the first directly elected president in modern times was this man, general charles de gaulle, in 1969f the current fifth republic. if there is no overall majority for one candidate in the first round, the top two go to a second and final round of voting. this is to ensure that the president of france ends up with, at the end of the process, the support of the majority of voters. what makes this election is such a roller—coaster ride? the current president, france or holland, from the left, is deeply unpopular. he isn't even standing for a second term. the two main political blogs that have dominated french politics for decades have suffered dramatic falls in support. during the campaign they found themselves overshadowed by candidates previously considered outsiders. but there is another factor adding to there is another factor adding to the unpredictability, the under after a year of political drama elsewhere in the world, we should prepare ourselves for at least the possibility of another surprise. —— but there was another factor adding to the unpredictability, the undecided. the nu

the city's best known streets — the avenue des champs—elysees, which runs between the place charles de gaulleace de la concorde — towards the western end, it's thought, about 300 metres — barely 1,000 feet — from the arc de triomphe itself. karin giannone is in paris for us. thanks, chris. people all around france will be waking up with an ever more familiar feeling after what appears to be another terror attack in their country. it happened a couple of 100 metres behind the arc de triomphe which you can see that, at the top of champs—elysees. frontal than the full throes of the final tv debate of the presidential campaign and the candidates were live on tv when this took place just after nine p.m.. candidates were live on tv when this took placejust after nine p.m.. as -- it is took placejust after nine p.m.. as —— it is devoted the attention away from politics and once again to the security situation in france. i will show you what the sequence of events was. reports suggest the gunman was known to the intelligence services and police have been searching his home in the eastern suburbs of p

of the city's best—known streets, the avenue des champs—elysees, which runs between the place charles de gaullece de la concorde. towards the western end, it is thought, about 300 metres, barely 1,000 feet, from the arc de triomphe itself. reports suggest the gunman was known to the intelligence services, and police have been searching his home in the eastern suburbs of paris. the extremist group the so—called islamic state is saying it was behind the shooting, and has named the attacker as a belgian, abu yousif. it is just days before the french vote in the first round of the presidential election. francois hollande, the current president, said he is convinced the attack is related to terrorism. james reynolds reports from paris. in the minutes after the attack, the police in paris took every movement as a threat. at this stage, officers didn't know if any other gunmen might still be at large. the shooting happened right in the centre of the city, as parisians and tourists were heading out to dinner. the champs—elysees was already full of police officers, guarding againstan attack on civilians

was trying to pen do is bring back an old line of argument used by general charles de gaulle and sayingthe shoe, france was not france. for you,ly as it goes her argument is not going down well at all. she has been lambasted from across the political spectrum, particular by other candidates running for the french presidency. let's listen to the french conservative candidate. >> i think the national front is a very ill place to be talking about the subjects. many of our members are still must object for the regime coul th. the truth is the roundup was a crime committed by the france state. far right militants have always fought against. guest: for more on that story, let's listen to our reporter who has been following the far right national front. yesterday he attended marine le pen's conference on the fight against terrorism. reporter: in the wake of what is coming to be seen as quite the gaffe concern the world war ii era deportation of jews from france, marine le pen has really come out fighting and double down on security. she made no direct reference to say that, but she did there i

situation where neither of the political grouping that have dominated french politics since charles de gaulleit would be a first. what is the first is the collapse of the socialist party. hamon, he was like anotherjeremy corbyn. i think he's going to score below 10%, which couldn't happen in many memories. when talking about similar figures forjeremy corbyn, since 19801935, the same in france. so the hard left candidate enjoys that dynamic of the collapse of the socialist party. -- 1918 or 1935. what really matters for those outside france, around the world but particularly in europe, is what it means for europe. we're going to be negotiating position but what with? if it's melenchon or marine le pen, this will undermine europe completely. how are we to think about that? if it is melenchon or marine le pen, we don't know what will happen. we can forget about brexit. one french voters said they were thinking of voting of two different people that were paradox. 0r me, one of the big things is how badly francois hollande has led his party. he's been unwilling to leave the stage early enough to l

help me with what charles de gaulle did. making a strong executive branch.needs a more american or british like legislative branch of power? just after 1848? believe we need to go back. we usually look forward. we definitely need change. we definitely need the change. we need to be ready for the coalition. we need to be ready for being inclusive. we should have a more inclusive political system. we should talk to the private sector leaders. should talk to the youth. we should involve more use. we should not ignore the 3 million people, the plus people who are jobless and unemployed who are making it exchange. the people who are questioning about the future of europe. these people need to have a voice. the education system in france is not appropriate anymore, at all. so many business models have to change. because my personal conviction, i think, and this is why it not surprised by macron becoming what is becoming. francine: you are certain of french people want this? these are great ideas that you mentioned. but when you look at economics, france manufactur

an anomaly in britain's history, and they will conclude that people like hugh gaitskell and charles de gaulleere right, that we were destined to be friendly but separate. is that right, stefanie bolzen? this is still to be seen. it's remarkable... i came across a sentence by winston churchill who said, "if we ever had to choose between europe and the open sea, we will always choose the open sea," so we are now out there on the open sea, and we have seen by the answer of the president of european council, but immediately the tone here in britain has changed, and one is talking about provocation by the eu 27, going down the path of war, and let'sjust say it is a sensitive situation we are in, and i think everybody who was a stakeholder is to be treating us with a lot of responsible too. how much, stephanie baker, do you think we are at breaking point? we had this from britain saying we must do the two things together, we must have our divorce negotiations but also our trade agreement running side—by—side, and brussels says, angela merkel says, divorce first and then we talk trade. i think this

situation where neither of the political grouping that have dominated french politics since charles de gaullehat is a first actually is the collapse of the socialist party. because i doubt hamon, a 49—year—old jeremy corbyn. we have two corbyns in france — hamon and melenchon. i think he's going to score below 10%, which couldn't happen in many memories. when talking about similar figures forjeremy corbyn, since 1980 or 1935, the same in france. so the hard left melenchon candidate enjoys that dynamic of the collapse of the socialist party. i'm baffled. but let me ask you something. what really matters for those outside france, around the world but particularly in europe, is does it mean for europe? we're going to be negotiating position but what with? if it's melenchon or marine le pen, this will effectively undermine europe completely. it will then scarcely exist in the way that we know it. how do we think about that? if it is melenchon or marine le pen, we will forget about brexit. do you mean there will be nothing to live? —— live. we don't know what will happen. 0r me, one of the big thi

the first directly elected president in modern times was this man, general charles de gaulle in 1965,ted for five years up president is elected for five years up to president is elected for five years uptoa president is elected for five years up to a maximum of two terms. if there is no overall majority for one candidate in the first round, the top to go to a second and final round of voting and this is to ensure the president france ends up with abbey of the process always has the support of a majority of voters. so what makes this election such a rollercoaster ride? the current president, francois hollande, from the left—wing socialist party is deeply unpopular, he isn't even standing for a second term and the two main political blocks that have dominated french politics for decades have suffered dramatic falls in support. during the campaign they found themselves overshadowed by candidates previously considered outsiders. but there's another factor adding to the unpredictability, the undecided. their number is huge, some polls put it as high as 30%. so after a year of political dra

one of the city's best known streets, the avenue champs elysees, which runs between the place charles de gaullela concorde, towards the western end, around 300 metres, barely 1,000 feet from the arc de triomphe itself. what we have been hearing from many of the main players in this already very unpredictable presidential election, we have heard from the far right candidate marine le pen. she says that stricter border controls should be in place and tougher controls on people already on the terror watch list, like we believe the attacker was. we have heard from the conservative presidential candidate, francois fillon, saying the fight against islamist totalitarianism should be the priority of france's next president. so you can see, although it is in a very different tone, campaigning still goes on. the french prime minister bernard cazeneuve came out of security cabinet meeting chaired by the president francois hollande and he insisted the attack wouldn't stop the first round of france's presidential election on sunday from going ahead. this report on the night's events from richard lister. acr

he tauks talked to mao say tongue and charles de gaulle and to churchill. he read and knew history. he knew about the congress of vienna. he knew there were only three major powers on earth. they would not survive plieg an active role. there's an incredibly famous line in one of the books that every human being must read if he or she is allowed to read, and that is the book 1984, and in which they say if you want to imagine the future of the human race, it's a boot stomping on a human face forever. richard nixon said that's not going to be the world if i have anything to do with it. he knew there was genuine evil in the world, and only the u.s. could stand up to it. britain and france are no longer major powers. many times when i got to visit r.n. in california after he left office, he would say this theme over and over again. there's nobody else to do it. there's nobody else to stand up for the decency of humanity in the world, chept the united states of america. he didn't want to retreat into a little america. he wanted a big america that would be well armed and always aimed at pe

since charles de gaulle founded the fifth republic in 1958, the french political system has been dominatedthe two party system. now the socialists and the republicans. three of the four main candidates, le pen, melenchon and macron are considered outsiders and it is quite possible that this second run will pit the fight back against the far left. imagine the consequences of that not only for france, but for europe. traditionally, the french use the first round of the presidential election to vote for the politician they want. the second round to vote for the politician they fear. the odds are still stacked against marine the end, but to predict the outcome this weekend would be foolhardy in the extreme, given how wrong we all work over brexit and trump. with me now is pierre lellouche, former europe minister for france and member of parliament for the republican party. you have just come from a rally. you wrote the terror legislation here in france, which we will talk about in a second. a lot of people will be confused in the united states in britain, how is francois fillon held on questio

since charles de gaulle airport and the fifth republic in 1958 the french political system has been dominatedtes, marine le pen, emmanuel macron and melenchon are considered outsiders and it is possible that the second round will pit the far right against the far left. imagine the consequences, not only for france, but for europe as well. traditionally the french is the first round of the presidential election to vote for the politician they want and the second round to vote for the politician they fear. the odds are still stacked against marine le pen but to predict the outcome this weekend would be foolhardy in the extreme. given how wrong we all were over brexit and trump. christian fraser reporting from paris. let me remind you of the breaking news who brought you. we are hearing reports that two police officers have been shot in central paris. we can speak to our correspondent, james reynolds, in paris. what are you hearing, james? there is certainly a security incident going on in the centre of paris. i was walking on a street close to the champs—elysees about 20 minutes ago and we saw

in short of endorsement by charles de gaulle or a major terrorist attack, and even then i'm not suree of weeks. thanks for coming in. for the past two years, the threat from the so—called islamic state group, has made it almost impossible forforeign media, to get into their stronghold in north western syria. now a bbc team has made it to al bab, islamic state's last big city outside of raqqa. so what's the situation in a region where fighting has become complicated, by rival groups and foreign fighters? 0ur middle east correspondent quentin sommerville and cameraman fred scott, have sent this exclusive report from al bab and nearby dabiq. in syria's long war there are many fronts and scores of enemies. this is the city of al bab in northern aleppo. here, the victory belongs to the free syrian army, and defeat to the so—called islamic state. everyone has a foreign backer here. for some it's russia or america. for this division it's turkey. this is hallowed ground for the islamic state. this tiny village, dabiq, was a beacon, drawing in foreign fighters from across the globe. dabiq was

although, i say, charles de gaulle back in the 1960s, he pulled back french participation in nato because he felt it was too dominated by the u.s. and the brits. at one point de gaulle ordered all non-french nato personnel to leave ench soil. and is u.s. secretary of state at the time asked in response whether that meant he wanted the bodies of american soldiers in french cemeteries packed up and sent home as well. france eventually gave up and got back in to nato fully committed. but that's as close as anybody's come to leaving it. now that's at risk again much more acutely and a lot more besides. if it is all going to go in france, it's going to go fast. that french runoff election is two weeks from yesterday. here at home, we are at day 90 something of the presidency that came into being because of the biggest shock presidential election result in u.s. political history. all week long the american media and political world certainly the beltway press and partisan politics will be dominated by the somewhat artificial hundred day benchmark for this new administration, what they've done,

like charles de gaulle said about germany, "i like it so much, i would like to have two of them." [laughter] i think the chinese and the japanese attitudes are pretty much look that way at the koreans. doubly de ven: it is difficult, because so many koreans live in china. it illustrates the complexity of china's borders. that is something -- i am not an ir specialists, but ir specialists do not realize how complex the borders are. with the divided korea and so many koreans living in china, how are you going to deal with this? impossible. mr. citino: one final question in the front. >> you have been partially answering the question i have. ande is this long, long intense hostility and animosity between korea, north and south, and japan. but since the korean war in particular, there has been striking success, prosperity in south korea, not north korea. but in south korea and japan. i would think -- and both have been within the u.s. security umbrella -- i would think that there would be far greater interest in both places, in japan and south korea, if -- in some sort of joint activi

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and things that we wouldn't have imagined, charles de gaulle and marine le pen.oming from the same culture. so i think that germany is holding up. i think germany is holding up reasonably well as it always does. so is austria, finland and a whole series of northern european states. but the south -- strangely enough spain was one of the culprits early on in the difficulty. but they have not been doing all that badly, but when you look at italy it's a real serious problem. portugal is a problem. and greece had better leave before we run out of money to keep them afloat. >> so your view stays the same. see what happens this weekend. we have to leave it there. always good to check in with you on the state of the global economy. alan greenspan here from washington, d.c., the site of the imf world bank meetings. we'll be back in a few moments with the managing director, christine lagarde. she'll be right here. >> thank you so much. sara eisen in washington. in the meantime, when we return, as you know by now, bill o'reilly out at fox news amid the sexual harassment all

in the 8th of august 1943, charles de gaulle reminded us of the grandeur of people and there have beenong live the republic, long live france and long live the population and the people of france. chanting there we are, a beaming marine le pen amid the tricolore is at her headquarters at henin—beaumont. through to the second round of that vote, trailing emmanuel macron, a huge battle ahead of them if they are to take the elysee palace. let's get the thoughts of christian who is with us. i cut you off in your prime. what we heard from marine, pretty predictable, about borders and national identity, she is the real alternative. that's what we will hear plenty of in the next two weeks. indeed and le front national also been due faith emmanuel macron because he is the caricature of the system. i'm sure there would have feared much more, having to face either fillon or melenchon because ben —— benoit hamon's candidate never really sprang up. it will be a predictable fight in the next two weeks. emmanuel macron has already got the support of all the leaders of the system, be they socialist o