it is interesting that melenchon _ run-off. it is interesting that melenchon has _ run-off.s interesting that melenchon has said though i run-off. it is interesting that| melenchon has said though it run-off. it is interesting that - melenchon has said though it for anything but marine le pen and one can understand why, but at the same time, his message is one of improving the living standards of so many french people, the people that marine le pen would call the forgotten ones, les 0ublies, and there is no clear determination as to where people should go. yes. there is no clear determination as to where people should go. yes, he knows that — to where people should go. yes, he knows that himself, _ to where people should go. yes, he knows that himself, as _ to where people should go. yes, he knows that himself, as a _ to where people should go. yes, he knows that himself, as a potential l knows that himself, as a potential prime minister, we have legislative elections in two months' time and in seven weeks' time after this presidential election. these elections are going to

- jean-luc melenchon. what leverage does he have over macron? he - jean-luc melenchon.will, 2096 of the electorate in france support - by offering support? we will, 2096 of the electorate in france support our| the electorate in france support our platform which shows we are a strong and progressive force now in france and progressive force now in france and the latest legislation will happen and hopefully there will be a strong opposition. you miracle that last time they were trying to do this reform they were blocked by massive demonstration and our role inside the national assembly and i think the majority of this country is against this. polls show that people support pension at 60 and i think if we need to go back onto the street to fight outside the national assembly we will do that and with the support of the majority of people. the support of the ma'ority of --eole. , , the support of the ma'ority of eo le, , , , ., the support of the ma'ority of --eole. , , ., the support of the ma'ority of --eole. , ,,, . ., the support of the ma'ority of n-eole. , , . ., , .,

reporter: in the paris region, melenchon also came out on top.nd some voters have left feeling deflated. >> yesterday we thought jean-luc melenchon was going to be the second round, and eventually our new leader. but it is not the case. we will get over it, but it's true, we're a bit lost. reporter: nearly 7000 kilometers away, there was shock when the announce world announced, because melenchon had garnered over half the votes on the island. >> we are not represented in the national results. we don't feel listened to, and it is a real shame. it is a big disappointment for us. reporter: on sunday night in paris, these melenchon voters took to the streets to voice their opposition of marine le pen. they will be key to who becomes president after the second round of voting. for the moment, many are indecisive. >> i would rather stay under my bed. there is no point. they are both the same. reporter: according to recent polling, melenchon vital votes could still go to either candidate. mark: we will have more on the implications of the election resul

she wants to appeal— melenchon this time. she wants to appeal to _ melenchon this time.she is not racist or at— mean that it genuinely she is not racist or at least she appeals to the racist — racist or at least she appeals to the racist vote and she is genuinely against _ the racist vote and she is genuinely against the — the racist vote and she is genuinely against the presence of islam in france — against the presence of islam in france. she is genuinely against the multicultural france that has come as a society, and she is the face of the white — as a society, and she is the face of the white french nationalist, this is how— the white french nationalist, this is how she — the white french nationalist, this is how she appears to people. she doesn't _ is how she appears to people. she doesn't have to say that this is who she is, _ doesn't have to say that this is who she is, she — doesn't have to say that this is who she is, she knows that people will recognise — she is, she knows that people will recognise in her this old, white, french— recognise in her this old, wh

it is a melenchon. what do they do? it is a real question _ melenchon. what do they do?. what do they do? it is a real question for sunday. _ melenchon. what do they do? it is a real question for sunday. five - melenchon. what do they do? it 3 —. real question for sunday. five years ago 83% of the second round voted for emmanuel macron. i guess tomorrow will be low and probably because what we have seen between the five years is that we have more jean—luc melenchon voters voting for marine le pen now and we have a lower level of voters for emmanuel macron, 50% now, it was 65 years ago so we are expecting that half of them will choose emmanuel macron and will vote for omicron but also about a third of a quarter will go to marine le pen, which is new and shows the fact that they are quite upset about not one's presidency. make them very much indeed. i should say opinion wave gets a pretty close on the second round is in the presidential election and he was saying there it would point to a fairly comfortable win for emmanuel macron at this stage but, as he pointed out, his

you do with momentum, _ melenchon as prime minister.nchon as prime minister. you do with momentum, certainly, at this i with momentum, certainly, at this stage. thank you very much for your use, member of the european parliament for the left—wing french party but at this stage it is about marine le pen and about a manual 0micron and the voters tomorrow because opinion polls say it will be emmanuel macron but opinion polls don“t decide elections —— about marine le pen and about emmanuel macron. voting takes place on thursday will have a special programme for neither results. is that as france decides. some breaking news to bring you from japan, where coastguard vessels and patrol aircraft are searching for 26 passengers and crew of a sightseeing boat missing off the northern island of hokkaido. the authorities lost contact with the vessel — the kazu 0ne — after its crew told the coastguard that it was taking on water and had started to sink. local media reported those on board were wearing life jackets. the area where the boat ran into t

for instance, jean—luc melenchon is pushing — instance, jean—luc melenchon is pushing a — instance, jean—luc is a _ pushing a minimum wage to 1200 euros which is a necessity here and those areas _ which is a necessity here and those areas. �* ., ., ., ., ., areas. i'm not going to go into those details _ areas. i'm not going to go into those details but _ areas. i'm not going to go into those details but it _ areas. i'm not going to go into those details but it is - areas. i'm not going to go into. those details but it is promising areas. i'm not going to go into i those details but it is promising a lot and it would cost a huge amount to implement it all. he hasn't gone through to the second round but what he has done is said whatever you do don't vote for marine le pen but i'm at her new who to vote for. what are you going to do? his at her new who to vote for. what are you going to do?— you going to do? his message is clear that no _ you going to do? his message is clear that no one _ you going to do? his message is clear that no one should - you going to do? his message is clear that no

it is difficult for more melenchon votes. which will you go after? >> translator: it is not difficult. it's difficult when you believe in the left-right divide that is not our view the real divide is patriots and globalists we're the patriots within jean-luc melenchon's camp, there are patriots some are attached to issues of security and identity. others attached to social issues both at the edge of marine le pen's campaign one on social issues and giving french their money back and other the identity giving france the country back >> reporter: that was meizonnet speaking for le pen's party. they are still saying brexit is not on the table there are a lot of issues in the program. she talks about moving away from the eu to build a more alliance of nations how french law will would be above other laws it could create problems in the future she talks about taking france out of the nato. there are a difference of policies a huge implication what have this means for france and eu and events like ukraine for example. the election from le pen would be impl

based on the ollin: melenchon are going to go?hon are going to go? based on the polling you see — melenchon are going to go? based on the polling you see a _ melenchon are going to go? based on the polling you see a lot _ melenchon are going to go? based on the polling you see a lot of _ the polling you see a lot of disaffection and last time around 52% of his base went out for macron and let's remember that, it took him and let's remember that, it took him a fair while to come out and say, don't vote for marine le pen but this time he says it on the night straightaway so this is a big change, he has been looking at the polling, basically, in 52% of his base last time around went for macron and now it is just 36% this time around according to polling which means that it is a lot narrower and basically it is 52—48, famous numbers, between macron and marine le pen, but i think over the next few weeks the polls might widen a bit more because you have as you see from the footage, jean—luc melenchon saying don't vote marine le pen and

so for days now, analysts have been pondering which candidate the melenchon supvoters would support.e feels, saying four times in his concession speech that his voters should certainly not choose le pen with her anti-immigrant, anti-europe policies but he did not suggest they should vote for macron, which leaves it an open question which way they'll go. >> even if there is a lot of anger, macron has a attitude that is clearly anti-le pen, society favorable to immigration when actually marine le pen is extremely opposed to totally open society and immigration. i believe at the end of the day, will abstain and vote macron. >> reporter: many may abstain or cast ineligible ballots. but what melenchon and his party are looking forward to more importantly is what the french call the third round in the elections. the elections in june to determine the makeup of the french legislature. melenchon said himself this week that if his supporters win enough seats in the parliament, he would be happy to serve as prime minister. happy about that as well would be a long-time melenchon supporter who i

but here, i want to say— jean—luc melenchon. but here, i want to say and _ jean—luc melenchon.ponse to them, to make sure they cannot pass _ response to them, to make sure they cannot pass or come through, not to allow— cannot pass or come through, not to allow the _ cannot pass or come through, not to allow the extreme right to come through — allow the extreme right to come through. but in this moment, decisive — through. but in this moment, decisive moment, for the future of our nation, — decisive moment, for the future of our nation, nothing must be as before — our nation, nothing must be as before. that is why i hope to out stretch _ before. that is why i hope to out stretch nry — before. that is why i hope to out stretch my hand to all those who want _ stretch my hand to all those who want to — stretch my hand to all those who want to work for france, i am ready to create _ want to work for france, i am ready to create something new, to bring together— to create something new, to bring together all the different convictions and beliefs in order to build _ convictions and b

melenchon section of voters. _ significant jean—luc melenchon section of voters.f they can . the first round. and three-quarters of all muslim voters, if they can be i of all muslim voters, if they can be persuaded that macron is at least more tolerable for their prospects than le pen, and you can mobilise that vote, that could be significant.— that vote, that could be siunificant. �* :: , ., significant. but 50% of them might, i don't significant. but 5096 of them might, i don't say it — significant. but 5096 of them might, i don't say it will— significant. but 5096 of them might, i don't say it will happen _ significant. but 5096 of them might, i don't say it will happen but - significant. but 5096 of them might, i don't say it will happen but one - i don't say it will happen but one poll said — i don't say it will happen but one poll said that, _ i don't say it will happen but one poll said that, 50% _ i don't say it will happen but one poll said that, 50% of _ i don't say it will happen but one poll said that, 50% of them - i don't say it will happen but one.

anna holligan was at melenchon�*s headquarters and us this.pporters were charging inside this circus which was transformed intojean—luc transformed into jean—luc menchelon�*s transformed intojean—luc menchelon�*s hq. his message of socialjustice menchelon�*s hq. his message of social justice and menchelon�*s hq. his message of socialjustice and climate consciousness... sorry, sorry, i can't talk any more. 0k... sorry. apologies, we had some issues with that report there. let's move on to the day's other news now. the white house has denounced the appointment of a new commander of russian forces to lead it's war effort here, saying it means there are likely to be more atrocities committed against civilians. vladimir putin has appointed general alexander dvornikov as the so—called theatre commander of russian troops in ukraine. dvornikov oversaw the heavy bombardment of civilian areas during the war in syria leading to mass casualties and deaths. the appointment comes as russia refocuses it's war effort on eastern ukraine, with civilians being e

and if we add up the votes cast for marine le pene, jean luc melenchon and rick zimur, and these are e -out-of-system let's say protest e votes, we get a figure of 52.17%. 52, that is, more than half of the protest vote. comment i agree with you, especially if you even listen to french political scientists. they say that french democracy is in crisis, that there is a large number, so to speak about the senteists, who did not come, this is not a record of 25%, which means that in the first round of people did not come to the polling station in 2002, 28%, but nevertheless less than a quarter of the electorate. i mean, these are the people who, uh, think they're useless to us. we have already gone more than once to these elections , nothing changes the amount and, therefore, as a further fragmented society. here. one french the sologist has described this society very well in speaking of the french archipelago. that is, these are various social faults - these are faults, which means in terms of the standard of living. this is the rift and the territorial outback. e cities are social fau

points that are in le pen's programme and melenchon�*s programme.election. mr macron is still the favourite but before there is any change in government, what has changed in france is the mood. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. the mp for wakefield has been expelled from the conservative party tonight, after being convicted of sexually assaulting a 15—year—old boy. imran ahmad—khan, who was elected in 2019, was found guilty today of assaulting the child in 2008. our north of england correspondent danny savage has more details. what can you tell us? in 2019, imran khan was the first conservative mp to be elected to represent the city of wakefield in more than 80 years but today he was convicted of sexually assaulting a 15—year—old boy at a party 14 years ago. that child was applied with gin, dragged upstairs and asked to watch pornography before being assaulted by khan. of the bikram is now 29 and said that in 2019 he contacted the conservative party to raise concerns about khan —— the vic victim. he went on to contact police which is where we are to

points that are in le pen's programme and melenchon�*s programme.ere is any change in government, what has changed in france is the mood. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. jury members have been chosen for the legal battle betweenjohnny depp and actress, amber heard. the pirates of the caribbean actor is suing his ex—wife for $50 million, claiming she defamed him in an opinion piece she wrote for the washington post about being a domestic abuse survivor. whenjohnny depp arrived at court on monday, he was met by a smattering of fans, some waving banners with slogans like "justice forjohnny". he has vehemently denied abuse and called the allegations "an elaborate hoax to generate positive publicity for ms heard and advance her career. " amber heard, who was also in court, argues that she's immune from liability because her article dealt with a matter of public concern. she didn't name depp in the article, but his lawyer say she was clearly referring to the actor, and claim the piece damaged his film career and reputation. lots more on the website abou

points that are in le pen's programme and melenchon�*s programme.ll the favourite but before there is any change in government, what has changed in france is the mood. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. jury members have been chosen for the legal battle betweenjohnny depp and actress amber heard. the pirates of the caribbean actor is suing his ex—wife for $50 million, claiming she defamed him in an opinion piece she wrote for the washington post about being a domestic abuse survivor. he has vehemently denied abusing her amber heard argues that she's immune from liability because her article dealt with a matter of public concern. our north america correspondent david willis is across the story and hejoins me now from los angeles. it's great to get you on the programme. in the first instance, my understanding of this, david, he has tried to do this, david, he has tried to do this before and that time in london, but now he is trying again, because he was not successful that last time, why does he think he will be successful this time? that is a very goo

points that are in le pen's programme and melenchon's programme.ron is still the favourite but before there is any change in government, what has changed in france is the mood. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. jury members have been chosen for the legal battle betweenjohnny depp and the actress amber heard. the actor is suing his ex—wife for $50 million, claiming she defamed him in an opinion piece she wrote for the washington post, about being a domestic abuse survivor. he has repeately denied abusing her. our north america correspondent, david willis has the details. johnny depp, as you said, sued the sun newspaper over claims he was a wife beater and lost. now he is suing his ex—wife, amber heard, for $50 million, claiming that she defamed him in an article that appeared in the washington post in 2018, in which she described herself as a domestic abuse survivor. now, that, according tojohnny depp, amounts to a claim that was himself an abuser. the london court laid bare some very unsavoury details about the couple's relationship. his affinity f

melenchon will go. candidatejean—luc melenchon will go.orters not to vote for marine le pen, the far right candidate, but hasn't explicitly endorsed emmanuel macron. so a lot hinges on how many of them are prepared to back emmanuel macron even though he's not there candidate of choice. �* , ., even though he's not there candidate of choice. �*, ., ., even though he's not there candidate of choice. �* , ., ., ., of choice. let's go to the front .a . e of choice. let's go to the front -a~e of of choice. let's go to the front page of the — of choice. let's go to the front page of the financial- of choice. let's go to the front page of the financial times i of choice. let's go to the front i page of the financial times with of choice. let's go to the front - page of the financial times with the same story. caroline, talk us through what you are picking up, the headline is "marine le pen�*s late surge set to put her in election run—off with emmanuel macron." run—off with emmanuel macron. " french run—off with emmanuel macron." french mainstream

amy: the leftist candidate jean-luc mÉlenchon placed third with about 22%.he urged his supporters to not give a single vote to marine le pen in the runoff. we will have more on the french elections later in the broadcast. we will go to paris. president joe biden and vice president kamala harris hosted judge ketanji brown jackson at the white house on friday a day after she was confirmed by the senate to become the first black woman to serve on the supreme court. judge jackson spoke at the event on the south lawn. >> it has taken 232 years and 115 prior appointments for a black woman to be selected to serve on the supreme court of the united states. [applause] but we have made it. [applause] amy: a leader of the far-right proud boys organization pleaded guilty friday to criminal conspiracy charges over his role leading the january 6 insurrection at the u.s. capitol. charles donohoe is the first proud boys leader to admit to plotting an attack on congress in order to halt certification of joe biden's election victory. as part of a plea deal with federal invest

marine le pen, as expected, many drew attention to another melenchon in his speech, he never mentioned to scream and the hell is ridiculous in the cities, or this night he is dissatisfied with the results of the first round of elections, built barricades and smashed shop windows, according to press reports. the police commissariat also got a decrease in the standard of living, inflation, unaffordable energy prices, the ever-increasing costs of anti-russian sanctions 5 years ago, the majority of the electors of the left, in the second round voted for immanuel macron, now according to polls of half of the electorate of mélenchon. in principle, he does not know which of the candidates to support the other half, this issue split the speech of almost 8 million votes, which may well be decisive in these elections. i call on all those who, for six years and until tonight, have dedicated themselves to working with me to overcome differences and unite in a great political movement. unity for the good of our country. it would seem the day marmot macron or pen in the second round, the electorate

in the first round. left candidate melenchon in the first round-— left candidate melenchon in the firstrounden, _ first round. many will vote against marine le pen, but _ first round. many will vote against marine le pen, but many - first round. many will vote against marine le pen, but many who - first round. many will vote against| marine le pen, but many who have problems with macron�*s policies will have... may abstain tomorrow. if abstention is high, marine le pen has a chance to win the election. very good to hear your thoughts. thank you very much. well, we are waiting, of course for that result tomorrow. the polls close at 8pm local time. we will find that the result then. back to you, thank you, rita. —— reeta. more than one in five voters backed far—left a new cabinet has been sworn in in pakistan and is made up of allied political parties more than a week after parliament elected shabaz sharif to replace imran khan, who was removed in a no—confidence vote on april 11th. it has been reported that up to 11 ministries have been given to the pakistan's people party and 15 to muslim le

life is tough and that is a message that both jean—luc melenchon from the left and marie le pen from there. everybody sees that inflation is up and we _ everybody sees that inflation is up and we have been living since the mid-805 — and we have been living since the mid—805 with inflation and we were even feeling that deflation could occur _ even feeling that deflation could occur -- — even feeling that deflation could occur —— living since the mid—805 without— occur —— living since the mid—805 without inflation. inflation in france — without inflation. inflation in france is _ without inflation. inflation in france is still much lower than other— france is still much lower than other european countries, 5.4% here, seven— other european countries, 5.4% here, seven in_ other european countries, 5.4% here, seven in germany next are the selling — seven in germany next are the selling of— seven in germany next are the selling of energy prices for households and other measures, but still. �* , ., households and other measures, but still. �* , . ., , , ., still. but there is a transnistria

melenchon -- either marine le pen or mr. melenchon have to have allies. i think it will be very difficult for them. they may get more members, but getting a majority is another thing, although macron will try to extend his majority, and the question for him and his party is whether they can organize a new structure with different sensitivities and it so that those people have members in the parliament who support the president of the republic. most observers think macron will have a majority in the next parliament. of course, this majority may be more diverse than the previous ones, with several minor structures belonging to this majority, and i'm convinced it will be difficult for the others to get a majority to oppose macron, which means that conflicts may come from the street and not from the parliament. guy: that is interesting. thank you very much, indeed. i want to come back to a headline that i think is relevant considering the market action we have been seeing. beijing expanding covid testing to 12 districts in the area. it is going to be somethin

. candidate jean—luc melenchon.macron was candidatejean—luc melenchon. emmanuel macron was caught in the middle. an awful lot of votes to play forfor middle. an awful lot of votes to play for for these candidates. we have been looking at the policies they have put forward to try and win those voters over. the french aren't exactly thrilled with what is on offer this election. the frustration we found at this market in the capital is the same story across the country, just listen to this woman an office worker and patrick, a retired fireman. they will not be voting for anyone. translation: | am notj going to vote for marine because i hate the far right. but macron is not that different. he is president of the rich — arrogant, contemptuous. translation: i do not hate marine, she has got better, she's _ calmer, more mature. her speech is more poised but i do not agree with her on the more sensitive policies. another demonstration this weekend — street protests have been a running theme in macron�*s time in office. the

i“i;s: message from melenchon people will vote four on?saying that that meant you should there for vote for emmanuel macron. so, he said that he didn't want to patronise his voters, that obviously it was their choice and he would leave it to democracy. i think this is the challenge now, i think there is a huge sense of frustration among voters particularly on the left, that what emmanuel macron promised in 2017, a different kind of politics, a wind of change, has turned into another establishment party, that seems to be in their view believing that it has an automatic right to a second mandate. so, ithink has an automatic right to a second mandate. so, i think that the voters ofjean—luc melenchon, a lot will depend on how hard micron works to bring them on board. in the uk, the state pension and a number of means—tested benefits like universal credit increase by 3.1% today, but a leading poverty charity say with inflation expected to hit 7.7% this month, that's actually a fall in payments. thejoseph rowntree foundation says it is the bigge

struggle for the presidency, she, albeit with a small margin, nevertheless bypassed the socialist melenchonand the far-right conservative eric zimur, who made a lot of noise, whom many called the french trump, left far behind and now the second round is ahead and the woman who is considered in the west almost a trojan horse of moscow literally breathes into the back of the macron's head. in the first round, the incumbent was supported in paris in the west southwest and east of france while the north is northeast, uh, south and the southeast of the country cast their votes. marine le pen, in her address to the nation immediately after the election, or peng called on all those who did not vote for the macron in the first round to cast their votes for her. i intend not to lay aside the golden holes in the frayed fabrics of french society, with which the authorities have so far failed to do anything. this is just one of her loud statements, in which the allies of paris in the european union and nato did not hear anything good for themselves, our partner andrey sukhanov, like many now in the wor

the melenchon genre itself has also already turned to the french. says that today it's just one of the stages of the struggle, the struggle continues ahead of parliamentary elections. they will take place in june, preparations for them have already begun and jean-luc mélenchon suggested that all voters go to the very so-called third round to vote for him so that he becomes prime minister. well , it's up to the french anyway. in any case, the political palette of france has already changed, most likely, none of the candidates in the parliamentary elections will have a majority, but which of them will the french choose next. and most importantly, how will the economic situation in the country develop after macron will remain for another 5 years, but we will monitor. thank you nastya our european correspondent anastasia popova was in direct contact with us from france. and in conclusion, again to the events in the donbass, the reports of our military correspondents mikhail fedotov and sergey zenin. the commander of the alligator is preparing for a raid

francine: what role does a jean-luc melenchon place in the parliamentary elections?ould he actually become prime minister? maurice: there is no chance. francine: not even if he rallies all of the left? maurice: not even if he assembles all of the left. if you look at the far left, it is slightly above 30%. the country is clearly on the right side. when you look at macron versus le pen, you have more than 50%. so there is little chance you should decide before the vote. it is extremely remote, may be a 5% chance that melenchon can become prime minister. when he says that we should elect him as a prime minister, he is saying something wrong because it is the president's --to choose the prime minister. francine: but if emmanuel macron needs to form an alliance, does he go to the left or the right? maurice: the most practical one will be with -- and the most plausible alliance will be the right with the large as that he has. francine: how do you see macron governing over the next five years? pushing the reforms that the people don't want because he just got elected or ad

so, but, uh, melenchon is left , and that's where else i see the crisis.yesterday that there is a crisis. this is the western model of this whole policy of the ideological party system. he is a fierce critic of the macron, but now he wants the macron to pass, for the next term, realizing that the macron will continue to do everything that his electorate does not like, and he will have better chances win the next, that is, the better, the worse for the fatherland, the better for some party in the next election. this, of course, completely kills me. but what does this say, anyway? remember, the odds are still there. e, well, there is a small chance , of course. marina nu has a very small eric zimur. already said he has his own votes. vote for her, and melanchon said that in no case is it necessary, because he just wants his main enemy to pass in order to provide himself with better electoral ancestors who voted for melanchon, they are just going to vote for marine le pen. so she will at least spoil the blood from the macron for sure, which is what the former

but which of them will be voted by the supporters of jean luc melenchon is a big question now, according to polls among the main rivals, a minimum margin of 51% versus 49, or he promises to put the country in order macron in 5 years, says oh the only good of the country, but tonight the citizens of the fifth republic in some major cities smashed and burned everything to come across such a hand. here is the unity ivan the good is following the development of events. kia, we didn’t want this, but now we have to choose the lesser of two evils. both options are equally terrible, each in its own way, the choice must be made, and it depends on your conscience that the veteran of french politics, jean-luc melenchon, who came third, will call not to give a single vote. marine le pen was expected by many paid attention to something else with the melancholy of his speech, he never mentioned the macron. the crowd is chanting not macrons, it's ridiculous in the cities, hell, or this night, dissatisfied with the results of the first round of elections, they built barricades and smashed shop windows,

they robbed a bank branch in these two cities and voted for jean-luc melenchons in the whole country. he scored a little over twenty percent. and this place in the race in his headquarters did not rule out that they would demand a recount if the gap from the second number turned out to be minimal, but so far the melenchon called in the second round not to give a single vote to marin lipen, and now it's up to you. but we know exactly who we will never vote for; the french understand what to do further, you should not cast a single vote for madame le pen the leader of the national association was in a great mood since the morning, her leg was smiling, she was photographed with voters for her this is the best result in her political career. she wants to control migration and make french laws more important than european ones. he himself proposes to remake it into a union of sovereign states to reduce, if possible, france's dependence on the united states and not accept sanctions that hurt the french themselves, a complete antagonist of macronaldo the french people gave me honesty to rule

don't| know which they will end up on the final day. _ the second is this very- significant jean—luc melenchonround. and three—quarters of all muslim voters, if they can be persuaded that macron is at least more tolerable for their prospects than le pen, and you can mobilise that vote, that could be significant. but 50% of them might. i don't say it will happen, but one poll said that, i 50% of them might either not vote, or spoil their ballot. _ yes. i think he was in a heavily muslim suburb of paris, he is on it. he is on it. but a long way to go. the question is the future. we, you know, it is kind of the nature of our beast, we review the week, but we look ahead, and not withstanding the result on sunday night, it is a question of what happens next time round. there will be no macron because he can't run for a third successive term. will that party have a candidate, will there be a return to the left and right? marine le pen could be a a candidate in five years' time. absolutely. she has been around forever and will continue to remain forever a candidate, but this is the other thing, becau

they robbed a bank branch in these two cities and voted for jean-luc melenchons in the whole country.d just over 20%. and this third place in the race in his headquarters did not rule out that they would demand a recount if the gap from the second number was minimal, but so far melenchon urged not to give a single vote in the second round. marin now it's up to you. but we know exactly who we will never vote for. the french understand what to do next. you must not cast a single vote for madame lupine. from the very morning, the leader of the national association was in excellent spirits, smiling , taking pictures with voters for her, this is the best result in her political career. she wants to control migration and make french laws more important than european ones. himself there offers to remake in an alliance of sovereign states to reduce, if possible, france's dependence on the united states and not accept sanctions that hurt the french themselves, a complete antagonist of the macron, the french people did not honor me in the second round. i express my most sincere thanks to the vo

that he _ pen, we listen to jean—luc melenchon that he can _ pen, we listen to jean—luc melenchon thatthat he can win the parliamentary election, and most likely a macron as well, _ election, and most likely a macron as well, he — election, and most likely a macron as well, he will claim for an enlargement of his majority. that is interesting — enlargement of his majority. that is interesting because it is something that at— interesting because it is something that at some point of his campaign he put _ that at some point of his campaign he put forward, but it is not such a constant _ he put forward, but it is not such a constant claiming, and i think after his reai— constant claiming, and i think after his real action people will remember that france _ his real action people will remember that france is divided and this was manifested by the first round, and it is facing — manifested by the first round, and it is facing political difficulties, there _ it is facing political difficulties, there are — it is facing political difficulties, there are some parts of his programme that are pr

to vote, and the representative of the socialists anna dalgova in these minutes vote genre hatch melenchonarseilles are slowly all pulling themselves up and the rest of the candidates. well, of course, the main duel will unfold between, uh, the current president neel macron and marine le penciphers, who are really very close to each other, if, against the backdrop of the ukrainian situation, the macron’s rating will first grow after the introduction of anti-russian sanctions, which hit the french wallets hard already now. due to the increase in prices for everything, rei's rating began to decline, while marina's ip, on the contrary, increased due to the fact that in the center of her the electoral program was precisely the purchasing power of the french. well, in general, everything is french how to help and reduce costs here, and this, of course, has affected many, as for other candidates, then in third place is jean- luc melenchon, but eric comes on his heel in winter - this is another representative of the right flank, which, in fact, moved either closer to the center, and the matrons b

jean-luc melenchon did not officially endorse macron.n to get elected, she we need to grab some of his voters and get more of the far right pundit who made her seem more normal in this election and she would also need the centerleft voters to stay home for this runoff. tom: this is really important, it is about turnout, right? caroline: it is about turnout, and in fact the turnout, tom, last night was not as high as in 2002. remember when marine le pen's father unexpectedly made it to the runoff, the turnout was not as bad as 2002, but still it was lower then the last time -- than the last time around. this will not help the incumbent, emmanuel macron. tom: caroline connan , thank you so much. i look at this as the witness. with a week yen, but look at the euro with a stronger micron -- macron move. lisa: this is the sense of relief because it was also the margin was wider, macron winning by a beer margin that people expected. it is an outlier chance. those people think there is not really a chance that marine le pen will be victorious,

we have jean-luc melenchon who came third a few weeks ago.lls from last night after the debate, 60% of melenchon's electorate thought emmanuel macron was more convincing. francine: thank you very much. everyone is getting ready to vote on sunday. we have a lot of people that think they are not going to vote, but paris is always a good idea for the springtime. tom: you are seeing 15 up. there is no francine: way to beat it. francine:francine: and sunday is our coverage of the election. tom: coming up, the focus from russia and what is happening in china. amcham china's president on what this means for u.s. businesses operating on the ground in that country. stay with us. this is bloomberg. ♪ francine: a comeback to the open. 39 minutes into european trading day and you see change because there is growing optimism for another strong earnings season. you see treasuries resuming but here's an europe a lot of the tilt forward is for a hawkish ecb. that is moving some of the bond yields. you see german 10 year bonds at 0.9. tom: let's refocus on wh

melenchon saying do not vote for marine le pen. these could be interpreted as antiestablishment anger votes, so it is unclear where this falls. on the 24th of april the second round vote will happen. the polls are extremely tight. i would suggest the biggest day is april 20 where there is the debate between the two candidates. manus: let's see how her economics comes out of the debate. great work over the weekend, the hardest working anchor in bloomberg, francine lacqua. we will be back to paris which she has a cast luc viennet, that head of markets at bred banque populaire. pressure on manufacturers already strained by covid lockdowns. shanghai has recorded over 26,000 new infections as china's largest outbreak continues to spread. let's get to our chief asia economics correspondent. enda, there's two key issues here one is inflation, and two is that lockdown and mobility and economic impact. which takes its way for the global economy this morning? >> i think covid is the big story for china and whether or not eight, china can con

jean—luc melenchon from to be had. jean—luc melenchon from the third round.y elections. they are criticalfor a manual parliamentary elections. they are critical for a manual macron. where is that going to go?— is that going to go? probably the french would _ is that going to go? probably the french would have _ is that going to go? probably the french would have to _ is that going to go? probably the french would have to invent - is that going to go? probably the french would have to invent for i french would have to invent for themselves some kind of a german model, something we never had, the coalition government. are we able to make a compromise before a government is formed? we have never done that. we moved from majority government to cohabitation government, with a present and a representative of the parliament, the prime minister who have different sensitivities. but this time we probably need something like a coalition like in germany. can we do it? is a coalition like in germany. can we do it? , ,., a coalition like in germany. can we do it? , ., .,

melenchon along with another center-right when candidate, they have unequivocally said they would go with macron. another far right candidate, unsurprisingly, is aligning with marine le pen. but we're already seeing a couple of runoff polls, if it is to be macron aagainst le pen, a slight divergence between two and eight percentage points in macron's favor. haidi: what should we expect to see with campaigning over the next two weeks? laura: really this election comes down to globalization versus anti-globalization. internationalism versus nationalism. for macron, his campaign has been more of the modus operandi. he wants to increase the retirement age to 65, he wants to see some changes to inheritance tax, he wants to see more but sector workers get hired. marine le pen on the other hand is more radical. there's talk of nationalizing the highways. she wants there to be no income tax for individuals under the age of 30. but really, the central issue in this election is inflation. it is purchasing power. the phrase you are seeing across the landscape right now, forecasts of 4% inflatio

out of the race is far—left candidatejean—luc melenchon, who got 21.95%.irst part is done. in the second part — emmanuel macron will go head to head against marine le pen. just as they did at the last election in 2017. so emmanuel macron came out ahead — just. and he had this message. don't make a mistake. this is not over. the debates we are going to have her the next 15 days are decisive for country and for europe. let's look more at emmanuel macron. he became france's youngest ever president in 2017. before, he was an economy minister. he started his centrist party — la republique en marche! — to challenge france's traditional left and right parties. and he won. as president, he's cut taxes, introduced strict anti—terrorist laws, and reduced unemployment. he's pro—european union, and pro—nato. but his policies have been criticised too. he was forced to scrap a planned fuel tax rise after these yellow—vest protests. many who voted for him before, won't this time. here's one of them. 2017, people voted for emmanuel macron because he was new and we did not

people around me whether they pictured someone else like marine le pen, valÉrie pÉcresse or jean-luc mÉlenchoning this conflict, we all thought no. they might be more dangerous than anything else. >> anaÏs brood is glad that macron is profiting from the international situation. but she points out that he hasn't yet won the election. many voters regret he hasn't managed to push his reforms through. others say these are too radical. anais: there are people who criticize emmanuel macron's record. that's legitimate and that's why they can say they disagree in a presidential election. those people who disagree with the direction macron has taken will not vote for him. >> but perhaps in the end they will, so she's doing all she can till the last minute. because against the far right, every vote counts. >> "it is only with the heart that one can see rightly." -- this is a message from the famous book "the little prince" one that is of heightened importance during these times of conflict. it was written during the second world war by french author antoine de saint exupery. it has since become one of t

people around me whether they pictured someone else like marine le pen, valÉrie pÉcresse or jean-luc mÉlenchoning this conflict, we all thought no. they might be more dangerous than anything else. >> anaÏs brood is glad that macron is profiting from the international situation. but she points out that he hasn't yet won the election. many voters regret he hasn't managed to push his reforms through. others say these are too radical. anais: there are people who criticize emmanuel macron's record. that's legitimate and that's why they can say they disagree in a presidential election. those people who disagree with the direction macron has taken will not vote for him. >> but perhaps in the end they will, so she's doing all she can till the last minute. because against the far right, every vote counts. >> "it is only with the heart that one can see rightly." -- this is a message from the famous book "the little prince" one that is of heightened importance during these times of conflict. it was written during the second world war by french author antoine de saint exupery. it has since become one of t

jean-luc melenchon told his supporters to not vote le pen, without given his endorsement to macron.ld this influence the final result?

people around me whether they pictured someone else like marine le pen, valÉrie pÉcresse or jean-luc mÉlenchoning this conflict, we all thought no. they might be more dangerous than anything else. >> anaÏs brood is glad that macron is profiting from the international situation. but she points out that he hasn't yet won the election. many voters regret he hasn't managed to push his reforms through. others say these are too radical. anais: there are people who criticize emmanuel macron's record. that's legitimate and that's why they can say they disagree in a presidential election. those people who disagree with the direction macron has taken will not vote for him. >> but perhaps in the end they will, so she's doing all she can till the last minute. because against the far right, every vote counts. >> "it is only with the heart that one can see rightly." -- this is a message from the famous book "the little prince" one that is of heightened importance during these times of conflict. it was written during the second world war by french author antoine de saint exupery. it has since become one of t

muhammad: jacques hamid just mentioned jean-luc melenchon and we heard in natasha butler's report earlierprogram that perhaps his political fortunes may be changing. do you think that is the case and could he potentially make it to the second round? jacques: i think it's a bit difficult. last time he was very close to marine le pen becoming in third position but last time there were no green candidates and no communist candidate. they have voters of representing about 7%, 8%. obviously if they decided to vote for him, he would have a chance to come second but i doubt it. i would like to come back on the point of the climate in france at the moment. there is a kind of a democratic wariness. people say ok we have elections but things don't change it's always more is the same thing . there's a desire on the part of people to overthrow the table to kick it. it's like at the time of brexit. he does not have the same policies but he is not a neoliberal. he is a social liberal. he advocates the social market economy but is not a neoliberal. he has made sure that he realizes that if he wins he ha