paul show for right challenger marine the pen, gaining on the current leader, manuel nicole, who's seeking a 2nd term in office. a monument crone is asking voters to bank him for another 5 years in power. a few weeks ago he enjoyed a comfortable lead in the polls. but his far right challenge a marine le pen has steadily closed again. she's focused her campaign on the cost of living crisis that low to say is that biggest concern, while still promising radical anti immigration policies and barring and upset, she expected to join micron in the run off on april 24th. micron is blaming his own loki campaign on having to focus on the wall and ukraine. he still tips to when in the 2nd round, with le pen only narrowly behind and gaining, but with up to a quarter of people thought to still be undecided. and many planning not to vote to tool an upset remains a possibility. mccrendon, his supporters are hoping that back as a fall at firebrand john mcmillan shall who sits a 3rd place in the polls. will vote for micro in the 2nd round. keep pen out as many did the last election in 2017, but this time m

and the final countdown to francis presidential election on sunday incumbent manuel nicole and his challenger, marine le pen have made their final pitch to voters. but many are unhappy with both candidates. ah, a warm welcome to our viewers around the world. a michael oak who ukraine has warned that russia plans to attack more countries and expand its war. president val autumn is zalinski said, ukraine's neighbouring moldova should be concerned about russia's latest military strategy. moldova is home to trans history up, which is a break away pro russian region which borders ukraine. russia is in control of ukraine, southeast region, seen here in blue. now the deputy commander of russia central military district, says it's forces, want 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 zalinski focused on the commander's comments in his nightly address, short thinking, well, this only confirms what i have said many times

also coming up prince chooses a president encumbered to manuel nicole and his far right challenger marine le pen cast their votes as they go head to head for francis top political jobs. and they've done it again by munich or german champions. once more, they landed their 10th buddhist legal title in a row with victory over their perennial challenger's door. ah, and welcome 12 years around the world. i'm michael oke, who ukraine's a president of a lot him is. the lensky says she'll be meeting face to face in the coming hours with united states secretary of state antony, blinking, and us defense secretary lloyd austin. so lensky says she'll use the meeting to ask the americans for more weaponry to stop rushers onslaught in ukraine's east and south. this, after the president visited, keeps st. sophia cathedral to record an easter message on the holiest day of the orthodox christian calendar. at make shift prayer venues and churches around the country ukrainians prayed for those. fighting on the front lines. and for those trapped in places like the besieged city of mario pal for more let cros

france, the 2 candidates and sundays presidential run off, hold their only face to face debate. manuel nicole and his power. i challenge it, maureen le pen clash over her links to russian money, and his record as president. ah, hello, i'm terry martin. thanks for joining us. russian president vladimir putin has claimed victory. a merrier poll saying his forces have successfully liberated the port city and southeastern ukraine. putin ordered his military to blockade the cities of soap, stars steal plants, sealing ukrainian troops and civilians. inside his a clip from his televised meeting with his defense minister say get, so i go, but it'll, again, i considered the proposed storming be industrial area, pointless. i order to bolt it. this is the case where we must think, we must always think that it's even more so in this case about preserving the life and health of our soldiers and officers. there is no need to climb into this catacombs and crawl underground through these industrial facilities block off this industrial area so that not even a fly can get through the molecular to the as of sta

also coming up prince chooses a president encumbered de manuel nicole and his far right challenger. marine le pen cast their votes as they go head to head for francis top political job and they've done it.

as always our correspond, christine, while they're in luxembourg, in french a manuel. nicole has emerged as the clear front runner after sundays, 1st round of boating in the countries presidential election. interior ministry figures give me a call just over 27 percent of the boat. as far i challenger marina pern receive just over 23 percent of contenders. now go through to the 2nd round. on april 24th . turn other candidates from across the political spectrum have been eliminated. though my count did come out on top in this 1st round of voting, the pen dramatically narrowed the president's lead in opinion polls. ah, he may have won the 1st round, but for a manual mac crone, this was no time for a victory lap. down, don't be fooled, nothing is decided. yes, we barely a month ago, micron looks like a shoe in. instead, the incumbent president ended up in the fight for his political life, with critics accusing him of focusing on global crises rather than the ones at home . at doing okay, but the you to all those who chose to abstain or to vote on the extreme server. because i wan