what is your reaction tumor you le pen's lawson the election? bviously, an exceptional collection under exceptional circumstances. to opt forwere asked were against france. disappointed -- disappointment to us. 11 million people voted formerly in the pen. inevitably, this will lead to 2022 where we are now building our path toward the future. we are constructing it now. we want the best for france. >> looking at how the vote turns out, i know a lot of supporters hope to reach the 40% mark in the second round. marine le pen worse quite behind that, at 75%. think he did not manage to reach out further beyond regular voter base? >> 35%, 40%, these are just figures. to notice istant the dynamics involved. in the past, 18%, and now almost 10% more. extremely difficult circumstances. with all the powers of money ganged up against us and the media against us, getting a hold obviously, tond vote only for macron, telling them what time they had to put their vote in the ballot box, we have never seen something like this. 11 million votes is not precedented

le pen was. he was just very an anti-establishment, he just had the look and attitude of a guy who would have just put his finger in macron's eye. he actually never -- unlike most of the losers in the first round, the 11, this massive menu of candidates who ran in the first round, he really didn't throw his lot behind emmanuel macron, at least immediately after he lost in that poll and got 20%. so he could have -- some of his supporters, especially the young voters, many of them might have gone behind marine le pen, and all of that was in sharp relief just days after that first round vote in the town of emau. that town is where macron was born. in the days following this first vote, both of the candidates in this surreal mish-mash that's really unusual for french politics, both of them converged upon this small, sort of post-industrial city and this whirlpool factory, and le pen was greeted by the workers there. many of them former leftist. this town used to be a communist bastion. many greeted l

it's the le pen and the macron vision. it's a nationalist versus a more modern and open european vision. it's a vision of france that is scared of the future and that is scared of europe and of the world versus one that is hopeful about the opportunities that come with europe and with modernity. so, this is what it's about. >> sreenivasan: this mural project is encouraging kids to learn the alphabet from their everyday surroundings. read more at www.pbs.org/newshour. the debate over replacing the seven-year-old affordable care act is now in the hands of the united states senate. this follows thursday's passage of a revamped bill from the house that would end the employer mandate to provide insurance and the individual mandate to have it. the republican plan would replace government subsidies to buy health insurance with tax credits. among other things, it would allow insurance companies to charge higher premiums for elderly americans and people with pre-existing conditions while it would limit medicaid coverage for low inc

you are essentially voting for marine le pen. quirks in the box, in the office, you understand what i will do. i don't want to say it. i would vote against the national front. >> it would follow that you would vote for emmanuel macron. against thete national front. this is very important. presidentll be because i thought he will. president, hee will say to us i am the president now. this is my policy. i am the president now. we don't vote for you. we vote against the national front. >> emmanuel macron and marine le pen were trading accusations. macron seeking to understate the national front's -- by supportersin of the far right. macron called on voters from all backgrounds to support him on sunday. >> on the seventh of may it will choice between a her,le pen -- do not do fight her, convince her, make people vote and make her lose next sunday. >> claire williams has been on the macron campaign trail in paris. here she is reporting. >> emmanuel macron is making some big attacks against his rival marine le pen. some strong words co

emmanuel macron and his challenger marine le pen gave made josh marine le pen gave -- marine le pen gaveor challenges. at their last rallies before election day, both candidates were in an attacking mood. marine le pen with their accusations on her by the listed candidates of the financial sector. the enemy of the french still in defiance, but this time it is running for president and everyone is dreaming of its election, it is emmanuel macron. a few kilometers away, and manual macron had his chance macronback -- emmanuel at his chance to hit back. >> what she is promising is the rejection of what unites all of us. do not befooled -- fooled. [applause] ally,er: le pen's newest , shared the stage with her in exchange for her support should she be elected. sure presidential project, i would approve of her ability to become a great president who will bring people together. [applause] macron thinksnuel he is a great uniter. he reached to supporters on the side.andidate's many said they will stay away from polling on sunday. >> i know where -- i am aware that on the seventh of may, i will be

he defeated marine le pen in that hard-fought campaign.ropean union a major sense of relief. laura: and in washington, round one in the battle over health care reform is in the books, now it's on to the senate as president trump and the republicans gear up for a new push. eric: and sadly, the death toll is reportedly climbing a

jean—marie le pen is 88, still politically active, and marine le pen is still deluded she can becomeg the long game. stefan? they certainly do, with the fact that some 10 million people voted for them. they didn't address only the political and ideology of xenophobia and protectionism — there's also that underlying concern for the economic future of france. very cleverly, marine le pen has tried to use, you know, that attitude and that focus to win even, you know, workers who traditionally were left. it is a very clever mix. i would call it national and socialist, and that harks back to a bad part of our own history. what is the angle in your latest report that you're putting in for der spiegel right now? what i wrote is what mabila has said. macron has won the president dependency, but he has not won the election yet. his ambitions are great. after the moment of victory will come the moment of revenge by the traditional parties. it will all culminate with the legislative elections in june. if culminate with the legislative elections injune. if he doesn't have a majority, an absolute

le pen. macron, your: mr. have more than two minutes, but please stay within exactly the allotted time. minutes without interrupting each other to wrap up. this was randomized. say no.lator: we toask you -- your tactic is dirty the reputation of your adversary, and you lie. you have no project for the country. you don't care about the country. that person is a horrible person -- he is dirty. fortification and lying. your project aims at exploiting lying and fear. that is what noticed your father for decades on the extreme right and has made you what you are. that is why i don't want that for my country. my country is worth much more than that. the france i want will not be divided. we must get out of a system that has -- the coproduct of the system you criticized. you are a parasite. the policies of the left and the right -- the effectiveness of the policies of the right and the left is what nourishes the national front. i can see the anger over fellow citizens. i can hear it. i want in-depth answers by both ,

of course, we're expecting marine le pen, one final shot here, marine le pen to be arriving within the hour or so. press and family is waiting. she is ending a campaign where she started it here, where she's won the hearts, the minds, and hoping, the votes of the people of northern france. george? >> isa sauers live and melissa bell at the french capital at the polling places where people are making this very important decision for france. we appreciate the reporting from both of you. we'll stay in touch with you as well. >>> well, the alleged hack of the emmanuel macron team came just days, of course, before this final round of voting and has drawn comparisons to suspected russian hacking in the u.s. election. the kremlin, however, taking a proactive stance, denying it was involved and calling allegations that it might have been "pure slander." for more on how moscow's reacting, here's cnn's matthew chance. >> reporter: well, the reports of a massive hacking attack on the campaign team of emmanuel macron, the french presidential candidate, has drawn immediate comparisons with allegati

le pen.e introduce you to two peephole, a friend of the bbc and visiting professor at havard university. and a representative of the polling agency who will hopefully tell us what the french people are thinking. looking at the polls, a lot of people think emmanuel macron will be president by the end of this evening. tell us a little bit about the initial projection, where does it come from and how confident can we be in that first one? those predictions are based on the ballot counting so in polling stations so we are interrogating so we are waiting for the closure of each polling station and we are counting the first 100 or 200 et seq. and then we extrapolate and we begin to have by the way, an indication of the results. but let's see. these are strategic polling stations around the country which you have used before. going back to 2002, you have more or less got it right. these predictions are really accurate so no problems for us. tell us accurate so no problems for us. tell usa accurate s

steve: how much influence has marine le pen's father had on her political views? alina polyakova: it is a fascinating french dynamic. pen, the founder hethe party she now leads, was explicitly racist, anti-semitic. he was a college -- holy kiss -- holocaust denier in france. and she made very concerted efforts to move her party away from that nationalist agenda. now we have seen her campaign is very aware of the kind of baggage her father's image still brings, though she went to expel her own father from the party in 2015. big scandal obviously, that many of her posters do not mention her last name. it just says marine. she wants to distance herself from the national front in terms of campaigning and rhetoric. muchas moved her party closer to the center. that is why she finds herself gaining in the polls, something her father was never truly able to achieve. steve: voting going on in france. randy is joining us from amsterdam, new york, republican line. our guest represents the atlantic council. good morning. outer: i just want to point ,he left liberal snowflakes

and about 35% for marine le pen.ron as you mentioned he's going to be the youngest president in french history. he's never before held elective office. he was the economy minister under the current president, francois hollande and that was one of the things that marine he present tried to present, to present him as the term for the apartment building or an address that has sort of a side -- a side entrance or a different address right next to it. so she was trying to portray macron, not only as an establishment figure, not only as a banker and a globalist to use the parlance of steve bannon and the others. but as somebody who was close to the current prime minister. excuse me, current president, whose polling figure put him in the single digits. he was one of the most unpopular presidents in the fifth republic of france in generations. and he actually bowed out. he could have run again for the presidency. he decided not to because his approval ratings were so abysmally slabysma abysmally low. that's a pit fall that m

there are against marine le pen. people here in the room seeming to agree with that. people don't think there was one knockout moment necessarily for marine le pen. >> she had some pretty good one-liners as weave been discussing here in the stewed oef as well just before we crossed to you and you mentioned a couple of them. what about the bid language, the overall presentation of marine le pen? are people going to say -- clearly they'll say she came cross looking more ntd al. but she would say that, wouldn't she? >> absolutely right. however, i think there was a little nervousness among the crowds here at the beginning, marine le pen did cement to be a little bit red, a little bit flustered. she kept running her hand through her hair. people watching here with me they seemed to be a little on edge. they were happy when marine le pen got a bit more in her stride and could throw a couple of zingers. marine le pen was sort of struggling with her files to find some notes about the selloff of french telecoms company, sayi

but you mentioned le pen. may have lost, yes, but she certainly hit a nerve considering the terrorist activities and the attacks that france has gone under, and she got about 35% of the vote. that's more than double than the national front previously. so as you said, she is vowing to come back in five years? what's her future? >> reporter: well, her future is strong. we're even hearing that she might refashion her national front party, even give it a different name. she clearly -- and she stated this tonight -- she sees herself now as the main opposition party and figure to macron and his newly-fashioned party. so she has a future. her message played well in the rust belt of france which will sound familiar to our american viewers, the steel mill towns with the mills closed, the coal mining towns that don't dig any coal anymore and also on the front lines of the immigration battle in the southern part of this country and all across this country, terror is a major concern, and she hits at all of those. her rhet

le pen is not telling the truth. i do not want people to benefit from the failures and to exploit angry. france deserves better. countryry, france, our is going through a deep crisis, is due toisis which the failures of policies over 20 years. the failure of our ability to unify the country. and some people exploit this anger. i would simply like to say that i have listened to the doubts expressed by people and their anger. i want to answer with courage. courage with truth. i have never lied. i have not said i was going to make gifts or promised to get things that is -- that are impossible to achieve. the commitment to maintain our schools, the authority in our school system. to maintain our work, our language. read my book. i grew up with the french language and the french culture which have a global presence. our country has always been strong in a strong euro. not a world open to the four winds but a world in which we can defend ourselves because we will have drained our fellow citizens. we will have a proactive a

le p le pen, you made up th fair. [speaking french] [speaking french] [speaking french] the foreigners on the watch list out of that all of the nationals will implement the stripping of nationality. you are in favor of - let me explain my own project. >> can nationality will also be expelled. >> you're going to terrorize people. stripping people of nationality. this debate has already happened. the president suggested it does not solve the problem. somebody who is attacked by terrorists, i will, these people committing suicide, these are suicide bombers. >> see are just waiting for the attack. >> someone who wants to commit suicide, stripping people a person nationality will not prevent somebody from committing suicide. >> before they committed the attack, stripping the nationality expelled immediately. all of those removed from france, policeman can continue to keep a watch. because to lead people - 11,000 on the mentals on the watchlist. that is a record of your government. that is shameful. the day after the attack

we're seeing live pictures now of marine le pen.he's just arrived at the school here and will be casting her vote. we know that emmanuel macron has done the same. henin-beaumont is a town that has been backing the front national for the last three years. it's traditionally been a socialist town, an old mining town that's historically voted on the left for the socialist party, but now many turning to marine le pen. i spoke to some of the people waiting here. i'll give you just a shot of the people waiting to catch a glimpse of marine le pen. she hasn't left the car. many people waiting to catch a glimpse of her. and the people we've been speaking to, many have come from 30 minutes or so away from henin-beaumont from other towns close by in the french north rust belt, and the majority of them telling us that they voted in their towns for marine le pen, for the front national. they are confident she will win, and that's why they backed her. that's the same message that i got from people when i was speaking to them yesterday here, many

guest: that will be a key for macron and marine le pen as well. previous presidential debates have really marked french political history. if you ask most french people, they can quote zingers and soundbites from those previous debates. simon harding tells us more about the history of french presence will debates. -- presidential debates. reporter: a verbal offensive, an appeal to emotion, a few seconds that change the course of a campaign in 1974 with the first french presidential debate in history. the atmosphere cold, both candidates were tense and not even talking to each other. swepter: that night, he the campaign aside with a few killer words. >> i find it always shocking and injuring 10 manipulate the monopoly of someone's heart. you don't have that monopoly. you don't have it. reporter: seven years later, the jewel was repeated. he had prepared himself by practicing fake debates with his advisers. at that time, it was him who came out on top. the left of center to power, but they were haunted by a split and the coalition and the government

a night of defeat for marine le pen., with nearly a third of the vote, she insists the national front remains a realforce. south korea also goes to the polls to choose a new president. we look at the frontrunner, moonjae—in. good morning. it's 8am here in singapore and 2am in paris, where emanuel macron is set to be youngest ever president in french history. in a televised address, mr macron promised to fight the divisions in his country, re—build the links between the eu and its citizens, and to combat threats posed by terrorism and climate change. results are still being counted, but projected results show mr macron has won more than 65% of the vote after sweeping aside the challenge of his far—right rival, marine le pen. our coverage begins with this report from our europe editor, katya adler in paris. young, dynamic and very, very confident. emmanuel macron, said to be the youngest leader since napoleon, took the crowd by storm. translation: in the face of extremism, i know there are disagreements and i will respect

now marine le pen is try to minimize the application.he same people who tell you colonization brought some goods into africa. no, it did not. as long as you have a domination of one group over another and of legitimize the killing innocents because they happen to be from a different make background or religion, that makes you a criminal. one last point, marine le pen herself, her party is the direct inheritance of a direct legacy from the people who run the jews in the 1940's. amy: yasser louati, thank you for being with us. we will continue to follow what happens over the weekend. french human rights and civil liberties activist and researcher speaking to us from paris. and we come back, we will speak with the head of the naacp about what has happened in louisiana with the killing of alton sterling and the justice department closing the case without an dotting the police officers. also, a teenager killed in dallas. we will get the latest and we will speak with carol anderson who just won a major literary award. she is a professor at emo

. —— voted for marine le pen.l but demonstrations against emmanuel macron caused some organised by the trade unions. as a centrist politician, he faces opposition left and right. and only weeks away from crucial elections. despite mr macron‘s compelling margin of victory, there is nonetheless a real sense, even within the macron team, that his win was secured by people whose main motivation was to vote against marine le pen, rather than a positive desire to see mr macron in power at the elysee. so to find out more, earlier today, i went to one of the parisian suburbs to meet some parents at a juniorfootball tournament in the city. it's the annual bank holiday football tournament in this eastern suburb of paris, a typically diverse community on the outskirts of the capital, and where the reaction on the terraces to yesterday's election seems to be more relief than enthusiasm. i'm sure that lots of people vote for him yesterday, but it's almost against marine le pen, and he's young, and he doesn't have any past... e

of course, le pen prides herself. when donald trump was elected she went as far as saying, oh, he copied me. he talked like he has all my recipes. which is, you know, sort of very in the center of the world. she was far less agile and clever than donald trump in the way that she behaved in that tv debate. i think she lost quite a bit of ground starting last wednesday night. >> christine ockrent perlels on this french extraordinary cycle and u.s. politics at the moment. thank you for coming on the show. >>> let's go now to a report from suarez and issa has been speaking to the many supporters of le pen there. >> has seen better days. once the prosperous mining town now facing a fight for survival. bordered up shops and high unemployment but there's hope in every corner here but there is hope in every corner and it is called maurin le pen. >> translator: i'm sorry look at all the towns governed. no one thinks like this. no one has any problems. >> reporter: while some are keeping their voting cards close to their chest.

macron's win or le pen's loss, christiane? >> well, ana, it just seems to me -- and everybody's been say ugg the same thing -- that this election was being watched by everybody precisely because of that. because the populists, the nationalists believed that their wave was going to continue and travel right here. the biggest most important election in europe during this up-ended political season. and france said no. and france stood in the face of this wave which started in brexit, which went to the united states, and which could have won here. and it didn't. and so this is an important turning point because it's not over. there are so many challenges, as he said. the underlying issues that made people come out and vote for an extreme white nationalist whose party was built on anti-semitism and on which she latered anti-eu, anti-nato, all that stuff, the french said no to that. but there needs to be economic reforms. there needs to be a greater understanding of the cultural divisions that have brought this country to where it i

his opponent, marine le pen, was beaten. but she secured ii million votes, a third of those cast. it to the right of meant that her party should now be seen as the official opposition. emmanuel macron‘s election is seen to be a rejection of the populist wave that marine le pen represented. above all, it is a win for the liberals. emmanuel macron has said he will work to strengthen the eu. and eu leaders have rushed to congratulate him. they see emmanuel macron as giving the eu new evidence. so does this mean that the uk about to engage in brexit will be facing a strength and eu 7 engage in brexit will be facing a strength and eu? —— strengthened. here is how world leaders reacted to the result on social media: us president donald trump tweeted... the british prime minister, theresa may, also congratulated president—elect macron, saying... italian prime minister paolo gentiloni tweeted: "hurrah macron president! there is hope for europe!" donald tusk, the president of the european council, tweeted. .. and jean—claude juncker, the president of the european commission, said the resul

and marine le pen.d her of scaring french voters with the lies and populist tricks, labelling her the high priestess of fear. the bitter pre—election war of words continued on the campaign trail yesterday. translation: words continued on the campaign trailyesterday. translation: the french know all too well that putting emmanuel macron in office will put the lid on the cauldron which is boiling with french discontent. debate and drama aside, the french polls have been predict in an emmanuel macron win for two weeks, with around 60% of the vote. but many regions are still split. in the north, marine le pen, while narrowly avoiding being halted with eggs, was also cheered on as she promised to make france proud again. —— pelted with eggs. while emmanuel macron told a crowd he would represent all ages as france's youngest president. how are you feeling? you must be exhausted! how are you feeling tonight? can you win? i think so. this is the town of albi. emmanuel macron is just leaving. he is amongst frien

a night of defeat for marine le pen.ith nearly a third of the vote, she insists the national front is now a realforce. translation: i will be at the head of a battle to gather together all those who choose france to protect its independence, its freedom, its prosperity and its security. another presidential election, this time in south korea. we look at the frontrunner moonjae—in. and they were tired, confused — but finally free. 82 schoolgirls, held for three years by the islamist group boko haram, meet nigeria's president. france has voted for a new president. emmanuel macron is set to be the youngest ever, in french history. in a televised address, the 39—year—old centrist, promised to fight the divisions in his country, re—build the links between the eu and its citizens, and to combat threats posed by terrorism and climate change. with results almost counted, projections show mr macron has won more than 66% of the vote — sweeping aside the challenge of his far—right rival, marine le pen. our coverage begins with this

his supporters is celebrating over marie le pen.e live in the middle of it all. >> it is all winding down now, as you can see where at the louvre, this is the center point from the speech tonight. he came out victorious. thousands of people point to this part to express their joy singing and popping champagne. and thank goodness it's a holiday tomorrow. a lot of people have headaches. a lot of people have said to me is not so much is celebrating, spent a difficult battle for this position of french presidents in the country no doubt has been divided. the anti- immigration and anti- e.u. points of le pen and the more centrist liberal views of macron. in the end it wasn't a close race. it was always known he was going to be the paper going in. he literally crushed le pen in the end. the question is, where does he go from here. do not forget we have legislative election coming up next month. it will be difficult for him to form a coalition government and get the policies through that he would like. what is the mood on the street. it's

especially with the spurned population who voted for le pen. don't forget that these -- this hack that came out a couple of days ago, that actually came out -- that was popularized by alt-right elements and twitter people in america. a lot of the same people who are boosting for trump are spreading around that hacked material and so people here aren't going to forgot that. kind that kind of intervention won't go lightly in terms of public opinion. >> chris, i want to get your thoughts on the very same topic. that is again how do you think -- because you have spoken with so many french citizens that voted. what do you think their perspective going forward will be now on this trump nationalist thematic? >> well, i think matt and i agree on almost everything, but i think actually that the french look at donald trump and they think he's a complete flake. i think they have no confidence in him. but i'm sure that the wiser french hope as macron said that he will be able to work. that the two presidents will be able to work together. and, you know, ma

le pen is the spokesperson of nothing. we are in trouble because there is one candidate who is a bit mad and even a bit scary. the other, we are not sure he is for the small people. i have to admit that i'm very scared. >> i am not for one or the other. i have very divided opinions. i think of france's divided the matter how divided the french are, they will have to decide which of the candidates will rule the country for the coming five years. >> let's cross to lisa lewis for us following this election. if we believe these polls, the election is emmanuel macron's to win. do you says any complacency? -- do you sense any complacency? >> he said that he has an idea of who would be his prime minister. he says he won't name names until the election is over. when i win this election, this comes after he was criticized after the first round when he celebrated his victory and a lavish party or what was perceived as a lavish party. people were saying that he seemed overconfident that it was not appropriate at all for someone who h

tough on marine le pen, so can he now be tough on the causes of marine le pen?ems 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.

le pen, his opponent, le pen's party, did better than it ever has in the past earning almost 40% of theich in contrast to the last time that party was on the final runoff, they only got 12%. so seems like they're gaining ground. there's more angst in terms of terrorism and assimilation of folks immigrating from other parts of the world. there's tremendous economic angst. he's going to face opposition from the right on being soft on terrorism and from the left because he wants to basically open up labor laws and make it easier for companies to hire and fire so that they'll invest more. so coming at this as not a member of a major party, means that both major parties disagree with him on some key things. so i think the unifying speech of course will be necessary, if for no other reason to celebrate and bring his country together. but also because he has a very heavy lift in terms of his governing duties to come. >> there have been some real parallels drawn between u.s. elections and french elections, particularly as it pertains to a polarized voting electorate. will divisions that were ma

translation: i'm very happy it wasn't le pen, but macron wasn't exactly my choice.his election was about voting against le pen, not for macron. there had been talk on the left of sitting it out, of refusing to take part, and while some certainly did, it didn't change the dynamics of the 2017 race. i have some friends from the left, from the right, and everybody in paris vote for the same man. the first time that, when i have lunch with people, everybody agree to vote for that man. and in this parisian suburb, another element of consensus among the parents. if macron gets it wrong, le pen will be back in five years' time, probably with a very different result. 0ur paris correspondent, lucy williamson, is with me. can we talk about the challenges ahead for mr macron? he's in an unusual position, because he will have to create a government pretty much from scratch. his on marsh movement is a year old, and he doesn't have much experience. so he will have to create a fairly complex government, with a mix of right and left, and who we will need a prime minister who can ho

le pen is not giving up.he took to the airwaves to criticize the fact that macron has not named a prime minister. en: i named my prime minister. i'm up against a candidate who will not give the name of his prime minister, probably for electoral reasons. comingoined by people from different political backgrounds and those who wish to participate in writing the country. molly: for his part, emmanuel macron says his eventual take will be someone who can help forge a new path. macron: it will reform the path i have made if the french people put their trust in me, someone who has experience with political choices, the ability to lead a parliamentary majority and a new government that will be charting a new. experienced men and women will be a part of this. molly: talent thursday, marine le pen held a rally in a small town that the far right candidate calls part of the land of the forgotten. we have more. reporter: a dramatic final appeared to -- appeal to the voters of france. marine le pen chose a small calls "th

marine le pen out.lass voters are interested in that message because for many people who vote left traditionally in france, emanuel macron isjust as bad or worse than marine le pen. i am here to say to all of my compatriots, vote macron, even if you do not like him very much. a former banker, pro—globalisation, emanuel macron knows he is not the natural choice for working—class voters. but he acknowledged their concerns about the eu. the dysfunctions of the european union are no more sustainable. so i do consider that my mandate the day after will be the same for the european union and our european party. in this race, left—wing voters feel they have no runner. if they vote macron, for many, it will be with a heavy heart. let's ta ke let's take you to paris. a large gathering forming. these are people specifically taking part on may day. what has been described as an anti—right to rally. people campaigning against marine le pen. both the leading candidates were out today. we're expecting immanuel —— the

but it is a night of defeat for marine le pen. she insists her agenda is now in the political mainstream. translation: i will be at the head of a battle to gather together all those who choose france to protect its freedom, independence, prosperity and security. south korea is also going to the polls to choose a new president. we profile the front runner, who is promising a softer policy on the north. and 82 chibok schoolgirls held by boko haram are freed at last. good morning. it is 7am in singapore and 1am in paris, where emmanuel macron is said to be france's youngest ever president. in a televised address, he said that he understood the anger and anxiety that many voters had expressed. marine le pen claimed her performance was historic, and that france remain divided. early results show that emmanuel macron has won more than 65% of the vote, more than 30% ahead of marine le pen. young, dynamic and very, very confident. emmanuel macron, said to be the youngest leader since napoleon took the crowd by storm. translation: in the f

marine le pen absolutely flanked her major test last wednesday.le who are floating voters and said, this woman cannot be our president. yet the polls after the debate suggested it had not changed things for her, for better or worse. but the polls immediately after the debate said that the person who had won the debate easily was mr macron and that he had the presidential qualities. the times says a landslide for macron, with pictures of his supporters celebrating outside the louvre, he has got five yea rs outside the louvre, he has got five years to outside the louvre, he has got five yea rs to prove outside the louvre, he has got five years to prove that he can make these changes that he's promising. and if not will she be back again? this is what many people are predicting. nigel farage, who is turning into our very own voice of the outside right in the uk, predicted that she would return in the next round of elections and that she would win. what she wants to do i'iow she would win. what she wants to do now is when a large number of seats in th

emanuel macron defeats ripping nationalists, marine le pen.ll have the reaction of analysis for you. good warning. i had nicole petallides. if cheryl: good morning. i am cheryl casone and for tradeport today. former president barack obama calls for courage from democrats to oppose repealing about medicare. true duty to% of the s&p 500 companies reported strong earnings. u.s. stock market futures after record-setting day on friday. both of those tightly to the downside redoubt features down 40. nicole: in a shack on investors in japan come back from a holiday a little bit of a bite me. the nikkei surging 2.3%. in china, a tiny bit of pressure. the shanghai composite down .79% right now. nicole: stock market stood is fairly higher but taken in stride here, we did see the cac quarante fallback three quarters of 1%. the london cap fractionally. cheryl: and currency committee or hit a seven-month high overnight after the french election but the anti-europe candidate marine le pen. $1.9 d.c. pressure in the u.s. dollar. warren boxer at the annual me

amy: that was marine le pen. yasser louati, for people who are not familiar with french politics, not only talk about what she represents and still the rise of her party, but by legislative elections are so important that are coming up because macron may have one, but where is his party's representation in parliament? that is his biggest weakness. a movement, which means stylish political party with clear leadership. gathering all around him the people who are optimistic, mainstream right and left-wing parties -- facing the challenge of the majority. the way our government works in france, once the president is elected, he nominates the prime minister. but the prime minister can only come from the majority from the national simply. which means, the majority under the left or opposing party, emmanuel macron will have no other choice but to nominate a prime minister from an opposing political party. that is exactly the opportunity for those who want to confront our political system or register alite to candidate be

marine le pen has been out campaigning today. amongst her supporters in the north, where she polls very well. she has been speaking at a rally this evening. let's listen to that. translation: many french people, without doubt the majority today, have understood the fundamental game plan of this election. they know if they return to power these men who have held onto it for decades, nothing will change for them. they know it and they realise that if they give another five years to those in power, the situation can only deteriorate. unemployment and poverty will rise, divisions in society will be accentuated. the french no all too well that putting mr macron in would put the lid on the cauldron boiling with french discontent. that was very much the theme that we got from marine le pen in the television debate. even her own supporters are saying that perhaps she did not do well enough in setting out what her platform is and what she wants to do with france, and spent too much time focusing on emmanuel macron, trying to remind people

guillaume florquin/ le pen supportermaybe marine le pen will be come the first prime ministernats after his victory speech, macron took the hand of his wife, brigitte trogneux. he said tonight "france won" and vowed to defend the country and europe natspresident trump took to twitter writing this about the election..."congratulations to emmanuel macron on his big next president of very much forward to working with him!" in sf here at cafe bastille it was a joyous moment when macron was announced as the country's new president but there were french citizens i spoke with who were not pleased with either candidate. the two remaining choices were of course marine le pen and emmanuel macron who emerged victorious by a large margin. some say they are happy he won because he never held office and will work to keep france within the european union unlike his opponent whose retoric was nationalistic and some say radical.in sf ella sogomonian kron 4 news. (averi harper) a man was found dead this morning near a chuck e. cheese in concord, according to police. police said officers responded to will

for le pen. she is the person to lead them. one man said, i think she's going to win -- i don't think she's going to win, but i'm still pushing her. she's the best person to bring change. there's saintment of -- there's a sentiment of holding back. like people not telling us they were voting brexit. people here believe that french nationale is the best place to make changes for a town that has for decades been ruled by the socialist party. they've seen better days. once a prosperous mining town now facing a fight for survival. boarded up shops, high unemployment, and an aging population. there's hope in every corner here, and it's called marine le pen. >> translator: it's true that everyone including the media and the journalists call her a bad person and the villain. i'm sorry, look at all the towns governed by the le pen party members and front nationale. no one thinks like this. no one has any problems. >> translator: okay, i'm for marine le pen because of her promises of the limits on retirem

♪ after scoring a commanding three over marine le pen.he euros edges higher, the risks of breasts it -- the risk of brexit fades. with higher unemployment, and sluggish growth. special, iloomberg am guy johnson and paris alongside tom keene. it is crisp and cold all across europe and the u.k.. >> it does make for a gorgeous eiffel tower. it is sparkles here in paris. we are watching the motorcade as it makes its way through paris with mr. macron. andt will be fascinating the different opinions we have heard about it. he maintained the enthusiasm and the optimism giving the harsh reality he faces from a divided france. right now, it is not divided. we need expertise. john? n: it is not a divided market and it has not been all week. we have seen your strength. rength.ave seen euro st the magnitude of the move, not much excitement. we are up one third of 1%. that may be where you see the most euro strength. bid on the yen comes back out as well. euro-yen up. the story all week has been saving the le pen risk. >> amazing. tour boats are going

but he better deliver. 0therwise next time mrs le pen would bea 0therwise next time mrs le pen wouldt time mrs le pen would be a disasterfor all of 0therwise next time mrs le pen would be a disaster for all of us. it is time for a successful five years for france. that is what we all want to see. let's spell it out. when he has two deliver, in your case, what must those things be that he has to deliver? there are some topics where you believe that he can imagine that there will be some agreements from easy agreements, among us. there will be some agreements from easy agreements, among us. the challenge that europe is facing, and how france is now in a situation where it has to put on the tables on proposals, to say what it wants. to help, for example, to fix the eurozone and how it is functioning. 0n eurozone and how it is functioning. on other topics, it will be more difficult. when you look at discussions that he wants to have on labour rights, there could be some strong discussions. if you look at how he has been elected, he said between the two that he needs to be faithful with w

, to keep marine le pen out. are interested in that message? because for many people who vote left traditionally in france, emmanuel macron isjust as bad if not worse than marine le pen. i am here to say to all of my compatriots, vote macron, even if you do not like him very much. a former banker, pro—globalisation, emmanuel macron knows he is not the natural choice for working—class voters. but he acknowledged their concerns about the eu. the dysfunctions of the european union are no more sustainable. so i do consider that my mandate the day after will be the same time to reform the european union and our european party. in this race, left—wing voters feel they have no runner. if they vote macron, for many, it will be with a heavy heart. our correspondent james reynolds is in paris and joins us now. a lot of people have been demonstrating today, what's been going on? there have been big union marchers including this one we are at the tail end the city. it's going towards... there have been clashes between police