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

is exactlyst party what emmanuel macron would like to do with us. it will be important to know what they would like to do in terms of politics. to -- hells decided says i would like to welcome macron. that is not the case of the party. unfortunately -- we need to think about the context of the program. now the question is we can see if we can work with a part of the left wing in france for the green. i don't believe we will be able they had only- one goal, destroy everything and to become -- for the next five years. >> this is all about people. put is striking is you don't talk about ideas. and the socialist party has been deserted by the working class. just -- has focused its energies around race or sexuality. it has abandon anything to do with three distribution of wealth. >> let's have a look at what we have done the last six months. let's look at what the different congressmen elected, the problem is that this election was absolutely unbelievable. we have not discussed about the content. what would be the best candidate to avoid le pen? fell woul

so, who is emmanuel macron? litical 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 not

the victory of emmanuel macron, the new president of france. did it with resounding numbers. 65% to 35%, and we also are getting responses not only from those who supported macron in france, but also the president of the united states. donald trump just tweeting this moments ago, congratulations to emmanuel macron on his big win today as the next president of france. i look very much forward to working with him. and that just coming from president trump. this is not consistent with statements he had made before. he was a supporter of emmanuel macron's opponent, marine le pen. the candidate that was seen as a far right candidate there in france. and so reactions will continue to come in. we'll share that with you. this again, the results only coming in to us about an hour ago. the polls closed an hour and 25 minutes ago and with great speed and efficacy we got the numbers right after the polls closed in terms of the projections. official numbers. then the speeches first came from marine le pen. then followed about five minutes ago from the winne

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one moody is here with more emmanuel macron's attempts to push through labor reforms. dried as economy minister succeeded to a certain extent. now, he says he's going to finish the job. does wantnuel macron to continue with those efforts to loosen labor restrictions and make it easier for firms to hire and fire. he has other proposals to succeed where his predecessor has failed to boost the economy and reduce unemployment. willer he's able to do so be based on results in june's parliamentary election. he said he's willing to push reforms through by parliamentary decree if necessary. reporter: one of the first items of the new agenda will be reforming labor laws. he wants to make them more flexible. he says he will do this in his first few months in leadership in parliament if he has a majority and, if not, by presidential degrees -- by presidential decrees. the current 35 hour working week will remain but it will be easier to negotiate between businesses and employees. they will hammer out the first budget, set to be introduced next spring. he wanted to include measures

the president-elect is emmanuel macron. 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 back

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

there was a lot of invective and insults thrown by marine le pen at emmanuel macron, and that is whatncluding false claims made by marine le pen, which emmanuel macron‘s lawyers are looking at the moment. it must be said that emmanuel macron came across as rather... he was on top of his facts. he looked the part. he effectively looked presidential, restrained, and in charge. that reflected in the polling the next day, which puts him in favour at up by 63%. —— up at 63%. day, which puts him in favour at up by 6396. -- up at 6396. 6396 saying they would vote for him, or that he did better in the debate? that he did better in the debate? that he did better in the debate? that he did better in the debate. did the broader polls change much? a couple of percentage points of balance in his favour? he is predicted to win by 60%. but both of them now face the task of convincing the remaining 18- 20% of the the task of convincing the remaining 18— 20% of the electorate that remains undecided. these are the kinds of votes that are likely to swing elections. having said that, one must say that te

so who is emmanuel macron? 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 his fam

the crowds outside the elysee that are an emmanuel macron now walks back alone along the red carpet to inauguration ceremony as francois hollande is driven away. mr macron with his wife brigitte. the women he met when he was her drama student at school, just a teenager and he wrote the play, apparently, that she wished hugely impressed by and all of france has been impressed by his talent and he has risen with meteoric speed as these races up those stairs with great energy, bounding up the stairs, just showing what a young president he is. only 39 years of age. but is it going to be a revolution in france or is it is going to be more of the same? that is what hugh schofield was discussing whether because, of course, he has been francois hollande's protege and many of his critics, mr macron, will say, he is just part of the old hollande regime who is going to continue the same policies. 50, who is going to continue the same policies. so, he's goforth, paris correspondent, just talk is what really happens now. how does this inauguration actually take place?m these sort of constitutional

some of those who did not support emmanuel macron took to the streets in protest today, underling thehallenge ahead. what impact could president macron have on the brexit negotiation? also: new reports say president obama warned donald trump over hiring michael flynn as his national security advisor. the news comes just as the dismissed acting attorney general sally yates will testify about any ties between the trump administration and russia. cracking down on fake news — facebook is putting out tips on how to spot it, but could the british election be the next to feel its impact? i am katty kay in new york, christian fraser is in paris. it is an extraordinary achievement. not since the days of napoleon has a frenchman risen to power so young and with such speed. not since world war ii has a leader taken power without a party and a parliamentary base. there were very few in the established political class who endorsed emmanuel macron or believed in his bid to become president, but president he will become this sunday when he assumes power from francois hollande. he has already resigne

it is the responsibility of emmanuel macron. ht. hope prevailed over anger, with a little bit of help of fear. a lot of people voted for macron because they were scared, they got scared at the very end of marine le pen revealing the old nature of her party in the debate. but she has, some would say, detoxified the brand somewhat. she has got rid of some of the anti—semitism and the nasty elements of the party, some would say they are still there but it has become an electable force. if you look at what happened in 2002, the left grabbed its nose and voted forjacques chirac even though they'd not like him, this time not so many people felt inclined to vote against her? that is true but the situation has greatly changed. i am not sure the dna of the national front has changed. in fact, in the debate, she was her father. there was a brutality, a roster city that destroyed all the efforts she made during the last five years to appear more acceptable. the same could be true ofjean—luc melenchon, maybe this is the high point for him? h

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

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

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

we're hearing honking on the streets and the motorcade of emmanuel macron, the president to be, just ing not too far from where we are heading to a big made for tv rally right in the front of the louvre museum. but, again, macron defeating -- according to the exit polls which are pretty solid -- the populist rival, marine le pen. the figures seem to be very straightforward. they're giving macron about a 65% of the vote and le pen getting 35%. voters going for a 39-year-old moderate. he is pro-nato, pro-european union, and he's promising a program of reform. in the modern political history of france, just to put this in perspective, he is the youngest president, and he is the first president in this postwar period that comes from not a major party. he is independent. le pen, well, she's a nationalist, a protectionist, and her message played very well in parts of the country that were hard hit by an economy that has been stagnant for years and years. she was a critic of the european union at the euro, and she still is, as we heard tonight. her tough talk about immigration and terror i'm

despite the resounding victory for emmanuel macron. ook at the results of the election and what they tell us. 21 million people voted for mr macron which gave him 66% of the valid votes cast for the two candidates. it is worth noting that 16 million people either abstained or spoiled their ballots. that is an historic high. 11 million people voted for marine le pen. all in all of the total of 47.5 million registered voters just over 40% backed mr macron, which is why some say the result paints a more divided picture of france. to give you an example of that, already today just hours after mr macron‘s victory we have had here in paris the first demonstrations against mr macron, against the sort of policies that he might embody. i think we have some pictures of those. these were union representatives gathering in the centre of paris in place de la republique, who staged their own demonstration. they were concerned about changes to labour laws that he has talked about and wants to bring in as one of his first priority is to free up labour

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

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

marine le pen and emmanuel macron, two candidates whose programs are fundamentally opposed. to make french businesses more competitive, a manual macron wants to modernize industry, lower taxes for companies and reform the labor code to make it easier to hire and fire workers. the former economy minister proposes additional measures to reduce unemployment. these include a 15 billion investment and training program. and introducing universal unemployment benefits. reducing unemployment means protecting the french economy for what she calls savage globalization. she wants to introduce a national preference for hires, extra taxes on foreign workers and give french companies priority on public contracts. she is also pledged to reduce taxes for small and medium businesses to make professional training available at the age of 14 and lower the retirement age to 60. many of these measures hinge on her plan to leave the euro and return to a national currency leading economists say could have disastrous consequences on the french economy. estimated 52 billion euros to finance this progr

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

so scared they of some interference by the russians, they changed their within the emmanuel macron campaignrs of paper is coming out which apparently, allegedly, showed that mr macron had an offshore bank account in the bahamas. it was fake news. part of the cyber warfare attack we have seen in other elections. today he has filed a lawsuit, effectively a defamation claim. he doesn't name anybody. it is basically against x. it is an example of just how is basically against x. it is an example ofjust how tense things have been getting. three days remaining. marine le pen and emmanuel macron back on the campaign trail. she has gone to the north. emmanuel macron has gone to the south. it certainly suggest the last 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 peop

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 he is the "candidate of continuity". macronjust 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. all thi

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

we do expect emmanuel macron to come up for a victory speech. his opponent, marine le pen, earlier, about 35 minutes ago coming to the microphones at her campaign headquarters saying she had called macron, had conceded but then continued on in her short message to say she is more invigorated, more enlivened to continue her anti-globalization campaign, and she will look to do that going forward in the spirit of the 16 million people, she said, that voted for her. so if you're just joining us, that is the breaking news this hour here on msnbc. chris dickey, matt bradley still with me. matt bradley, the numbers here, the 30 percentage points here greater than what the estimates were. what does that say about the liberal base or the centrist base and the turnout altogether? >> reporter: well, it does say that -- i was just speaking with chris just now that it was slightly more than the polls predicted, and the polls have been pretty much on point, especially in the first round about two weeks ago. now, what this says was that marine le pen wasn't abl

and the metro says new french president emmanuel macron does not want to ‘punish‘ britain during brexitntaining close ties between the two countries. but the i says mr macron wants to make some changes, including ending the current border agreement between calais and the uk. that's a summary of the main stories. newsday is coming up at midnight — now it's time for newsnight. cheering. tough on marine le pen, so can he now be tough on the causes of marine le pen? here in france, they have a fresh start, but a lot of stale old problems to solve. much hope rests on president macron succeeding in reform where previous presidents have failed. it's the last bullet of the pro—globalisation forces. if it succeeds, both anti—system voting will decrease, the xenophobic one, marine le pen, and the alter—globalisation one, mr melenchon. but if it doesn't succeed, then the question will only be which anti—system voting will overthrow the system. and i hearfrom this former socialist candidate for president where this leaves the left.

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

guess what, emmanuel macron abouhas been elected as president of france. we've experienced divisions across the country. a lot of the socialists who basically decided -- well, they were going to go for either le pen or macron. macron won 66% of the votes. his rival candidate, marine le pen won 34%. a record for future elections. now, the euro bounced with the result, initially hitting a six-month high versus the dollar. incredible scenes down at the louvre last night. and ode to joy from beethoven. we had an ode to joy from beethoven at the louvre museum last night. that macron there told supporters that the rest of the world would be watching how it would react. as. >> translator: the people of the world look for a new hope. a safer world. a world of freedom to defend it, a world of growth, a world of more justice, and more environment agendas. to defend our democratic vitality, to reinforce our economy. with the new protections of this world around us to give a voice to everyone through school, work. and culture. >> i think emmanuel macron sums the elite

the reasons really for his support were that, a, emmanuel macron is young. so there is a chance, it is not a guarantee, it is not a given, but there is a chance that mr. macron will bring some new way of governing. and they're not sure this is going to happen, but they're keeping their fingers crossed that this might happen. that's number one. number two, they believe mr. macron may try to rule with support from both sides of the aisle. the left and the right. and come to some common sense conclusion. it's what american viewers like too which is bipartisan ideas. and that's something that in france hasn't been happening a lot. power has been shared between the left and the right and back from one to the other. mr. mack kron ron is saying i'm to bra break those codes. key to his ability to do that is going to be what happens a month from now. the parliamentary elections are seen as the third round of the presidential election. those will determine whether he has a majority in parliament. >> yeah. and how will he live up to that pledge for this five-year term.

emmanuel macron was the man that friends while loan used -- francois hollande used -- massive strikespened. have people warmed up to macron 's ideas i comes to labor reform? max: not everybody because we already had demonstrations in paris today on monday, where a couple thousand unionists warned macron, saying with have a close eye on what you're doing. but for now that seems to be a minority. macron probably put enough distance between that and that period when he was the minister of economy. gave people the impression he's not part of that anymore in ready to build a new at forward. brent: -- new path forward. brent: he still needs to have a working majority in parliament. we know there are parliamentary elections next month. can his movement go from zero mp's to being a force to be reckoned with by next month? this is the new political sty you're are right, not one parliamentarian so far. but there will be 577 candidates for the parliamentarian elections. we still don't know who these people will be yet. one thing we already know is 50% of those people will come from civil society

, 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

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

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

emmanuel macron wants to invest in training and apprenticeships, especially for the young. duce flexibility on overtime and the 35—hour working week. marine le pen wants to maintain the 35—hour week and lower the retirement age from 62 to 60, and also make overtime tax—free. lowering the retirement age, that would be nice. joining us now is tomasz michalski, associate professor of economics at hec paris business school. professor, good to see you. thank you forjoining us at this early in the morning. if emmanuel macron wins, and it seems like he is going to, will he be good for the french economy? well, of course, there is another stage to be seen, what is going to happen during the parliamentary elections, because macron needs a parliamentary majority. but it looks like if macron's movement, or the republicans, windows, and we will know in a few weeks, then he should be able to implement his vision. —— win these. i think this is a continuation of long overdue reforms ina continuation of long overdue reforms in a favourable environment. the last push, by nicholas sarkozy in

they don't die die with many policies that emmanuel macron has been speaking about. to get policies through, he needs a majority in parliament. at the moment, he only had a movement, it is an idea. when they go to the elections injune, he has two hope he can get over 200 deputies in the national assembly. if he can't, he has to have a coalition of the willing, bringing politicians from right and left. as you mentioned it, let's bring up the latest poll on the parliamentary elections. temp christian, it might be a good time for you to give us a lesson in how the french system of government works, how much power does the president have? how much power does parliament have? power is split between the two. a bit like the american system, you can have a majority of 299, a simple majority out of 577 deputies. it is a two round election, much like the presidential election in june. it round election, much like the presidential election injune. it is spread over a week, but the thing is, it is much more tactical in the second round. parties will is that an aside to give anot

it had factored in a victory for emmanuel macron. fa ct in a victory for emmanuel macron. fact will marketsidential election in france the cac has gone up election in france the cac has gone up by election in france the cac has gone up by 7%. today, down 0.5%. no surprise. no. you should change jobs. now, does the future of medical diagnosis depend on the smartphone? peek is one social enterprise hoping to change all of this. the company's portable eye examination kit contains a 3d—printed adapter that clips onto a smartphone camera and allows users to see inside the eye. estimates suggest that there are currently 2.5 billion people in the world with poor vision and no access to treatment. the peek school screening programme has already test more than 8a,000 children in developing countries such as botswana, india and kenya as part of the peek school screening programmes. with me is dr andrew bastawrous, co—founder and chief executive 0fficerfor peek vision. i've got your name wrong. andrew, you have brought your device in. just quickly show us how it works. to being able to see inside the

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 joined the emmanuel macron hasjoined the man he will replace, higham, at the arc insists cuts fit —— theresa may insists brexit will help cut immigration to the tens of thousands. labour are planning to help cut childhood obesity by banning junk food adverts to children before the man pm will —— watershed. a dog attack in liverpool yesterday has been described by merseyside police as dangerously out of control. facebook is losing and in newspapers with tips on how to spot fake news in the run to the general election. ina in a moment it will be time for sports day but first, what else is coming up on bbc news. we have the very latest from france as president—elect emmanuel macron works on getting his team together in preparation. we will also talk to a former facebook executive about their plans to stop fake news. and will take you to a beach on ireland that reappeared overnight after vanishing in a storm 30 years ago. now, it's sports day. hello and welcome to sportsday with me, hugh ferris.

emmanuel macron will be speaking to leaders of european countries. he is already developing a relationship with angela merkel. what about the candidates involving who don't have background in politics. isn't he the one shaking things up and getting away from the past? >> he is initiating something, but i would say he is turning to institutions, which is normal. the job of emmanuel macron starting now is to manage a country, which is france. he will need parliament. he will need a staff. what we are talking about here not need some reflection depending on elections. we need to go back to territories, to citizens, to activities on values. what are these values? ecology, social inclusion and democracy. ee core values for us that were deeply shaken during the elections. >> that is something that he has talked about, a key policy for him. again, are you not taking away from him? >> no. people can be signatories or supporters of him in orrow and follow the socialist party. it is totally different. this is somewhere where we want to invent something. we wan

french presidential elect emmanuel macron has parliament in his sights. of hundreds of mps, half of whom had never run for office before. the white house downplaying controversy surrounding the firing of fbi director james comey. was as it comes out he dismissed days after he asked for more money to expand the investigation into russia's ties to the election. brazil's former president on the stand for almost five hours in the first of several corruption trials against him. he says he will still run for a third term next year. time now for a look at the day's business news with stephen. you are starting with snapchat, which published its first result since floating on the stock exchange, but not good. >> not good, indeed. fail to meet expectations in terms of earnings but also in terms of how many new users the firm is adding as it faces increased competition from facebook. as a result, shares fell by 23% on wall street in after-hours trading wednesday. that is a big shift since the marketa around the stock launch. >> just a couple months ago to launch the

emmanuel macron files a lawsuit over claims that he has a secret bank account. and after 70 years in the public eye, prince philip is retiring. hello and welcome to "bbc world news america." it has been a republican mission for seven years and suffered an embarrassing setback in march, but today, president trump finally notched a legislative victory, the repeal of the affordable care act, otherwise known as obamacare. the vote in the house of representatives was tight, with no democrats voting in favor. but how quickly this bill becomes law is a different matter, as it still faces steep hurdles in the scented -- in the senate. reporter: the moment just after 2:00 this afternoon in in washington when trumpcare became a thing. >> the bill is passed. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid up on the table. [applause] >> shame. shame. a rather outside different tune as protesters chant "shame." getting a measure through the senate will be tough because as today's debate showed, this is a deeply divisive issue. >> so i ask you, my colleagues does trumpcar