you mention eric zemmour— voters will do. you mention eric zemmour and — voters will do. can make a promise to you that i - translation: thanks to you, i can make a promise to you that i will. make a promise to you that i will continue to defend france and our ideas. chanting translation: and i am certain we will succeed- _ translation: and i am certain we will succeed. i— translation: and i am certain we will succeed. i thank _ translation: and i am certain we will succeed. i thank you, - translation: and i am certain we will succeed. i thank you, france, | will succeed. i thank you, france, because i see each of your votes as the cry of a people and a nation who do not want today. —— want to die. the fact that you were ready to support a man who had no political base, i know that means my message was heard. it is a fundamental element that we must not forget in the days to come and the years to come. your vote will never be forgotten again, whatever happens in the second round. everybody will understand that our ideas mean a lot more than our results today. i could not

marine le pen and eric zemmour have always i pen and eric zemmour have always maintained that migrantsfirst place in the queue when it comes to housing, schooling, medical care. is that a reality? they are in the same line as everyone here. if they have a resident permit, they have social benefits which almost give the same as nationals but they are not going before the french nationals and most of the time, there is still a lot of discrimination that make it even more difficult for foreign nationals who have access to those rights. but this idea that we give mask to foreigners is wrong. if this idea that we give mask to foreigners is wrong.— this idea that we give mask to foreigners is wrong. if marine le pen were to _ foreigners is wrong. if marine le pen were to get _ foreigners is wrong. if marine le pen were to get through - foreigners is wrong. if marine le pen were to get through to - foreigners is wrong. if marine le pen were to get through to the l pen were to get through to the second round, which we expect, and were to win the presidency, how would things change as far as mi

but eric zemmour has called to vote for marine le pen.e likely going to go massively towards marine le pen. so she's going to have to try to grasp maybe part of the conservative right wing voters that maybe don't want emmanuel macron and she is going to have to try to convince them that she is not eric zemmour, she's not emmanuel macron, that she is a valuable candidate and they shouldn't go straight to emmanuel macron. it is quite a close race, as you point out. just a final quick question. as you say, it will be a domestic focus very likely over the next two weeks, but the international implications are huge for everyone watching onto this. we hear a lot about marine le pen as a sympathiser for putin, some accuse her of being such, and this will be the eu's biggest crisis since brexit if she gets elected, do you think that is all opposition scaremongering or a likely scenario that she will take those stances? well, she has made it very clear, as i said, she did sort of tamp down her talk of leaving the eu, so there's no more talk of a f

a really democratic method. >> Éric zemmour was a rising star in france.t his once gushing admiration for russian president vladimir putin has dented his image. baptiste: he wasn't necessarily opposed to vladimir putin, not like the west that wanted to break off all discussion with him. like a lot of others, a lot of other politicians, i don't think anyone saw what was coming, even the ukrainians, at the beginning. >> emmanuel macron now presents himself as a statesman with a vision. he's always negotiating, often by phone with president putin or his ukrainian counterpart volodymyr zelenskyy. many french voters think he's the only french politician for this situation. >> among the presidential candidates, he seems to be the only one capable of maintaining a dialogue with putin and doing all he can to make sure this conflict ends as soon as possible. >> i'm really not pro-macron. but when i asked people around me whether they pictured someone else like marine le pen, valÉrie pÉcresse or jean-luc mÉlenchon managing this conflict, we all thought no. they migh

i want to just focus on the immigration debate which eric zemmour has taken and made his own.uation in terms of immigration in france? how big an issue is it in reality? good afternoon. in reality, immigration in france, it is quite stable for the last decade, actually. there was a rise in arrivals of asylum seekers for the last five years, like everywhere in europe, as you know, but besides that, we are talking about professional working immigration, family immigration, it has been quite stable except for refugees and students who we all want to get in the country. so the situation with immigration, it is nothing very peculiar right now, even compared to other european countries. france may be the oldest immigration country in europe but at the same time immigration is much lower than germany or spain or italy or other european countries. marine le pen and eric zemmour have always maintained that migrants here are given first place in the queue when it comes to housing, schooling, medical care, is that borne out in reality? they are not first in the queue. they are in the sam

a really democratic method. >> Éric zemmour was a rising star in france.t his once gushing admiration for russian president vladimir putin has dented his image. baptiste: he wasn't necessarily opposed to vladimir putin, not like the west that wanted to break off all discussion with him. like a lot of others, a lot of other politicians, i don't think anyone saw what was coming, even the ukrainians, at the beginning. >> emmanuel macron now presents himself as a statesman with a vision. he's always negotiating, often by phone with president putin or his ukrainian counterpart volodymyr zelenskyy. many french voters think he's the only french politician for this situation. >> among the presidential candidates, he seems to be the only one capable of maintaining a dialogue with putin and doing all he can to make sure this conflict ends as soon as possible. >> i'm really not pro-macron. but when i asked people around me whether they pictured someone else like marine le pen, valÉrie pÉcresse or jean-luc mÉlenchon managing this conflict, we all thought no. they migh

a really democratic method. >> Éric zemmour was a rising star in france.t his once gushing admiration for russian president vladimir putin has dented his image. baptiste: he wasn't necessarily opposed to vladimir putin, not like the west that wanted to break off all discussion with him. like a lot of others, a lot of other politicians, i don't think anyone saw what was coming, even the ukrainians, at the beginning. >> emmanuel macron now presents himself as a statesman with a vision. he's always negotiating, often by phone with president putin or his ukrainian counterpart volodymyr zelenskyy. many french voters think he's the only french politician for this situation. >> among the presidential candidates, he seems to be the only one capable of maintaining a dialogue with putin and doing all he can to make sure this conflict ends as soon as possible. >> i'm really not pro-macron. but when i asked people around me whether they pictured someone else like marine le pen, valÉrie pÉcresse or jean-luc mÉlenchon managing this conflict, we all thought no. they migh

clearly, thatis eric zemmour endorsed her.hat he gained, you would imagine that those voters would be heading in marine le pen's direction. interestingly, when we were listening to what two track process. i thought on the one hand that the red meat for her loyalist supporters, security, france making its own decisions, no longer in the orbit of the eu or certainly in a european community which is different, where france is a leader and is not told what to do, and at the same time, she was trying to pursue that more inclusive field to her campaign, the softer side that we have seen from her, saying that she wants to mend ruptures where they have been fractures in french society. she could be the person to bring people together and of course, you know, you say this is a contrast from five or ten years ago. people accused her of being a desired —— divisive politician so she has changed her image and persona and she hopes it will work in two weeks' time. we will see whether it does or not. h time. we will see whether it does or no

she has been helped a lot this time by another, far more extreme far right candidate, eric zemmour. has helped detoxify some of the marine le pen message. it's interesting also that emmanuel macron, who came to this race very late officially, now, when he came injust after the beginning of the ukraine war, he was some 20 points ahead of marine le pen. that lead has now dwindled to maybe three or four points. and if she does get through to the second round, which is what happened in 2017, a lot of pundits here are saying that it could be much tighter. let me just explain why. because not only have you got the far right but you've also got the far left here. you got a character called jean—luc melenchon. he's 70 years old, this is his third attempt at the elysee palace, as well. now, it's believed that if he doesn't make the second round — he's saying, obviously, publicly he thinks he will — but if he doesn't make the second round, is he saying to his supporters, which we understand he is, "do not vote for macron, you should give your vote to marine le pen"? which might make things mu

7.2 per cent of votes are projected to have gone to electoral novice and hardline nationalist, eric zemmourtes in the race two — nathalie arthaud and philippe poutou — are projected to have won less than one per cent of the votes. president macron reached out to all voters and called on french citizens to block the far right in the second round. translation: i invite solemnly all of my citizens, whatever your beliefs and whatever your choices translation: i invite solemnly all of my citizens, whatever your beliefs and whatever your choices in the first round, to join us. some will do it to build a wall against the extreme right. i am fully aware that that might not be the support of our particular project but i respected, but i know that is the choice ofjean—luc melenchon. but here i want to say and thank their clarity and their response to them to make sure they cannot pass or come through, not to allow the extreme right to come through. but in this moment, decisive moment, for the future of our nation, nothing must be as before. that is why i hope to out stretch my hand to all those who w

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front-runner in this year's election, right-wing candidates like valle pecresse, marine le pen and eric zemmour significant attention across france. the three say they're defending french values. but many say they are anti-immigrant. zemmour has been convicted three times for inciting racial or religious hatred. in order to actually appear on the national ballot each candidate is required to secure 500 signatures from elected officials. in the village of avelseim just outside of strasbourg local mayor pascal decided to put the question of his signature to his constituents. they chose zemmour. >> translator: it does make me wonder why people vote for the right here when we don't have the problems of insecurity that can exist in the big cities. >> reporter: the role of islam in french society has been a key talking point in political campaigns across the spectrum. but the use of negative rhetoric by some presidential candidates has left members of the muslim community here in france questioning which politicians if any truly represent them. an estimated 5.7 million people make up france's muslim

that was eric zemmour _ importantly, long live france.s are projected figures, they may vary a little bit but the overall result has never been wrong, so would be quite something if it were wrong this time. certainly, marine le pen has conceded this election. speaking shortly after the exit polls from her campaign headquarters, marine le pen conceded defeat to the incumbent in france's presidential election. but she also said that she would keep up the political fightagainst president emmanuel macron in the run—up to june parliamentary elections. translation: at the end of this trocess, translation: at the end of this process. there — translation: at the end of this process, there is _ translation: at the end of this process, there is an _ translation: at the end of this process, there is an enormous i process, there is an enormous process, there is an enormous process happening in the country and there are efforts to combat the elites represented by macron. now we have a genuine opposition. now, all is not lost because of the few weeks'

really gained from the fact that mr macron had a late start and also that her nationalist rival eric zemmournd he has lost a few votes that have now gone to her. lucy williamson in paris. the prime minister of australia, scott morrison, has called a general election for next month. speaking in canberra after asking the goveror after asking the governor general to formally disolve the parliament, mr morrison emphasised his economic track record saying his government had cut taxes and laid a strong foundation for australia to prosper. polls suggest that mr morrison will be defeated by his labour party rival anthony albanese. a recall of some kinder chocolate products has expanded from europe to the us. it comes as belgian health authorities ordered a factory making the products to close, after it was linked to dozens of salmonella cases. shelley phelps has more. coming off the shelves. a range of kinder chocolate treats have now been recalled in several countries over links to suspected salmonella cases. earlier this week people in the uk were told to return specific batches of kinder surprise

every other candidate — except the far right eric zemmour, made similar pleas — but despite the pleaspporters of mr melenchon are considering a vote for marine le pen. in 2017 - just 7% of people that voted for mr melenchon voted for ms le pen in the second round. but according to the latest polls as many as 27% of mr melenchon�*s voters would go for the far—right candidate this time around. joining us now is ben walker, senior data journalist for the new statesman, who recently spent time in france speaking with far left voters. very interesting article. where do you think the voters ofjean—luc melenchon are going to go? you think the voters ofjean-luc melenchon are going to go? based on the ollin: melenchon are going to go? based on the polling you _ melenchon are going to go? based on the polling you see — melenchon are going to go? based on the polling you see a _ melenchon are going to go? based on the polling you see a lot _ melenchon are going to go? based on the polling you see a lot of _ the polling you see a lot of disaffection and last time around 52% of his base went out f

she was also very much helped by eric zemmour, an extreme right—wing polemicist with trumpian bravadoised, and actually she's no longer a fringe candidate. in that sense, she is very successful. if you look back 20 years ago, marine le pen's father was running in the second round. 82% of the french people voted against the front national, with 80% saying that party was a threat to democracy. in 2022, 47% of the french feel that marine le pen is the closest candidate to their worries. 51% think she is the one who changed things best, and we're now having debates on whether or not she is from the extreme right. hint — the answer is yes. the thing is, voters don't seem to feel that way any more. reeta chakrabarti in paris. we will have a special programme bringing you the result of the election, starting at 1730 gmt. join us for that — as france decides. this is bbc news — a reminder of the headlines. the ukrainian port city of odesa is struck by russian missiles — killing at least eight people and injuring many more. president zelensky says the us secretary of state will arrive in kyiv

really gained from the fact that mr macron had a late start and also that her nationalist rival eric zemmourhat have now gone to her. all of this is a snapshot, of course, we won't really know the mood of france until the votes come in tomorrow. there are 12 candidates for the vote, people will cast their votes and the two top candidates will go through to a run—off vote in two weeks' time, and for a very long time, those two top candidates have been seen to be president macron and his far—right rival marine le pen, it is what almost all the polls have been saying. president macron promised five years ago to remake french politics. he certainly has done. lucy williamson there. now, a moment of space history — as the first all—private crew has arrived at the international space station. this is their arrival earlier. the all—male crew are called the axiom—1. let's have a look at a few more details. the first all—private mission flight is being hailed as a milestone in the commercialisation of space flight. the four men are led by a former us space agency astronaut, michael lopez—alegria. pass

she was also very much helped by eric zemmour, an extreme right—wing polemicist with trumpian bravadod, and actually she's no longer a fringe candidate. in that sense, she is very successful. if you look back 20 years ago, marine le pen's father was running in the second round. 82% of the french people voted against the front nacional, with 80% saying that party was a threat to democracy. in 2022, 47% of the french feel that marine le pen is the closest candidate to their worries. 51% think she is the one who changed things best, and we are now having debates on whether or not she is from the extreme right. hint — the answer is yes. the thing is, voters don't seem to feel that way any more. my my colleague rita chuck the batty speaking to a political analyst in voting takes place on sunday in france, and we will have a special programme bringing you the result, starting at 17:30 gmt. that's 18:30 bst for viewers in the uk. join us for that — as france decides. with me to discuss is our news reporter azadeh moshiri. a search is under way injapan for 26 passengers and crew of a tourist

she was also very much helped by eric zemmour, an extreme right—wing polemicist with trumpian bravadonger a fringe candidate. in that sense, she is very successful. if you look back 20 years ago, marine le pen's father was running in the second round. 82% of the french people voted against the front nacional, with 80% saying that party was a threat to democracy. in 2022, 47% of the french feel that marine le pen is the closest candidate to their worries. 51% think she is the one who changed things best, and we're now having debates on whether or not she is from the extreme right. hint — the answer is yes. the thing is, voters don't seem to feel that way any more. my colleague reeta chakrabarti speaking to political analyst alex kouchner in france there. rescuers in japan say four people have been found, after a sightseeing boat went missing off hokkaido. 26 were on board. the coastguard said it could not confirm whether those rescued were still alive. we will keep you updated. supermarkets across the uk are limiting how much cooking oil customers are able to buy, with stocks hit by th

so it is hard to see now, what this election shows between marine le pen's highest score, and eric zemmouright candidate, the far right is really a big trend now in france and it is going to be a challenge, and i think the next parliamentary election will show how difficult it will be for emmanuel macron to govern. thank you very much for talking to us, sonia dridi, a freelance journalist based in washington, she is french. let's turn now to the conflict in ukraine. president zelensky�*s aides say he's been holding a meeting in the capital, kyiv, with america's top diplomat antony blinken and the us defense secretary lloyd austin. this weekend, the orthodox church has been celebrating easter and president zelensky took the opportunity to deliver a defiant address, saying he's convinced his country will emerge victorious in the war with russia. from kyiv, mark lowen reports. a desecrated country is seeking its protector. orthodox easter, this nation's most cherished moment — now less a celebration, more a search for solace. ukrainians and their defenders engaged in what they see as their sa

euphoria here, i can tell you the second biggest cheer was when the other far right candidate eric zemmour big screen that he would be supporting marine le pen and urged his supporters to follow suit so i think a complicated two weeks now. where did they pitch themselves? especially in this big tv debate between marine le pen and macron. she go? we know she has softened her image in the past few weeks, she talked about being a single mum and a lavrov cats, but her policies haven't changed, immigration, security right at the heart of the policies and she believes muslim women should not be allowed to wear a headscarf in public places and she thinks housing and jobs should be for french people festival. that will get some support but will it alienate other voters? some have said, no, this will not work for my country. the test in any election is if you shut your eyes, if you are a french person and you shut your eyes and can you imagine taking up the day after the vote and marine le pen being your president, and it will people think yes, then she will be there. fix, and it will people think y

she was also very much helped by eric zemmour, an extreme right—wing polemicist with trumpian bravadomore poised, and actually she's no longer a fringe candidate. in that sense, she is very successful. if you look back 20 years ago, marine le pen's father was running in the second round. 82% of the french people voted against the front nacional, with 80% saying that party was a threat to democracy. in 2022, 47% of the french feel that marine le pen is the closest candidate to their worries. 51% think she is the one who changed things best, and we're now having debates on whether or not she is from the extreme right. hint — the answer is yes. the thing is, voters don't seem to feel that way any more. my colleague reeta chakrabarti speaking to political analyst alex kouchner in france there. let's get some of the day's other news. more than 100 people have been killed in two explosions at an illegal oil refining depot in nigeria. officials said that the victims were burned beyond recognition in the blasts in imo state, south of the capital, abuja. more than 45 people have been rescued —

really gained from the fact that mr macron had a late start and also that her nationalist rival eric zemmourfeet and he has lost a few votes that have now gone to her. all of this is a snapshot, of course, we won't really know the mood of france until the votes come in tomorrow. there are 12 candidates for the vote, people will cast their votes and the two top candidates will go through to a run—off vote in two weeks�* time, and for a very long time, those two top candidates have been seen to be president macron and his far—right rival marine le pen, it is what almost all the polls have been saying. president macron promised five years ago to remake french politics. he certainly has done. a recall of some kinder chocolate products has expanded from europe to the us. it comes as belgian health authorities ordered a factory making the products to close, after it was linked to dozens of salmonella cases. shelley phelps has more. coming off the shelves. a range of kinder chocolate treats have now been recalled in several countries over links to suspected salmonella cases. earlier this week peopl

she is campaigning for eric zemmour, the right—wing anti—immigration writer and tv personality.g policies. this is the place the marseillaises call la bonne mere, the basilica that overlooks the city is its good mother. macron has acknowledged that marseille has been overlooked by french politics and, last september, promised to spend hundreds of millions of euros on regeneration. back in 2017, macron won the presidency of france by convincing french voters, or at least enough of them, that he was an iconoclast — someone who was going to come in, take on and shake—up the paris—based elite. five years on and come to places like marseille and, to many voters now, he is the paris—based elite. his remaining supporters now have pivoted to a new message — stability. emmanuel macron, they say, is the only person standing between france and extremist chaos. on the harbour front, macron supporters handing out leaflets acknowledge it is a much tougher sell than five years ago. but asking voters to pick macron because he is the least worst option doesn't quite have the same compelling idea

really gained from the fact that mr macron had a late start and the fact that her nationalist rival eric zemmour the prime minister of australia scott morrison is meeting the government in canberra where he is expected to call for a general election. his ruling coalition holds 76 seats in the house of representatives, the minimum needed to retain power. polls suggest that there will be a change of government, with the opposition labour party tipped to take office. now — a moment of space history — as the first all—private crew has arrived at the international space station. this is their arrival earlier. the all male crew are called the axiom—1. let's have a look at a few more details. the first all—private mission flight is being hailed as a milestone in the commercialisation of space flight. the four men are led by a former us space agency astronaut, michael lopez—alegria. passengers include a us real estate entrepreneur and aerobatic pilot larry connor; israeli investor eytan stibbe; and canadian entrepreneur, mark pathy. the mission set off from florida kennedy space centre and is expected t

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all the candidates in yesterday's election, except the far right eric zemmour, have urged their voterse pen in the second round. our europe correpondentjessica parker has the latest. i'm parker has the latest. counting on you says emmanuel i'm counting on you says emmanuel macron. you may have topped the first round and they are happy but a note of caution as this fight enters a new phase. translation: don't make a mistake, this isn't over, the date we will have over the next ten days will be decisive for our country and europe. his opponent — our country and europe. h 3 opponent enjoyed a recent rise in the polls, far right candidate marine le pen. her olicies candidate marine le pen. her policies include _ candidate marine le pen. her policies include a _ candidate marine le pen. her policies include a ban on the muslim headscarf in public places but she has tried to soften her image and show we ready for high office.— ready for high office. what ha--ens ready for high office. what happens on _ ready for high office. what happens on 24 _ ready for high office. what happens on 24 apri

, the even harder line nationalistjournalist eric zemmour, the even harder line nationalist journalistt. you were quoting and playing jean—luc melenchon, the firebrand from the far left, urging his supporters not to vote for marine le pen but some will, some will do amongst his voters because there are amongst them many who regard emmanuel macron as the kind of acme of global capitalism and they loathe him for that and they see in marine le pen language which is much closer to the people, left wing, the way, except from her it is linked to the nationalism. but they loathe president macron, these people, and they will decide that marine le pen is the better of these two choices, and i don't know how many there will be, but can she draw to her side people who up to now have simply said, i cannot vote for the far right but now feel she is acceptable and familiar and she is not like herfather, she has made changes to her party, and has a profile on the social and economic issues which is much closer to the left and is therefore acceptable. let's talk about marine le pen. people who check i

, a coalition of the right, the far right, the right—wing element of france and interestingly, eric zemmour marine le pen has tonight been talking about this sort of far right coalition. interesting to see whether that takes shape, whether that would tip the balance and whether france as a nation we choose that sort of thing but certainly, people here, trying to make the best of a bad situation, but there is as you would imagine palpable anger here. they don't think emmanuel macron will be the president for the next five years and i can tell you that the scenes that you saw, that we were talking about earlier, no one bothered to watch emmanuel macron on the big screen here early on. your power despite him talking about wanting to heal the fractures, that is not quite happening. i heal the fractures, that is not quite happening-— heal the fractures, that is not quite happening. i wonder, in the oinion quite happening. i wonder, in the opinion polls _ quite happening. i wonder, in the opinion polls in — quite happening. i wonder, in the opinion polls in the _ quite happening. i wonder, in the

traditional far right as represented by marine le pen but someone who outflanks her to the right, eric zemmoursonality and author who is also standing. those candidates go all the way to the far left. it is of course an important test for emmanuel macron five years in. and after what was a political experiment back in 2017, standing as he did creating his own party, brushing aside the political forces that had essentially shared power here in france since 1958. five years on, having so transformed france's political landscape, can he convince enough of the french electorate to get out to vote for him? there will be a second round of voting on april 24th. if none of the candidates reaches an absolute majority this time. melissa bell, cnn, paris. >>> estonian voters will go to the polls on may 21st. that announcement today from prime minister scott morrison. it marks the kickoff of a six-week campaign period. the entire australian house of representatives and half the senate will be on the ballot. among the top issues expected to take center stage in the election, the economy and climate change.

all the candidates in yesterday's election — except the far right eric zemmour — have urged their votersng. emmanuel macron has been accused of failing to get stuck into this campaign. today, he headed to a stronghold area of his opponent in northern france. the centrist, pro—eu politician with an eye for economic reform, under pressure to widen his appeal, but alain in paris is already convinced. mr macron is very sensitive to economy, but marine le pen has a gun on the head, you know, so, really, it's a no—choice situation. you will be voting macron? yes, of course. far right candidate marine le pen enjoyed a recent rise in the polls. she wants to ban the muslim headscarf in public places, cut immigration, but her campaign has also zoned in on france's cost of living crunch. she was good all along, she was close to the people, she wasn't too much on the tv, she was more with us, on the field, in the tds, she did everything right. today's front pages, and, as expected, it's macron v le pen. now, for the next two weeks, they will fight it out to try and win over voters who maybe chose so

she is campaigning for eric zemmour, the right—wing anti—immigration writer and tv personality.o spend hundreds of millions of euros on regeneration. back in 2017, macron won the presidency of france by convincing french voters, or at least enough of them, that he was an iconoclast — someone who was going to come in, take on and shake—up the paris—based elite. five years on and come to places like marseille and, to many voters now, he is the paris—based elite. his remaining supporters now have pivoted to a new message — stability. emmanuel macron, they say, is the only person standing between france and extremist chaos. on the harbour front, macron supporters handing out leaflets acknowledge it is a much tougher sell than five years ago. but asking voters to pick macron because he is the least worst option doesn't quite have the same compelling idealism of five years ago. arthur leroux was an early macron supporter, rising to become marseille director for emmanuel macron's en marche party. he resigned injuly over vaccine passports and what he saw as a drift towards authoritarian