emmanuel macron has got out of the carand is making his emmanuel macron has got out of the car and isthe red carpet into the elysee palace. for the handover of power. walking towards the outgoing president, francois hollande. seen as the protege of a manual macron, giving him his break in politics, putting him first as an adviser and then as a economy minister, unelected economy minister in the socialist government. so very symbolic day, this relationship between the two men, complicated one, resulting in this literal handover of power from one one, resulting in this literal handover of powerfrom one man to the other. well, there you see the grandeur inside the elysee palace as the two men walk up the stairs, the outgoing president francois hollande and the incoming president emmanuel macron. and we will would just hearing their the formal handover of power, which includes mr macron being given the french nuclear codes there. we were seeing francois hollande, who, in some ways has been seen by many political commentators in france as a political failure, seen by many political comment

this is something that emmanuel macron, president-elect emmanuel macron.es outside the louvre and the sun has set in paris. 9:29 p.m. as you can see the emmanuel macron supporters are gathered there. more reaction from the white house in a little bit about what this means for president trump's foreign-policy as he has overseas in just a couple of weeks for a big meeting and summit in europe when we come back. ♪ period. my friends think doing this at my age is scary. i say not if you protect yourself. what is scary? pneumococcal pneumonia. it's a serious disease. my doctor said the risk is greater now that i'm over 50! yeah...ya-ha... just one dose of the prevnar 13® vaccine can help protect you from pneumococcal pneumonia- an illness that can cause coughing, chest pain, difficulty breathing, and may even put you in the hospital. prevnar 13® is approved for adults 18 and older to help prevent infections from 13 strains of the bacteria that cause pneumococcal pneumonia. you should not receive prevnar 13® if you have had a severe allergic reaction to the vacc

it would've been impossible for marine le pen to refuse that emmanuel macron --emmanuel macron to refuse the debate. the way he reacted in the debate was typical of what you would've expected for a non-normalized far right party. in many ways she went against 20 that theyormalization , a been putting in place path away from aggression and cheap shots. that's what we saw during the debate. we saw no program, no positive outlook for france. always always negativity, threats, allegations, conspiracy theories. i think he probably did a lot of damage to her campaign. she did run a good campaign in the first round. i think she ran a very bad one for the second round. it will be interesting to see what happens for the -- after the second round depending on how well she fears in the results. with himdid you agree on this issue. let's put this in perspective. she was given a seat in the second round for years. she got there and the national front has been on the right. >> it interesting in terms of what he's saying. i was very surprised by her behavior during the debates. the one thing he had to

so, who is emmanuel macron?olitical messiah, a provincial boy from outside the establishment who worked his way to power. he's a new man to politics. he's trying to find new solutions. he is a new face, he is our hope. but he went to france's most prestigious schools, met its most powerful people and made millions in an investment bank. a former colleague says that macron‘s rise is partly down to charm but that at heart, he is a secretive man. he is able to tell people what they really want to hear. so a very seducive man and he manages to agree with nearly anyone. that is a talent. macron‘s wife, brigitte, told one journalist that her husband never let people close. the couple met when she taught him drama at school. their unusual love affair is a sign, says one of macron‘s old friends, of his determination, self—belief and drive. i think the only person who really knows him inside deeply is brigitte. you have to imagine, he seduced her, he convinced her to marry him, convinced his family. just imagine, it's no

emmanuel macron is just leaving. he is amongst friends here, because they voted for him.sted. he says he feels he has a chance to be president. much of the south voted for marine le pen. they could be looking at the future president, but it is still close. today is the last day of campaigning before sunday's election. neither side is giving much away of how they will be canvassing for the all—importa nt last—minute votes. but based on theircampaigns, last—minute votes. but based on their campaigns, both promised a revolution. —— thomas. —— promise. so as the sun comes up here on the final day of the campaign, we can speak to a french journalist and commentator. what will the candidates be doing to make the most of these final hours? they will be in and out of the cast studios, trying to make their final appeals for votes, effectively. —— broadcast studios. the rallies are over, the speeches and the debates are over. this is the last chance to get their message across to as many people as possible. emmanuel macron will give his last interview to a media organisation, an in

so, who is emmanuel macron?rs he is their emmanuel, their political messiah, a provincial boy from outside the establishment who worked his way to power. he's a new man to politics. he's trying to find new solutions. he is a new face, he is our hope. but he went to france's most prestigious schools, met its most powerful people and made millions in an investment bank. a former colleague says that macron‘s rise is partly down to charm but that at heart, he is a secretive man. he is able to tell people what they really want to hear. so a very seducive man and he manages to agree with nearly anyone. that is a talent. macron‘s wife, brigitte, told one journalist that her husband never let people close. the couple met when she taught him drama at school. their unusual love affair is a sign, says one of macron‘s old friends, of his determination, self—belief and drive. i think the only person who really knows him inside deeply is brigitte. you have to imagine, he seduced her, he convinced her to marry him, convinced h

long live france. >> emmanuel macron there, speaking -- emmanuel macron speaking, the new president ofnce for about six minutes. his opponent, marine le pen speaking for about one or two minutes. some of the thematics there is he would of course like to bring the country together. that he does respect those who voted for marine le pen his opponent. who is seen as a far right candidate. he at the end of his candidacy, macron seen as a centrist. relatively to his opponent. and that he understands that there's anger in the country that he will also address. steve clemons still with us. matt bradley, chris dickey also with us. i want to start off with nbc news' matt bradley. we heard him speak. we listened to le pen earlier. comparison of messages. emmanuel macron, very even toned throughout his entire delivery. le pen also by most at least manifestations of emotion very straight forward as well. >> that's right. i mean, i think if you were to have seen a marine le pen acceptance speech, it might have looked a little bit like donald trump's inauguration speech. you would have heard some of

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how will emmanuel macron reach out to those voters now?> he is definitely aware of the fact that this election was unprecedented. it means that france is at a crossroads today between two world, between two branches of the population. hand, a on the one population that is appealing for a new way of living in democracy , and another branch of the population which is afraid of the future, who is no risk by rished byho is nou fear. it is one of his priorities to make sure that he will be the one able to keep the country together. laura: for example, a lot of people are worried about his plan to continue to overhaul french labor laws. we saw people rallying today. people are very upset that they will lose their protections, lose their employment rights, and eventually be worse off. claire: that is just what i mentioned. there's a range of the population which is afraid and has fears. these fears are legitimate. we are not just pushing them away. i would say it is not really fair to our movement to say that in ae completely engaging protest whe

last night, we had emmanuel macron asa last night, we had emmanuel macron as a new president who doesn'ty mp under his name. there is a general election coming on june any mp under his name. there is a general election coming onjune11 — both marine le pen and emmanuel macron's speeches were clearly facing towards that deadline already. we have a two—round election, so we will have a majority onjune 18, election, so we will have a majority on june 18, but election, so we will have a majority onjune18, but we don't know who will be in the majority in the parliament. what did you make of the speeches last night? two from mr macron, one from marine le pen.|j felt that macron was very emotive, ina felt that macron was very emotive, in a way. it was obvious that there was something happening for him there and then. he's a young man. he doesn't have — he has some experience, but he's never been in that position. nobody's ever been in that position. nobody's ever been in that position, maybe unless we look back towards napoleon. there was no tv then, so we don't know. marine le pen had a very sh

the president-elect is emmanuel macron.e has marked the victory alongside the current resident at the tomb of the unknown soldier. the symbolic handing over of power ahead of sunday's swearing-in. 39-year-old macron will be france's youngest ever elected president. vote. 66.1% of the pen got 33.9%. abstention was rather high. turnout was rather low at about 72%. commemorationay 8 for us was james andre. >> it was the first public appearance of emmanuel macron. day, victory in france. vip desk areahe on the square, took his former minister by the arm, and walked them through the ceremony. paternal, very emotional, very solemn. macron gave an interview moments -- the current president given interview saying that he would help macron make his first steps as president. he said that he did not consider emmanuel macron as a traitor having resigned from his government position to run for government. he also confirmed that he would be present on sunday for the ceremony in which macron will be made the new president. macron went bac

emmanuelle: exactly.est has beend successful, but we have to look ahead and we will see in a month now if he is given full powers in the coming elections, in parliamentary elections. they are really crucial, those parliamentary elections, and i do not think he will have a majority, so he will have a coalition, as i mentioned before, so he will have to ever and members ofte the socialist party, and i'm really curious how the socialist party will air because for me, the party is almost dead. peter: they look as if they are almost decimated. emmanuelle: also, should he not be able to move the assembly, he would not hesitate to use decrees, as he has already said. peter: the strong leadership model always begins to sound like ruling by decree. week that is the second leadership model, the trump model. if he does not have a majority for his own party, which does not even exist yet as a parliamentary party, if his own party does not get the majority, he needs to form the coalition you've been talking about, but

by emmanuel macron's convincing victory?have wanted to work with marine le pen even though she might have been better for brexit, it would have meant serious trouble here in france. emmanuel macron is a banker so he knows the world of finance, that is perhaps a positive thing. but he wants a stronger europe, a more reformed europe, and an integrated europe. he doesn't want to let brighton threat that. macron' economic credentials —— he doesn't want to let brexit sat on that. his economic credentials was a big part of his campaign, one in four adults don't have up for full—time job, and there was high unemployment. the question is what can he actually do about france's high unemployment rate — one in four young adults in this country don't have a full time jobs. i've been speaking to pierre gattaz, head of the employers' association medef. people will trust, business people like me. we trust the fact that this guy is moving france into the right direction. the business community might trust, will the people? so many times bef

so, who is emmanuel macron?ons in an investment bank. a former colleague says that macron's rise is partly down to charm but at heart, he isa partly down to charm but at heart, he is a secretive man. he is able to tell people what they really want to hear. so very seduces man and he manages to agree with nearly everyone. that is a talent. macron's wife, brigitte, told a journalist that her husband never let people close. the couple met when she taught him drama, their unusual love affair isa taught him drama, their unusual love affair is a sign, says one of macron's old friends, of his determination, self belief and drive. i think the only person who really knows him inside the plea is brigitte. —— deeply. you have to imaging, he seduced her, he convinced her to marry him, leaving herfamily. just convinced her to marry him, leaving her family. just imagine, it convinced her to marry him, leaving herfamily. just imagine, it is not a small thing. france has not opted for the political extremes, the far right rejec

that will be no easy task for emmanuel macron. his political movement is just one year old, and he now has to come up with 577 candidates, one for each jurisdiction in play. promised at least half of those candidates will not be already established politicians. our correspondent told us more about who the new faces could be. >> a school principal from southwestern france, a 40-year-old farmer. a young lawyer from nice, or a banking consultant turned politician. these are among the hundreds of people being asked to run for parliament in next month's elections. among them, a lawyer trying to be elected in paris. until now, she was an unknown face in her neighborhood. your experience does not seem to be a problem. not? look let -- why at macron to he was an unknown, too. why not her as well? >> the candidate says her task is to stick to her guns. >> bar are lots of violent political -- there are lots of violent political attacks. the most important thing is to have convictions. >> for the parliamentary elections coming each of the 57

the goal for emmanuel macron is to getan the goal for emmanuel macron is to get an outright majorityhouse to pass his progress through parliament, or at least to have a relative majority, which means having more mps than other parties. the goals for the other parties, the right wing, for example, which was expected a year at lisa do better, is to lead a coalition and decide on the policy agenda. but he has promised a change for the economy, as did francois hollande and nicholas sarkozy. many have failed to bring the changes that they said they would. will he deliver? that is a good question. i think your comparison is probably interesting in the sense that for many, interesting in the sense that for any interesting in the sense that for many, many years, possibly even decades, french governments, french presidents, have promised their european partners reforms against deficit slippage. we believe we have reached a point where european partners are not interested in hearing is at a bargain. partners are not interested in hearing is ata bargain. —— our european partners. we have reache

and that is what he said, emmanuel macron is.d, emmanuel macron is. translation: presidential as the cost issue council, ladies and gentlemen, chairs, ladies and gentlemen, chairs, ladies and gentlemen, the french have chosen, as you reminded us, in the spirit of congress and the whole world has looked at our presidential election, everywhere people were wondering whether the french would decide in turn to go back to the past, it solutions, whether they would break with the way the world is going, yield to democratic defiance. the feeling of division turning the buck to the lights. or, on the other hand, with the embrace the future, give themselves collectively new momentum, reaffirming the values that have made of it are great people? on the 7th of may, the french chose and let us thank them here. the responsibility that they gave me is an honour and i measured its seriousness the world and europe, more than ever, need france. they need a strong france, sure of its own destiny. they need a france which raises hide the voice of l

business community excited by emmanuel macron's election?ited by emmanuel macron's election? i think it is good news for france and europe. he is a young guy, probusiness and pro—europe. i think it is good news. there are 5 million people unemployed in france, one in four under—25—year—olds. why will his platform get through when a few yea rs his platform get through when a few years ago he had to water it down. he announced the reforms and he knows the rigidity of the labour in france. i think he has to make more agility and flexibility for companies and more training and education for the people, for the employers. he doesn't have a party. he has a party in en marche. he said he will force through things with a presidential decree, is that wise? yes, in this programme, he has been elected with two thirds of the voters, which is big. with that you have to discuss with the unions, but i think he has, he does haven't to wait. we have to do the things and the reforms. thank you. one line of breaking news for you emmanuel macron's inauguration

good afternoon from paris where emmanuel macron has begun focusing on thejob of emmanuel macron has begun job of taking over as president. that will happen on sunday. earlier today he was here at the arc de triomphe, he had already received congratulations from around europe, from angela merkel in germany, from the uk, from european union leaders as well. here mr macron appeared standing side—by—side with the outgoing president. it was an extraordinary moment, the outgoing president francois hollande, the man who hand—picked emmanuel macron as a young man, brought him into his party, supplanted by mr macron now, gave him a pat on the back. james reynolds reports on all of the day's events. emmanuel macron, the election winner, now prepares to lead his country. this morning in paris, he joined the outgoing president francois hollande at the ceremony to mark ve day. the horror of the second world war convinced old enemies france and germany to form an alliance which then became the basis of the european union. it's a struggling project which the new president promises to revive. emmanuel ma

if it wasn't for emmanuel macron.is a new blood needed in france. it's not just the president to his young, and who started a movement towards the youngification, i'm not sure if that is an english word. he has chosen younger candidates, that is quite normal. he has forced the other parties to do exactly the same. there is already a few lines moving in the french republic. we can see his wife, brigitte trogneux, who is the subject of fascination because she is older than him, his drama teacher at school which is where he met her. she is wearing a blue designer suit. how important is she to him as he starts off as? he is attached to his wife, he wanted to show that and that he valued her input, and her reflection. that is com pletely input, and her reflection. that is completely new. think about the wives of the former president such as bernadette chirac, jacques chirac cold her mummy. that doesn't sound like a very healthy relationship, and away. and she was by his side, but you understood that she was the man who wan

emmanuel he is the "candidate of continuity".ron is just f hollande emmanuel macron is just francois hollande who wants to stick around. in the us, congress strikes a $1 trillion budget deal to avoid a government shutdown. i think the rules in congress and in the senate are unbelievably archaic and slow—moving. we'll be live in new york to find out what else is missing from donald trump's wishlist. is hamas attempting to soften its image? we'll look at a new policy document released by the palestinian militant group — the first since its founding charter. and don't forget you can get in touch about any of the stories we're covering using the #bbcos hashtag. welcome to outside source. it's the final week of campaigning in the french presidential election. both emmanuel macron and marine le pen have been holding rallies — attacking one another. mr macron told his supporters to reject the far—right policies of his rival — while ms le pen linked mr macron to the outgoing administration and said they'd costjobs and ruined businesses.

emmanuel macron was elected good night. emmanuel macron was elected merci, mes amis! cheering.day of the year in northern ireland and in south—west wales, 20 degrees. you can see the extent of the sunshine from earlier on today, keeping cloud in yorkshire, lincolnshire and the north—east of scotland. under the cloud in aberdeenshire, quite a bit cooler. for the rest of the evening and overnight, cloud coming from the north sea, developing more widely in central england eventually. further west with clear skies, temperatures not far from freezing. essentially on monday we have pretty much a west east split, a cool breeze from the north sea feeding cloud across many central and eastern parts of the uk with more sunshine towards the west but even with the sunshine, temperatures will be lower than they we re temperatures will be lower than they were today. still the mid to high teens in south—west scotland and northern ireland. the cloud may break in northern and eastern england at times. in the midlands, yorkshire, east anglia, a lot of cloud. sunshine in wales and the south—west,

macron and donald trump but emmanuel macron and donald trump but emmanuel macron and donald trump buton did his best to hold his ground and draw a number of distinctions on syria but also the question of the elections and his justification of the decision to ban a couple of russian media outlets. i know after the election there was a lot of heated rhetoric from emmanuel macron‘s camp. do russia and france need a reset on their relationship? we have to work on some issues like ukraine but with so much political mistrust because of interference in the vote, how much can they actually achieve on other things? this is a good initiative. angela merkel knows emmanuel macron very well and those who stalemate in relations. it needs formal and informal contact so emmanuel macron really took the lead to leap ahead of putin's meeting at the t20 and develop a relationship that had got very cold under his predecessor francois hollande including after the bombing of syria, the use of chemical weapons and the decision at that point in 0ctober and the decision at that point in october to cancel a pre

39 —— emmanuel macron.s of the day. most of the health organisations in england and scotland that were affected by a global cyber attack are back up and running, but some patients face continued disruption with six trusts in england still affected. security experts are warning workers to protect their devices amid warnings of a new wave of ransomware attacks. we have been hearing in the last couple of minutes from europe —— europol who say 150 countries we re —— europol who say 150 countries were affected by that cyber attack with some 200,000 victims, that is what the head of europol rob wainwright has been saying. 200,000 victims, in at least 150 countries, affected by that cyber attack with ransom ware. the global reach was unprecedented. 200,000 victims in 150 countries. many of those victims will be businesses including large corporations. we are in the face of an escalating threat, say europol. numbers are going up and they are worried numbers will continue to grow when people go back to work tomorrow

emmanuel macron is pretty new to politics but the crowds here were hopeful.ficult to put some reforms in france and having such a guy who is so young will help to change things. translation: we hope he keeps his promises, politicians normally don't, we want france for the as well as the rich. —— for the poor. vive la france. tonight, emmanuel macron‘s fans and foes will be watching this with interest. a fly on the wall documentary filmed during his presidential campaign. intriguing because france is about to be presided over by a politician known for his charm but whose person, party and policies are pretty much unexplored. what we do know is that he is the europhile, a passionate one, and leading europeans are cock—a—hoop, in understated tones. translation: emmanuel macron carries the hopes of millions in france and across europe. he led a courageous pro—european campaign and stands for openness to the world. emmanuel macron has raised high expectations, promising many things to many people. to dramatically reform france, caring for the fragile while boostin

emmanuel macron and marine le pen trading barbs. before one of them becomes france's next president. he says she is a figure of hatred and division. and tensions are rising over north korea with the head of the u.s. intelligence agency, the cia arriving on the peninsula as japan deploys its biggest .arship now will hilderbrandt is with us in the studio. starting out with a compromise in washington dc. >> agreeing on a spending bill to keep the u.s. government going until the end of september. the $1 trillion deal will need to be voted on officially later this week. it will boost military spending by $12.5 billion, as well as border security by 1.5 billion and reimbursed law enforcement. trump had earlier made that concession to democrats. meanwhile the president has pledged to take on the so call dodd frank banking regulation and enact genetic tax cuts. the legislation comes with a goal of finding -- of avoiding another financial meltdown. he made a pledge to repeal and replace dodd frank. the firsttrump: in 100 days i have taken ac

centrist emmanuel macron will be the country's next president.eating nationalist candidate marine le pen by a decisive margin. voters flooding to the polls in one of france's most unpredictable and consequential elections in its history. eric: it's been a very bruising and divisive campaign right until the very end with protests against le pen and her nationalistic views on immigration and the european union. macron's victory marking a setback for those populist forces that earlier led to brexit in great britain and some say to the election of president trump here in the united states. senior foreign affairs correspondent greg talcott live in paris where the eiffel tower certainly seems to be celebrating as well as those on the street as we await the president-elect, macron, to come to the louvre. hi, greg. >> reporter: absolutely,ing eric. a lot of people excited here, just two hours since the polls have closed. we're hearing honking on the streets and the motorcade of emmanuel macron, the president to be, just passing not too far from where we

emmanuel macron has gone to the south.st three days will not be particularly easy going for either candidate. today's events follow the debate last night. there were a lot of insults. marine le pen accused her rival of being out of date. he accused her of spreading lies and fear. he went into the television debate a long way ahead in the polls, 20% ahead. it looks as though he did not drop the ball. when you look at how people thought of the debate he came out clearly on top. 63% of respondentss rated him as the winner. 34% picking marine le pen. it was a heated debate. here are some of the key moments. translation: mr macron is the candidate of savage globalisation, economic uncertainty, social brutality, have every man for himself. you say globalisation is too hard. so is europe. let's shut our borders. let others succeed, not‘s. you have been the minister of the economy, an adviser to the president. why didn't you apply at the time? your strategy has been the same for decades. what is it? making many lies and saying eve

emmanuel macron holds his first ministerial meeting today with his newly named cabinet. more from the presidential palace on the way. the u.s. justice department names of former fbi director as special counsel to oversee the investigation into possible ties between russia and donald trump. the latest twist since the last fbi director was fired last week. iran gets set to hold its first presidential election since the nuclear deal with the west came into play. the moderate president is going head-to-head with a hard-line cleric. coming up, good news for the new french government as unemployment drops to its lowest level in five years. we will have the details in our business update. as the cannes film festival opens, we will take a look at the films being screened today. ♪ francelet's start in where the new president has unveiled his cabinet. emmanuel macron ran as an independent, smashing the traditional left right grip on french politics. his ministers reflect that spirit. top spots have gone to conservatives, socialists and political newcomers. their names were release

emmanuel macron, we make practical him in the establishment box. he serves his own political movement called on our way, en marche in french, and that has only been around a year. and le pen has been around since 1972, and she is savvy as a political leader, political organizer, and this may macron is the outsider, so we have seen politics turn upside down in france. it is hard to say who represents the establishment anymore at all. steve: what about francois hollande? does he have any influence? alina polyakova: it doesn't seem like it anymore. up to the elections, hollande was known as the most unpopular french president in history, his approval ratings around 4%. steve: why? alina polyakova: he was criticized for his handling of the awful terrorist attack that happened across france the last year. he did not really speak to voters' concerns about security, immigration, how france will rectify the issues. the french economy has not been doing well under him. did not runl he again. steve: we are talking with alina polyakova of the atlantic council

. >> you're listening to the french intellect emmanuel macron. as you see at the louvre his supporters who are at the headquarters waving the flags there because this is a victory for emmanuel macron. you heard him in his victory speech saying he understands the anger and the anxiety and the doubt. his responsibility is to hear that. he is pledging that his five year term he will try to address all forms of discrimination. this election has been described as very divisive as he took on the right wing candidate marine la pen who in her concession speech, she talked about the landscape of a decomposition of political life there in france and that she saw a rift between patriots and liberals. you heard macron there say that he, in the next five years, his responsibility is to allay all fierce. we also have with us senior political analyst ron brownstein and then at some point we'll also go to the northern portion of france because that was the stronghold of the la pen support. that's where we find isa suarez. ron, let me go to you. la pen represente

it shows that emmanuel macron has capable enemies. the course of this election. many french people have already decided which way they'll vote. and some have already cast their ballots. these french citizens in canada have made an early start. 47 million voters here in france will soon follow. james reynolds, bbc news, paris. you can keep up to date on this and all the other stories we are following. just head to our website, bbc.com/news. and just a quick reminder there will be a special french presidential results programme here on bbc news, from 5:30pm gmt, with christian fraser taking us through the developments as they happen. so tune in for that. islamist militants have released 82 schoolgirls who were kidnapped from chibok in nigeria. a government official said the girls were freed following negotiations with boko haram. the girls were among almost 300 abducted from their school three years ago. stephanie hegarty has the latest from nigeria. they were taken three years ago as schoolgirls but they will be coming back as young wo

emmanuel macron has courageous ideas to do. as far as the public debt goes, i think the real issue is public spending. you have to rein in public spending. so, yes, the question is will he be able to implement this plan? but the reality is, there's a bit of agreement within the political path on the need do do these reforms. the question then is, can we sell them to the country? we'll have to see about that. >> isabelle, just wondering akin to what we're seeing in the u.s. with major announcements being put out by donald trump it's in first 100 days, and being difficult to implement because of pushback from both sides of the aisle. do you think macron will have much of a honeymoon period? >> i don't think he will have a honeymoon period. i think it's clear that a number of people voted against his opponent rather than against him. i think the awareness, the magnitude of the challenge that was reflected in the very subdued way it was a. dodd. >> thank you for that. strategist at blackrock. >>> still coming up on the show, how wi

not to say that emmanuel macron doesn't criticise a lot of what francois hollande did and i think emmanuelnk macron has great feelings for aransas holland and he is at heart, i think a man of the left, for aransas holland and he is at heart, ithinka man of the left, in a social sense. we are just seeing emmanuel macron has arrived there, in the midst of the crowd, he will be attending the ceremony and this com pletely be attending the ceremony and this completely standard procedure, this coincides with the aftermath of the presidential election for the outgoing to attend with the incoming. yes. famously, nicolas sarkozy. .. i can incoming. yes. famously, nicolas sarkozy... i can see him down there. nicolas sarkozy and francois hollande did it 5 years ago, that was the occasion when francois hollande, was soaked by a downpour, it was seen as a terrible symbol of the beginning of his presidency. yes, all the great and the good come together and i think, yes, all the great and the good come togetherand i think, is yes, all the great and the good come together and i think, is that nicolas sark

how would you label emmanuel macron? >> well, as your previous speaker said, he's very difficult to categorize. macron has positioned himself at the center of gravity of french politics. and that has been his strength up until now. he has been able to take policy from the left and the center and also from the center right. he is also put considerable support on the center right and the center left and he's turn up the rule book that separates right from left and he has been endorsed in this election right across the mainstream party. that has been a strength up until now. the problem is it could turn into a weakness because he will find himself now opposed by very coherent political camps. the conservative republicans from whom he has drawn support in this election will be fighting for their parliamentary lives against his movement in june. the center left social left socialist who give him a lot of support in this election will be fighting for their political space. so in a way, he has enjoyed the good times. now it's g

emmanuel macron paused to remember france's fallen soldiers.hen he announced he is stepping down as the leader of the political movement he found it. but can he lead the nation to the changes that he has promised? also come u.s. lawmakers -- former director of intelligence warns that moscow will try to interfere again. we will get the latest live from washington. and be freed schoolgirls try to pick up the pieces after being held captive for three years by boko haram militants. ♪ brent: i'm burned off. it is good to have you with us. -- i am brent goff. emmanuel macron is stepping aside from leadership of the political movement that he founded a little over a year ago. a spokesman also saying the organization will be changing its name, which means the republic on the move. macron has promised to overcome divisions and to unite the country. reporter: emmanuel macron's first day as president elect. he made an appearance alongside outgoing president francois hollande outside a ceremony commemorating the end of world war ii. he will be sworn in as

so emmanuel macron is the clear favourite in this presidential election. the results as they come out late on sunday. we will bring you a special programme resented by our colleagues from 1730 gmt. —— presented by our colleagues. strong winds and rain have swept across parts of eastern china, bringing down trees and cutting off power lines. in some areas gales have reached force 10 over the last two days. more than a0 tourists in fujian province had to be rescued by firefighters after being trapped by flash floods. sarah corker reports. as daylight faded, firefighters attached to safety ropes and waded through a torrent of raging water to rescue 44 tourists. the group were visiting a waterfall in a rural part of fujian province when torrential rain triggered flash flooding. trapped for more than three hours, they were first given food and water before being taken to higher ground. further north, injilin province, it gale force ten winds ripped roofs off buildings. trees were uprooted and vehicles were crushed. translation: the roofs of the steel houses are

macron, 2a. 0ut 20%, marine le pen, 21, and emmanuel macron, 2a.going to... even if you have people who will vote for you in the second round, most of them to avoid marine le pen, it is going to be an uneasy election for him at the beginning. you would want somebody to be your prime minister who would know a lot about french institution, who will not be a divisive person. then again, you would be tempted also to put your footprint on this election. emmanuel macron tries to embody something new, change, like 0bama. he has been endorsed by 0bama, which isa he has been endorsed by 0bama, which is a fast, my opinion, to see a former us president endorsing a fringe candidate. —— which is a first. christian there speaking with regis le sommierfrom paris match. and don't forget, christian will be presenting a special results programme at 1730 gmt this sunday, so tune in for that. it is not often that politics and music collide but after weeks of violent protests, that is exactly what has happened in venezuela. renowned conductor, gustavo dudamel, is urgin

the frontrunner, emmanuel macron, has filed a lawsuit over online rumours repeated by marine le pen that he has a secret bank account in the caribbean. president trump has won his first legislative battle, the first stage in repealing barack obama's signature achievement, the affordable care act. the house of representatives has narrowly passed the republicans‘ replacement for obamacare. iraqi forces have opened a new front in their fight to dislodge the islamic state group from the country's second city, mosul. it's a major shift in tactics as the battle has slowed over recent weeks. less than a year after the olympic games, there's been an upsurge of violence in parts of rio de janeiro. the huge cost of the games means the city doesn't have enough money to properly fund its police, and that's led to drug gangs retaking territory. now it's time for world business report. to stay or to leave? yep, the big boss of one of the world's largest banks, goldman sachs, tells the bbc about his preparations for a world after brexit — that's coming up in an exclusive interview. and are you ready fo

anna: emmanuel macron decisively beats le pen. in his victory speech, the centrist pledges to unite the country. , the have the strength energy, and the will because that is what has carried us to this position and that is what has made us. that strength will ensure our future. we will not give in to fear, division, or lies. >> opec's next moves. into thecould extend second half of the year and possibly beyond. chinese overseas shipments held up in april as global demand recovers. the forex reserves rose for a third month. ♪ anna: welcome to bloomberg daybreak: europe. manus: emmanuel macron got the votes. the euro had 90% possibility that this event would happen. this is volatility overnight in the euro. you have things like the ecb. yellow.meeting is in it has dropped. euro is down. euro sterling is down, euro-yen is down. had alreadynagers covered -- sorry, they were already net long about this by the most on record. -- buyn appalling phrase the rumor. anna: we do not know what the ecb will do as we go into june. we do not know

emmanuel macron is pretty new to politics.he crowd here were hopeful. >> it is very difficult to put some reform in france, and having a guy who is young will help to change it things. >> we hope he keeps his promises. we want france for the poor as well as the rich. reporter: tonight, emmanuel foes will be and watching this with interest. a fly on the wall documentary films during his presidential campaign. intriguing, because france is about to be presided over by a politician known for his charm, but whose person, party my policies are pretty much unexplored. what we do know is he is a eu rophile, a passionate one. chancellor merkel: emmanuel macron carries the hopes of millions across europe. he had a courageous, pro-european campaign, and stands for openness to the world. reporter: emmanuel macron has raised high expectations, promising many things for many people. to dramatically reformer france, caring for the fragile, while boosting business, and to change the european union and to be very tough on brexit. he doesn't h

a certain emmanuel macron. he has reason to be solemn.a state of emergency still. there's a lot of major terrorist threats, as we know. french and policeman —— a french prison killed and another seriously injured on the champs—elysees, stag na nt injured on the champs—elysees, stagnant economy, huge unemployment, 10%, that was the very pledge that the then candidate francois hollande said he should bejudged on. and there is a lot to do. i thought it was interesting that mr macron talked about serving france and talked about serving france and talked about serving france and talked about the monumental task, la tache colossale that he has in front of him. it was a fractured campaign, we knew that since the first round, whistle that tonight. marine le pen has lost resoundingly, mr macron has won comfortably, easily, but the fa ct won comfortably, easily, but the fact is that what marine le pen has achieved is in itself extraordinary. so mr macron has a lot to do. he is an independent, he says he's not from the left of right and he has the s