butjust before, emmanuel but just before, emmanuel macron butjust before, emmanuel macron has been criticisede leader of paris, not france, was see trends turning against globalisation and america, something associated with emmanuel macron, so what is it that marine le pen has done to bring in new voters? as you brought in new demographics as well? ,, . , brought in new demographics as well? ,, , ., ., well? she has, first of all, tainted down _ well? she has, first of all, tainted down some - well? she has, first of all, tainted down some of- well? she has, first of all, tainted down some of the| well? she has, first of all, - tainted down some of the nasty, if you will, aspects of what her party used to be, especially under her father. she has really revamped her party is moving away a little bit from the outright xenophobia, the outright racism. she still talks, of course, about being very strict on immigration, but she has sort of moved away from this and became more of an economic populist, if you will, focusing really more on kitchen table issues, on the economy, rather than focusing on

emmanuel macron taking to the stage.f here in the room tonight but it will be really interesting to hear what he has to say and what his message is going to be notjust to supporters in the room but to the french people as well as he looks to convince more and more of them to back him following the first round. merci beaucoup! translation: my dear compatriots of metropolitan france and abroad, this sunda the metropolitan france and abroad, this sunday the 10th of april more than 36 million — sunday the 10th of april more than 36 million people used to your right to vote _ 36 million people used to your right to vote. achieved by generations before _ to vote. achieved by generations before and i thank all of you that from _ before and i thank all of you that from this— before and i thank all of you that from this first round, to have voted for me. _ from this first round, to have voted for me. to — from this first round, to have voted for me, to have chosen me, thank you _ for me, to have chosen me, thank you their— for me

emmanuel- that. how much has ukraine featured in this campaign? emmanuel macron| in this campaign?he _ in this campaign? emmanuel macron made a decision at the beginning - in this campaign? emmanuel macron made a decision at the beginning of. made a decision at the beginning of the war in ukraine that coincided with the intense phase of the elections, to really step back and prioritise foreign policy. that was at least until the first round. quite interesting, french tv coverage of ukraine between the two grounds was higher own ukraine than on domestic elections, because the audience, the audomat were showing that the french audience prepared to watch programmes on ukraine done on the french elections but now going forward emmanuel macron has an opportunity me to make a stand as president of the european union, france is at the head of the rotating presidency, and he has been relatively not very visible on the ukraine conflict because of the whole election process, he has been focusing more on talking to president putin. it will be interesting to see whether this initiative comes b

macron." run—off with emmanuel macron. " french run—off with emmanuel macron."f you are a member of the french electorate — if you are a member of the french electorate this evening you cannot say that— electorate this evening you cannot say that you do not know who you are voting _ say that you do not know who you are voting for~ _ say that you do not know who you are voting for. these candidates are not alike, _ voting for. these candidates are not alike. they— voting for. these candidates are not alike, they represent different personalities, ideologies, positions on the _ personalities, ideologies, positions on the world stage. it really is where — on the world stage. it really is where you _ on the world stage. it really is where you want to put your dice so it's fascinating, a contest between these _ it's fascinating, a contest between these different ideas. i would describe _ these different ideas. i would describe it as marine le pen is playing — describe it as marine le pen is playing out of the trump playbook white _ playing out of the trump playbook w

emmanuel macron looks to extend his premiership. the challenger, marine le pen, seeks to replace the incumbent, but voter turnout so far has been lower in comparison voters in france cast their ballot in the final round of the country's to the last election. hello, i'm ben boulos in london. also on the programme: as russia's war on ukraine enters its third month, us secretary of state antony blinken is expected in kyiv — the first top us offical to visit since the invasion. japan says ten people have died off the northern island of hokkaido after a sightseeing boat went missing on saturday. hello, and welcome to bbc news. good afternoon from clichy in the northwestern suburbs of the french capital, paris. this is an area that generally had more support for the that means that marine le pen who scored 7% in the first round and emmanuel macron are battling it out for votes. let's have a look where emmanuel macron left home, went to the polling station and cast his vote as he seeks a second term in office, anotherfive vote as he seeks

emmanuel macron left it too late? t emmanuel macron left it too late? i don't think so. yes campaign, he has outlined a vision for france. he has built on what we have done the last five yea rs years together. obviously the war in ukraine, he has had a determining factor in the war in ukraine, he's been a key participant, it's absolutely right that he has put those responsibilities front and centre of his engagement in past weeks and he has campaigned, he outlined a vision for france. he has built on what we have done for the last five years together, which is make france competitive again, which is creating jobs in france, which would make france a decisive act of europe. this is what we will outline in the coming weeks. i presume he will outline tonight, the campaign is not over, there are two weeks left. it's absolutely clear that both candidates could theoretically win and we have to keep on fighting until the very last minute to convince every single french person that a better future is with emmanuel macron. why do you think marine le pen did so well? doesn't it sh

because eo - le behind emmanuel macron. because people won't _ behind emmanuel macron.there was a lot of anger against macron and legitimately. the old ways don't apply any more, because we used to say that you need party leaders to tell people how they should vote on the second round, because it doesn't work any more. the consultation, people supported john melenchon, and we had three choices, either macron, a blank vote or abstention. it was literally distributed between those three choices. i am confident anyway that the majority, the biggest number of people voted for melenchon didn't vote for marine le pen, because we can paint on the issues and a programme which is the antithesis of what marine le pen stands for. and now we need to get together and keep the fight going for the next weeks. bind together and keep the fight going for the next weeks.— together and keep the fight going for the next weeks. and yet you must have had this — for the next weeks. and yet you must have had this conversation _ for the next weeks. and yet you must have had this conversation fiv

our top stories: emmanuel macron is on target to win the first ballot in the french presidential election, but marine le pen gains ground at the polls. translation: don't make a mistake, this isn't over. l the debate we're going to have for the next 15 days is decisive for our country and for europe. grim discoveries in ukraine: more than 1200 bodies are found in areas around kyiv that were previously occupied by russian troops. tens of thousands take to the streets in pakistan to protest against the removal of the former prime minister, imran khan, from office. spanish police seize more than a thousand stuffed wild animals from a warehouse in valencia. and eddie redmayne wins big at the olivier awards at the royal albert hall in london. the olivier goes to... eddie redmayne. with most of the votes counted in the first round of the french presidential election, emmanuel macron will face the far—right leader marine le pen in a run—off in two weeks�* time. results currently show only a 2 percentage point difference between them, with mr macron on just over 27% and ms le pen onjust over 25%.

emmanuel macron, 41.54 marine 58.5for emmanuel macron, 41.54 marine le pen.actly what we _ before the polls closed? yes. it is exactly what we anticipated. - before the polls closed? yes. it is . exactly what we anticipated. showing quite a dynamic between the two. immediately after the first one, many voters from the left were hesitating, so the polls were closer at the time with 52, 53 for emmanuel macron. it happened that progressively being called to again to face the extreme right, some voters decided to support macron that clearly the analysis of the polls show that a significant part of macron voters chose to put his name in the ballot. primarily to oppose marine le pen. 0n the other hand, having more than 40% for marine le pen, basically about 30 million voters, it is 2.5 million votes more than five years ago, so it is a record for the national front. it poses the question of the felicity of what is being called in france the republican front. with about 30% of registered voters, emmanuel macron is an elected president with the lower part of register

this election will hang on those who don't like either emmanuel macron or marine le pen.hat they'll do next is harder to predict. the unwritten rule that everyone in france comes together to block the far right seems to be fraying and the two visions france has chosen for president show how divided this nation is. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. earlier, i spoke to keteevan gorjestani, france 24's washington correspondent, about how the election is unfolding. well, there is a sense that emmanuel macron is going to have to do actually start campaigning. there's a feeling in france that the president sort of was focused on the russia—ukraine crisis and it helped him in the beginning, because he was seen as a statesman, but then he sort of stayed on that statesman level and didn't really focus on the domestic campaign, if you will, while marine le pen actually did focus on that. the question is, how are they going to try and address these two elements? emmanuel macron is going to have to come back to the domestic campaign, try to explain to those who did not vote for him w

part of our strategy is to - put pressure on emmanuel macron and also part— put pressure on emmanuelegy to remind people that this round injune and he will— people that this round injune and he will need to vote. and people that this round in june and he will need to vote.— he will need to vote. and it is auoin to he will need to vote. and it is going to be — he will need to vote. and it is going to be tough _ he will need to vote. and it is going to be tough getting - he will need to vote. and it is . going to be tough getting people he will need to vote. and it is - going to be tough getting people out again? going to be tough getting people out auain? , going to be tough getting people out auain? _, ., again? eight is always tough getting --eole out again? eight is always tough getting people out and _ again? eight is always tough getting people out and in _ again? eight is always tough getting people out and in these _ again? eight is always tough getting people out and in these areas - again? eight is always tough getting people out and in these areas there | people out and in t

if it is emmanuel macron against marine le pen, emmanuel macron is showing leads in the polls we have access to so far. haidi: what do we expect from these campaigns over the next two weeks? >> the issues are globalization versus anti-globalization. nationalism versus internationalism. for emmanuel macron to be reelected, it is a continuation of the modus operandi. he wants to increase public sector workers at he was to raise the retirement age to 65 and he wants to change inheritance task -- inheritance tax. for marine le pen, nationalizing the highway, no income tax for individuals under the age of 30. she wants france to pull back from some of its responsibilities in nato. the key issue is inflation. purchasing power. across the media landscape you are seeing -- forecasting france inflation to be a 3% this year. the overall message from emmanuel macron is he once european sovereignty. shery: is this election so important because we are also amid the war in ukraine? russia now saying it will halt a bond issuance for the rest of this year. how will it be able to finance its expenses?

it happened in 2017 when emmanuel macron had 64% of the votes. it could be tighter. jean-luc melenchon voters are in urban areas. 9 of the 15 cities put him ahead. he has a lot of voters in urban places in paris, a lot of poorer suburbs as well. we expect that with emmanuel macron to go after younger voters and urban voters if he wants to make it to the second round. atricky battle ahead marine le pen sticking to her line that she had about france's independence i caught up with the mp with the house. we talked about how they felt about the result on the first round and how they are approaching the second round of the campaign >> we are feeling joy after the results. although we anticipate the situation. the last few weeks of the campaign were going very well. we felt marine was moving forward. we could see that reflecting on the ground tonight we will celebrate. starting tomorrow, we will get back to work because we still have a second round. we have overcome the first hurdle we can overcome another. >> translator: how are you approaching the second round how are yo

what do you think, emmanuel? — emmanuel macron. what do you think, emmanuel? we _ emmanuel macron.we heard _ emmanuel macron. what do you think, emmanuel? we heard the _ emmanuel macron. what do you think, emmanuel? we heard the gathering i emmanuel macron. what do you think, emmanuel? we heard the gathering of| emmanuel? we heard the gathering of the riaht and emmanuel? we heard the gathering of the right and it — emmanuel? we heard the gathering of the right and it been _ emmanuel? we heard the gathering of the right and it been right _ emmanuel? we heard the gathering of the right and it been right for- emmanuel? we heard the gathering of the right and it been right for le - the right and it been right for le pen, _ the right and it been right for le pen. we — the right and it been right for le pen, we listen tojean—luc the right and it been right for le pen, we listen to jean—luc melenchon that he _ pen, we listen to jean—luc melenchon that he can _ pen, we listen to jean—luc melenchon that he can win the parliamentary election. — that he can win the parliamentary election, and

she held her own with emmanuel macron last time. whereas— with emmanuel macron last time.lt for the far left candidatejean—luc melenchon who got 20%, left candidate jean—luc melenchon who got 20%, more than he left candidatejean—luc melenchon who got 20%, more than he was predicted to. let us speak to joining me now is daniele 0bono, member of france's national assembly for the left—wing candidate jean—luc melenchon's party france unbowed. i'm very proud of the campaign and the support we built and are contradicted brilliantly despite all odds. so contradicted brilliantly despite all odds. , contradicted brilliantly despite all odds, , , ., contradicted brilliantly despite all odds. , . , odds. so this is an important result showin: odds. so this is an important result showing that _ odds. so this is an important result showing that in _ odds. so this is an important result showing that in france, _ odds. so this is an important result showing that in france, there - odds. so this is an important result showing that in france, there is - odds. so this is an important resul

having said that, he _ about emmanuel macron. having said that, he has _ about emmanuel macron.ed - said that, he has achieved something many other presidents have not been able to do. he is the first president to win the election in 20 years. is that not a commentary at all on any of the things that he has done right in his time in office? you anticipated my next point which is that there are some positive developments. macron has been re—elected with quite a strong score by french presidential standards and even more importantly, we see with the rise of populist movements in many countries including the united states that the decline of the mainstream government parties and eventually the supplanting of moderate, suppla nting of moderate, centre—left supplanting of moderate, centre—left and democratic party is, by far right and at times far left parties dubious democratic principles and respect for civil liberties. in the french case the populist parties have spawned the collapse of the mainstream parties but the replacement for those mainstream parties is not a xenophobic, po

and emmanuel macron's party were to try and find — emmanuel macron's party were to try and find somer— consensus between the far left and the far right to try and find some mandate — the far right to try and find some mandate to govern because he will find it _ mandate to govern because he will find it actually difficult, marine le pen — find it actually difficult, marine le pen say tonight that she and the sort of— le pen say tonight that she and the sort of fight starts here for those elections — sort of fight starts here for those elections. and there is a risk that despite _ elections. and there is a risk that despite winning again and becoming argue _ despite winning again and becoming argue with the most powerful leader in europe, _ argue with the most powerful leader in europe, someone who is committed to the _ in europe, someone who is committed to the eu _ in europe, someone who is committed to the eu project and there will of been a _ to the eu project and there will of been a huge amount of relief in brussels — been a huge amount of relief in brussels and other european ca

emmanuel macron was candidatejean—luc melenchon. emmanuel macron was caught in the middle.t 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 economy is growing, but millions say they feel poorer. marine le pen has seized on this and h

a choice for president emmanuel macron or president le pen. 1refill choice for president emmanuel macronen.— or president le pen. will happen on the 24th of — or president le pen. will happen on the 24th of april — or president le pen. will happen on the 24th of april is _ or president le pen. will happen on the 24th of april is not _ or president le pen. will happen on the 24th of april is not about - or president le pen. will happen on the 24th of april is not aboutjust i the 24th of april is not about just conditions. — the 24th of april is not about just conditions, it is a matter of society, _ conditions, it is a matter of society, civilisation.- society, civilisation. early prejections _ society, civilisation. early projections suggest - society, civilisation. early projections suggest that i society, civilisation. ea�*ig projections suggest that emmanuel macron is still the favoured with 28% of voters, more than last time around. le pen's share of the vote grew to 23%. it's not as close as some polls of predicted but this is where the battle really begins. quin i am impatient and

emmanuel macron said this is a debate about _ putin. is a debate about the _ putin. emmanuel macron said this is a debate about the european - putin. emmanuel macron said this is a debate about the european union, | a debate about the european union, is he right? if a debate about the european union, is he riuht? ,, . is he right? if you ask either candidate — is he right? if you ask either candidate they _ is he right? if you ask either candidate they will - is he right? if you ask either candidate they will say - is he right? if you ask either candidate they will say they| is he right? if you ask either - candidate they will say they don't want france to leave the eu but he will say more union will solve problems and she says less eu will solve problems. voters either way will feel either the eu as a positive solution or it is not. opinion polls suggest a victory for emmanuel macron and what does that mean for the old national front of france and their positioning in politics here? we france and their positioning in politics here?— po

studio: emmanuel macron hasjust studio: emmanuel macron has “ust finished studio: emmanuel macron hasust finished speaking, i studio: emmanuel macron has 'ust finished speaking, leaving �* studio: emmanuel macron has 'ust finished speaking, leaving the h studio: emmanuel macron hasjust} finished speaking, leaving the stage and making his way through the crowd of supporters. he was ecstatic with the words he had to see this evening. they are still cheering as he leaves with his wife. amongst his supporters, clearly looking pretty happy this evening. marine le pen�*s campaign in recent weeks gave emmanuel macron�*s supporters and campaign something of a scare. it was interesting listening to what he had to say during his speech just now. something he capped emphasising, nothing is decided so i think what he's trying to do there as he has come out on top but he doesn't want any kind of complacency. there is acknowledgement there is a lot of work to be done. he's been accused of being slow off the mark in this campaign. ithink of being slow off the mark in this campaign. i think there's a

but it is marine le pen and emmanuel— race. but it is marine le pen and emmanuel macron, _ race.l macron, and i wonder race. but it is marine le pen and i emmanuel macron, and i wonder how you think the voters who didn't choose them in that round will vote in the final head—to—head? i choose them in that round will vote in the final head-to-head?- in the final head-to-head? i think it's auoin in the final head-to-head? i think it's going to _ in the final head-to-head? i think it's going to be — in the final head-to-head? i think it's going to be an _ in the final head-to-head? i think it's going to be an extremely i in the final head-to-head? i thinkj it's going to be an extremely tight second round this time around, certainly even tighter than it was last time, in 2017. and a lot will depend on the way in which emmanuel macron engages with the domestic debate over the coming two weeks. he has been heavily criticised for not focusing on the domestic issues, not engaging on the cost of living my climate questions and so on, and these are issues on which both jean—luc melenchon an

unfortunately emmanuel macron issue? unfortunately emmanuel macron is any situation — issue?rtunately emmanuel macron is any situation of double _ issue? unfortunately emmanuel macron is any situation of double standards i is any situation of double standards —— where is emmanuel macron positioning himself on this issue? when he was elected he didn't take the and actually was having a very understanding position on laicite and quite liberal one but he his taken a hard right turn, falling into the trap of having used laicite, especially members of his administration who weapon iced laicite by using a very restrictive vision especially going after muslims and restricting their civil liberties. i'm thinking for example about the anti—separatism and different declarations of his interior ministers. for instance, one declared in 2017 how he was shocked by the existence of ethnic food aisles in supermarkets, especially those of halal food which were apparently a sign of separatism so everybody played the far right card and one should not be surprised we have in the situation today.

— the reaction to the marine le pen emmanuel macron? it is the rematch eve one emmanuel macron?ryone was — emmanuel macron? it is the rematch everyone was expecting, _ emmanuel macron? it is the rematch everyone was expecting, but - emmanuel macron? it is the rematch everyone was expecting, but when i emmanuel macron? it is the rematch everyone was expecting, but when it | everyone was expecting, but when it came down to the wire it was closer than what people expected in terms of what will happen next. it will now get fears. the campaign will really start in earnest and both of the candidates know where they have to be and know who they have to speak to. emmanuel macron has to prove that he is present, connected and understands that for most people in paris and right across france it isissues in paris and right across france it is issues like the rising cost of food and fuel that really matter. for marine le pen she has done a very good job in trying to detoxify her brand and he will try to pick that apart and talk about economic issues, talk about previous links with president

so, it was a big challenge for emmanuel macron we didn't expect, emmanuel macron didn't expect the strongn that so there was something happening in france to make sure that emmanuel macron we -- >> and as i mentioned president macron will now become the first branch leader to be reelected in 20 years, i think for a lot of us in the last two don't necessarily follow that here in the u.s. i should say, how significant is this that he's been able to get reelected? >> so, it's very significant because this is europe, you know you have the ukraine warrants a very important issue at this moment for france. it was really about the future of europe, emmanuel macron said all the times during le pen, i really, really want to protect europe i'm gonna be extremely strong with russia. i want to make sure that everyone is -- ukraine. that we're gonna try to do something so, it wasn't only about the french nation, it was also about the future of europe. however, i can tell you that there was also again a referendum in 2017 in the first election and it was a referendum against marine le pen, and this tim

he stopped short of endorsing emmanuel macron for the runoff. it will be key because he had 22% of the votes in the first round. where are these electors going to go for the runoff is going to be key. another thing that will be key to watch is the debate on april 20. in 2017, marine le pen was not very good in the debate. this time, she might be more prepared. kriti: caroline connan, thank you for that reporting. for more on the risks weighing on the market, let's bring in the market strategist at j.p. morgan. you just heard her talk about the risks that come with marine le pen. she is focusing her strategy on targeting inflation at home. that is a theme we are seeing at home. talk about market sensitivity to inflation. if inflation is persistent, will markets bake that in or will they still be reactive to higher commodity prices? at what point does that sensitivity go away? >> markets have already been sensitive to it. you look at the move year to date in the 10-year treasury yields or government bond yields around the world and they have moved

it is hard to be more enthusiastic than emmanuel macron.he eu and plays a big leadership role, notjust in brussels but also in native. that is so important with the raging russia ukraine crisis. marine le pen has traditionally close ties to moscow. that had european allies and the united states worried.— that had european allies and the united states worried. tonight, they are very relieved. _ united states worried. tonight, they are very relieved. thank— united states worried. tonight, they are very relieved. thank you - united states worried. tonight, they are very relieved. thank you very - are very relieved. thank you very much. that's all from us in paris, you can follow coverage throughout the night on the bbc news channel, or online at bbc.co.uk/news, but for now, back to clive in the studio. many thanks. ukraine's president zelensky has used his 0rthodox easter sunday message, to deliver a defiant address, saying he's convinced his country would emerge victorious, in the war with russia. he's been meeting the us secretary of state,

"watch out, emmanuel macron," she says. in opposition and a force to be reckoned with." it is a problem for france's president. it's a bittersweet victory. he inherits a fragmented, divided country. "macron with you" was the main campaign slogan. from tomorrow, he will try to reunite his country behind him. his plan is for stronger french finances and leadership abroad. tonight, celebrations spread far beyond paris. brussels is beaming, as well. katya adler, bbc news, paris. sonia dridi is a french freelance journalist based in washington. sonia dridi is a french freelance journalist she just flew back from paris. let's speak to her now. i hope it was a smooth. let's talk about the senior left behind. what sort of need was there after this election in paris? i there after this election in pafis? . , there after this election in paris? . , ., paris? i feel that it is a turning _ paris? i feel that it is a turning point, - paris? i feel that it is a turning point, this - paris? i feel that it is a - turning point, this electio

if you ask marine le pen or emmanuel macron they will say, we don't want france to leave the eu but emmanuel and marine le pen will say less is the solution. inaudible voters who vote either way will feel that they are past the solution or not. so, both candidates have cast their votes. 0ur correspondent anna holligan is in the northern town of henin—beaumont — marine le pen's home territory: well, it's a lazy sunday afternoon here. this is actually one of the busiest places. but many people are hoping for a momentous evening as the results come in. and many people are optimistic that she could actually do it, marine le pen, even though the odds are against her. she was voting here earlier. here's an idea of what she was met with. marine, je t'aime! this is a flavour of the passion marine le pen evokes in her constituency. many people here are struggling with the rising cost of food and fuel, and they feel other politicians aren't aware orjust don't care. these two are voting marine le pen. translation: food shopping, even petrol is becoming really| expensive, travel to work, and the kids' a

le _ lyre, emmanuel macron. those are strong caricatures. le pen - lyre, emmanuel macron.caricatures. le pen has notl strong caricatures. le pen has not denied recently, nonetheless i recognise she wants to dismantle wind turbines which i am sure you find very difficult to swallow. president macron is residing over our government that has... what is he doing wrong? our government that has. .. what is he doing wrong?— our government that has... what is he doing wrong? there is a huge gap between what _ he doing wrong? there is a huge gap between what he _ he doing wrong? there is a huge gap between what he says _ he doing wrong? there is a huge gap between what he says and _ he doing wrong? there is a huge gap between what he says and what - he doing wrong? there is a huge gap between what he says and what he . between what he says and what he actually does and the reality in france is that this woman has been contained twice for climate inaction. he has not helped france to be on track again. every time there is a decision to make, macron prefers the profits than the peopl

emmanuel macron has called her policies ract.n the rising cost of living is attracting french rotors. let's hear from one journalist. >> marine le pen has been speaking to voters about issues that matter to them day today, the euro in their pocket, things like cutting vat, cutting fuel duties, no income tax for under 30's, lots of issues that people can see and calculate the immediate and positive impact on their lifestyles. >> here is one voter who is being persuaded. >> she was good all along, she was close to the people, she was not too much on the tv, she was with us on the field. she did everything right. >> let's look at marine le pen's foreign policy. we know emmanuel macron is pro-european union and pro-nato. marine le pen is not. she wants to reform the european union or turn it into an alliance of nations unchallenged by eu laws and reduce france's participation in nato's military alliance. ich brings us to another issue, ukraine. she has condemned the invasion but has ties to moscow. this is her meeting vladimir putin

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emmanuel macron looks to extend his premiership. the challenger marine le pen seeks to replace the incumbent — but voter turnout so far has been lower in comparison to the last election. as russia's war on ukraine enters its third month — us secretary of state antony blinken is expected in kyiv — the first top us offical to visit since the invasion. japan says 10 people have died off the northern island of hokkaido after a sightseeing boat went missing on saturday. it's election day in france and polling stations here have been open for several hours now. —— it's election day in france and polling stations there have been open for several hours now. in the second and final round of voting, incumbent president emmanuel macron, is being challenged by the far—right leader, marine le pen. turnout at midday was almost two percentage points lower than at the same stage in the last presidential election in 2017. but it was marginally higher than in the first round two weeks ago. a short while ago, centrist emmanuel macron, left the home he

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emmanuel: emmanuel macron is not a strongly rejected leader, it is popularity -- it is -- [indiscerniblea chunky number of voters, who are they voting for? emmanuel: up more than 10%, 20% of the vote, it was about 12%, which means[speaking french] some choose -- [sirens] -- emmanuel macron on sunday. francine: there are also others, the links between far right and far left, they will but for marine le pen, despite their leader saying don't vote for her. emmanuel: some of them consider voting for macron. you're right about the proximity between the far right and far left in some domains. like their direction to -- [indiscernible] if you look at the attitudes towards immigration, forms -- towards crime management. francine: it's different. tell us what you we can expect and what we are calling the third rounds of the parliamentary election. if macron becomes president, he needs to have the power to get things done, do you have any polls on what -- how that would go. could someone vote for president's interest but go far right or far left in june? emmanuel: we don't have numbers on that. [i

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she also came here to address emmanuel macron directly.e is hitting the campaign trail really for the first time today but she's been doing it for months, trying to get a view of people's concerns. macron saying he is going to the north of france to visit and see the people who have been ravaged by his economic policy. those were her words this monday on the campaign trail. clearly marine le pen trying her best to not only get the far right vote, but now as well trying to get those far left votes, those people who potentially voted for jean-luc melenchon. mark: as you see we have a reporter following each candidate. we had that necessary balance to make sure reporting is fair and equal in this extremely important time for france. the runoff is of course a rerun of the 2017 election. emmanuel macron and marine le pen have increased their share of the vote this time. macron's lead over le pen was 1.5% larger than in 2017. the gap tightened last week. don't take anything for granted. peter o'brien would this. peter: industrial france was seen

emmanuel macron defeats marine le pen. the euro shrugs.etary of state antony blinken and defense secretary lloyd austin visit kyiv, the highest level u.s. visit since the war began. china's covert outbreak spreads and beijing orders mandatory testing in the -- covid outbreak spreads and beijing orders mandatory testing in the capital. it is you, yuan and you want. an implosion in -- and yuan. an implosion in those currencies. some are saying bonds can act as a haven now. let me show you what a baying for blood looks like and upon market. -- in a bond market. already pricing in 300 basis pikes from the fed. what is a jumbo hike? no longer 50 basis points, it is now 75. a methodical approach to rate hikes is not what the market is prepared for. 300 basis points in six months. this is a market that will test the very mettle of the fed in the eye of a strong economy, hot jobs market and a rampant inflation. as rates rise on the short end and the longer and, depending on the day, you see material reappraisal with equity risk. bank of america, t

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incumbent emmanuel macron is hoping for a second term in office. his challenger, the far—right marine le pen, seeks to replace him. we have a special programme in half an hour. as russia's war on ukraine enters its third month, us secretary of state antony blinken is expected in kyiv, the first top us offical to visit since the invasion. japan says ten people have died off the northern island of hokkaido after a sightseeing boat went missing on saturday. it's crunch time in france, as the centrist emmanuel macron and far—right candidate marine le pen go head to head in the battle to become the nation's next president. polling stations in rural areas have just closed, those in major cities, including the capital paris, stay open for an additional hour. first indications are that turnout is slightly lower than in the 2017 presidential election. a few hours ago, turnout was put atjust over 63%, down two points on 2017. if emmanuel macron wins, he'll be the first french president to be re—elected to the elysee in two decades. for marine le pen, this is

emmanuel macron has been re—elected president of france. have been recovered after their sightseeing boat sank off the northern island of hokkaido. the search continues for the other passengers. a total of 26 were on board the vessel, which ran into trouble off a peninsula famous for its wildlife and dramatic coastline. latest reports from japan suggest coastguards have also picked up a child. their condition is not known. 0ur asia pacific editor michael bristow reports. this is the boat that went missing while on a sightseeing trip. a camera appears to capture the vessel as it prepares to leave harbour. one by one, the passengers embark. the boat then gently pushes out to sea. all seemed calm. but one local tour operator warned them not to leave. translation: it was clear that the conditions - at sea would worsen. so i told them not to go, but they did anyway. the vessel began taking on water near this scenic spot. it started to tilt, it's then thought to have sank. the temperature of the water in this part of northern japan was barely abo

here is one from 2016 for emmanuel macron.cannot really see what is written but this would be considered more of an invalid vote with more control -- troll, like scribbles. but not the stain or the rip we just saw, that is not electoral fraud. anchor: this isn't the first time voters in france have been talking about electoral fraud. catalina: exactly. anchor: thank you very much indeed if you vote, vote and don't mess around. and don't believe everything online. you are watching france 24. cccccc÷÷ñ■ñ■ñ■ñ■ñ■ñ■ñ■ñ■ñ■ñ■ñ■ñ■ 04/25/22 04/25/22 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from new york, this is democracy now! >> i know that for many of our compatriots chose the extreme right today, their anger and disagreement which led support for this project must also find a response. and it will be my responsibility and that of those around me.

"watch out, emmanuel macron," she says.remain in our position and a force "to be reckoned with." it is a problem for france's president. it's a bittersweet victory. he inherits a fragmented, divided country. "macron with you" was the main campaign slogan. from tomorrow, he will try to reunite his country behind him. he plans for stronger french finances and leadership abroad. tonight, celebration spread far beyond paris. brussels is beaming as well. katya adler, bbc news, paris. kethevane gorjestani is washington correspondent with france 24. shejoins us from washington now. thank you for talking to us. i've heard france's long—standing relationship with the government described in some quarters as cheer them in and check them out as soon as possible. emmanuel macron has one another election, the first president to do so in 20 years, twice in a row, but is this about his popularity or the unpopularity of the other candidates? i unpopularity of the other candidates?— unpopularity of the other candidates? ~ . candidates? i th

five years ago 83% of the second round voted for emmanuel macron.ly 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 last words, virtually, in his campaign, opinion polls do not win elections so get out and vote 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 last words, vir

they voted for emmanuel macron last time.hey have come to give him a hard time. >> it is a huge disaster. for schools, for public service in france, he is killing that step-by-step. reporter: she says she will abstain on sunday rather than vote for macron again. >> i am still hesitating. if i do it, i might get sick just after. he is a good talker. he knows how to seduce people, but we are not stupid. reporter: she gets close enough to shout her question through the scrum and emmanuel macron grips her hand and locks in her vote. >> [speaking in foreign language] translator: he gripped my hand and said we would do something about that, i promise. so i will vote for him, but i won something in return. reporter: there is a real choice sunday about where france is heading. marine le pen is promising huge tax cuts and to take back control. emmanuel macron once a global nation set on economic reform. divisions are deepening, and voters are now split between two radically different views of the world come up with one candidate prese

but they loathe emmanuel macron.now how many of these people will be but on the selection, will she be able to draw to her side people who simply said, i cannot vote for the far right but feel that she is acceptable, familiar, not like herfather, she really has made the changes to our party and has a profile of a social and economic issues which is closer to the left and therefore acceptable. let’s issues which is closer to the left and therefore acceptable. let's talk about marine _ and therefore acceptable. let's talk about marine le _ and therefore acceptable. let's talk about marine le pen, _ and therefore acceptable. let's talk about marine le pen, checking - and therefore acceptable. let's talk about marine le pen, checking in l about marine le pen, checking in with french politics every now and again, they would assume perhaps that she was far right and not really and with a chance. traditionally, the second stage, an unofficial coalition comes together to stop the far right coming in and france and any sign t

and that has got to be a worry for emmanuel macron stop thank you. == got to be a worry for emmanuelraises questions about how cuts before 2020 have played a role in what barristers say has become a catastrophic situation. our legal correspondent dominic casciani reports. how long should someone wait forjustice? in the oasis of calm of her home, lisa tells me about the nightmare of criminaljustice delays after she was raped in 2017. she had damning evidence against her attacker, a man she knew well. i was led to believe originally that it would be quite a speedy resolvement to the case and it would be taken onto charging and that decision would come about. however, it didn't happen in that way. and it was a very long process. police and prosecutors took two years to charge the attacker, taking him to court in the summer of 2019. but existing backlogs meant no trial before the following april, and then the pandemic closed courts. the rapist was only convicted in late summer 2021. i think if i hadn't have gone forward and reported it, i would have been able to have brought my mental he