimir lensky said neighbouring moldova should be concerned about russia's latest military strategy. moldova is home to trans mistrial. a breakaway pro russian region, which borders ukraine. russia is in control of ukraine's south east regions. the scene here in blue, a top russian commander says moscow's forces. want to push west straight across southern ukraine. ha, keep on fire. a hospital in the dawn bass. even in the countryside. no, escape from the bombs in eastern ukraine. now the deputy commander of russia's central military district says its forces want to push westwards towards moldova. on friday he told state media control over the south of ukraine is another way to trans in history. where there is also evidence that the russian speaking population

but it's miss reports from paris. emanuel micron only did one campaign rally, but the man who bronze himself a centrist did enough to have a chance of being the 1st incumbent french president in 20 years to win a 2nd turn again though you'll have to beat the fall right through to me. but the, you, you, sir, so tony, the alleged assumed to our fellow citizens that abstained or voted for the extreme of either because they are angry against inequalities or to the ecological chaos or insecurity colors or the difficulty of living in dignity. even working hard. i will convince you in the days to kind do his opponent in the 2nd round of voting will again be maureen le pen, leader of the national rally. it's manifesto includes a promise to make it illegal for muslim women to wear had scarves in public places . they were covered the pony, thank you. your vote depends all over the french territory on the legitimate preponderance of the french culture and language. the customs of our agents and the french way of life on republican laws and values, he can le pen might pick up votes from supporte

ah yet again, emanuel macaroni murray le pen will fight for the top job in france. the 1st round of the big finish with no play went up. it's a tight race in the 2nd round the can the far right when. and what would that mean for from this is inside story. ah hello, welcome to the program. i'm nick clock. president macro is in the north of france already campaigning for a runoff election on april the 24th. he's on top after the 1st round of voting took place on sunday, and he wants to become 1st french president to be reelected in the last 20 years. but his content them are in the pen is not far behind. determined to start her own presidency by winning the runoff polling suggests a much tight erase this time than when the 2 laws faced each other back in 2017. then more than 26 percent of the population abstained from costing appellate on the 1st round. but as my father's report now from pears, emanuel micron only did one campaign rally, but the man who bruns himself, a centrist, did enough to have a chance of being the 1st incumbent french president in 20 years to wi

so now they'll be 2 weeks of intense campaigning for emanuel micron, a marine la pen. most of the losing candidates have urged their supporters not to let the pen wins of a cron could benefit from their votes. but the far right when i combined 33 percent share the vote in the 1st round. so an upset cannot be ruled. bernard smith, inside story, paris, where the merging of the right wing into the far right is one of the biggest of elements of this election. a marine le pen and at exam was combined at poll ratings amount to an unprecedented 30 percent plus for the far right in front. his parties are more united than those on the left. the far right agree on what they say is the necessity for france to reestablish is fuel is full sovereignty from the european union. they also want to limit or end immigration. and some of the right wing go as far as saying islam is incompatible with the french republic. over the past 2 years, they have spread from a fringe of movement to a mainstream political force in france. and that's been fueled by economic grievances and security phase

ah, incumbent lead of french president emanuel mac groan is set for a run off against far right, canada marine le pen. micron is vine to become the 1st french present to be reelected in 20 years. all a pen is on her 3rd attempt for the top job. in total, 12 candidates were listed on sundays ballots. out there as bonnet, smith reports now from the capital, paris. manual micron only did warm campaign rally, but the man who brands himself a centrist did enough to have a chance of being the 1st incumbent french president in 20 years to win a 2nd term. again though, you'll have to beat the far right at noon. okay, but thank you so. so tony, the ellipse, don't you to our fellow citizens lit, abstained or voted for the extreme. don't either because they are angry against inequalities or to the ecological chaos zone, or insecurity, or the difficulty of living in a dignity. even working hearted. idle convinced you in 2 days to come. his opponent and the 2nd round of voting will again be marine le pen leader of the national rally. its manifesto includes a promise to make it illegal for muslim wom

ah, we begin in france, where president emanuel ma chrome has been reelected. he comfortably bade far right challenger moraine le pen, but he's acknowledged the dissatisfaction with his 1st term and le pen says her strong performance puts in a good position for upcoming parliamentary elections. so let's take a look now at the numbers with almost all of the votes counted. micron has them estimated at 58.55 percent in the presidential run off, while the pen, later of the national rally party has 41.45 percent. ben, it's smith has the latest developments out of paris. emanuel micron gumby the short but intense election campaign would be enough. it was his comfortable margin of victory over marine le pen gives him a 2nd term of the lease a palace. only 2 presidents before him have managed that. in his victory speech, makram promised that his next 5 year term would be different, said there are new retina. so up this new era will not be a continuity of the 5 previous years. but the collected invention of a revised method for 5 better years. ra country, and are you fa

i'm hammer, jim jim, 5 years ago, emanuel macro was a new comer to french politics. he swept aside the traditional left, right, political divide by forming a interest party and becoming the youngest ever president. now the 44 year old is the incumbent seeking re election. sunday's 1st round of voting is happening and the shadow of rushes invasion of ukraine. macro held his only campaign rally last saturday outside paris. he promised to defend europe's democracy, while raising pensions and cutting corporate taxes. opinion polls suggest a repeat of 2017 when micron faced marie la pon, in the 2nd round, the far i candidate has since tone down her previous statements against immigration . instead, she's focused her campaign on the high cost of living. both are facing lay challenge from the far left will bring in our guests at a moment. first natasha butler reports from legal. oh, middle school is one of france's best known politicians. anthony re orita and former trotsky east. the far left party leaders spend years on the margins of french politics, but middle shores, fo

ah. emanuel mac, ron becomes the 1st french president in 20 years to be re elected, but has major challenges ahead and china's fight to contain cove. 19 b. jane's biggest district is testing more than 3000000 residence after dozens of new cases. russia is failing in ukraine. that's according to the u. s. secretary of state who's been to key van tony blinking and defense secretary lloyd austin. place to step up u. s. military aid, including more advanced weapons. alexey o'brien begins our coverage with this report, a show of support in a time of war, the u. s. secretaries of state and defense in the ukrainian capital to meet president fellow to me as a landscape. this was the 1st high level visit by us officials since russian forces and faded what you've done and we're pulling the rush engine, the battle of keys ish. was it for an inch far and quite widely to rest of the world. we got used to seeing you on video around the world, but it's great. it's good to see you in person. during a 3 hour meeting, the pair promised to stay pop u. s. military aid, including sending more advanced weapons. w