for the socialist party in trying to get a majority of the lower house of parliament however nothing is certain definitely there's no time for complacency they can't just sit around and expect the same results in the second rail it's not forget that the actual voter turnout this time is just forty eight point three percent though if more people come out to vote in the second round the question is which side are they going to vote for and also there are still the u.n. people already the conservatives still trying to rally whatever support they can get most of dissipated a policy that is the one that he's speaking about quite a lot during his campaign which is more growth for friends. that's on the one hand and how this translates for the french people is that more jobs taxing the rich it's this tax and spend policy that he wants it limited france as much as seventy five percent tax for the rich certainly not something that conservatives want to see if you want to get this a policy like that through he will need the support of the lower house let's remember the socialists already have

want to see if you want to get this a policy like that through he will need the support of the lower house let's remember the socialists already have the support of the senate so it will be much easier to get the things through you also promise about sixty thousand teaching jobs in the next why. years as well as retirement age bringing it down to sixty and this is against from sixty two this is against the. driven path that the rest of europe is taking so france will be taking a very different approach to the approach if you will also of course we want to drop french troops a year earlier than one from afghanistan and he needs the support of both houses to get this through so france will land gunning for a majority in the parliament and let's not forget that it's necessary that he provides concrete results for the french people the patience is very low but this point and the nicolas sarkozy became deeply unpopular for coming in with promises and not fulfilling any of those promises it's what got him out of the. to sarsfield reporting there now let's get the thoughts of alex corbell from of

he and other members of l lower house of the diet passed a set of bills to double the consumption tax and change the social security system. one bill would increase the tax on goods and services from 5% to 10% by 2015. 363 lawmakers voted in favor of it. 96 voted against it. politicians hope the revenues will help them pay down japan's substantial debt. they also want to cover the rapid rise in spending on things such as pensions. the opposition liberal democratic party and new komeito party voted with the governing coalition but 57 members of the ruling democratic party voted against the consumption tax bill. they include former party leader ichiro osawa. 16 other dpj members abstained or were absent. the state of reforms were sent to the upper house where they're expected to be passed into law. prime minister noda spoke a few hours after the lower house vote and stressed significance of the reform bills. >> translator: there is no time to waste in reforming the social security system. the aim of the planned comprehensive reforms is to secure a stable financial source for social secu

first round of the parliamentary election the forty six percent win could see along secure the lower house and receive a powerful mandate for his reform plans are to test our sylvia is in pairs the result of the first round certainly is a very good moral boost for the socialist party in trying to get a majority of the lower house of parliament however and nothing is a certain definitely there's no time for complacency they can't just sit around and expect the same results in the second round there are still the un people already the conservatives still trying to rally whatever support they can get most of dissipated a policy the false well known is the one that he's been a speaking about quite a lot during his campaign which is your group of friends for the spirity that's on the one hand and how this translates for the french people is that more jobs and taxing the rich it's this tax and spend policy that would not sit women in france as much as seventy five percent tax for the rich certainly not something that conservatives wanted so if you want to get this a policy like that through he w

right right now before this elections it was the conservatives that was had the majority in the lower house and this will certainly pose problems into passing new laws that he wants to get into place such as his proposal to add sixty thousand new jobs in education sector or tax the rich by as much as seventy five percent you know first of all a lot it was campaigning on his anti austerity more growth measures and getting faster out of the crisis and then if he doesn't get if he doesn't get the support of the lower house he will not be able to go on the dispatcher and the conservatives are going to be more for this asserting measures now we see spain in trouble and you see my trickle down into france and if the french people get even more steady passant of them they're certainly not going to be happy about it in front of a lot just in the beginning of a storm does not want to see supports less and for the socialist party well as far as long as foreign policy is concerned the part of the military and defense years old supreme. posed to withdraw troops from afghanistan earlier here earlier tha

prime minister noda spoke a few hours after the lower house vote and stressed the significance of the reform bills. >> translator: there is no time to waste in reforming the social security system. the aim comprehensive reforms is to maintain a stable financial source for social security services and to achieve fiscal conservation at the same time. that stable source is the consumption tax. >>> members of the public expressed their views on the consumption tax hike. >> i understand a tax raise is for the nation's finance but it should be not on daily essentials, the government needs more thought before policies. >> translator: i understand the government when they say each citizen must pay equal tax to share the burden. >> i don't understand why the government decided to raise the tax. they need to consult with people through elections. >> translator: i think there's no choice, japan will be crushed by debt if the tax isn't raised. i don't want to make trouble for my grandchildren. >> translator: it makes shopping a bit more difficult. >> prime minister noda said he would risk his pol

lower house elections held in december last year changed her. suspicion arise that the deposit was in involved in massive election fraud. she started to take part in opposition rallies and distribute white rib upons. she also encouraged other people to join in by posting messages on web pages and blog sites. >> translator: the rest of the world, particularly europe, is much more civilized. i have to say that russia is still a futile society. i want a government to respect the public just like other governments do. ♪ >> reporter: president putin plans to clamp down on opposition forces as soon as he returned to the country last month. the ruling united russian parties submitted an appeal to the lower house of parliament to raise finds. opposition reacted sharply, blasting the government for trying to restrict freedom of assembly and contain protests against the government. >> translator: the new fines are the average yearly income for russians. the law will keep a tight leash on the public. >> reporter: heatedelibation lasted nearly 12 hours, but

through with the promises he made during his election campaign he will need the support of the lower house he already has the majority in the senate and it's crucial that he does get the support of the parliament in france. camille grande from the foundation first critique research says that predicted social victory is part of a larger political trend across the continent the most likely scenario is that you will get a clear left majority big issue is whether it would be dismissed or it would be built only around a socialist party or would do we need to support of socialist and eyes such as the come in useful kinda greens in parliament french politics are. interesting because they're not always go with the overall cycle in europe where we do see certainly is the rise of those nationalist he's all over the board in europe and this is clearly the case in france as elsewhere in europe and this is this is a phenomenon that is happening across the board when it comes to the rise of socialism what it was clear in the recent actions in europe is that the. parties in power have about a tendency to

through with the promises he made during his election campaign he will need the support of the lower house he already has the majority in the senate and it's crucial that he does get the support of the parliament in france. silly talking a little earlier from paris this is r.t. live in moscow still ahead for you this hour tens of thousands of poured on to the streets of georgia's second city in support of the great opposition to presence like israel is ruling party the details just ahead for. the first the health of egypt's former president hosni mubarak has reportedly worsened he's currently serving life in a car a prison where he said to be slipping in and out of consciousness thousands of people have been drawn to tahrir square this week angry at the verdict in the barents recent trial the demanding the death sentence for his role in killing hundreds of protesters during last year's uprising they're also angry this former prime minister has made it to the presidential election runoff next week but he's facing the muslim brotherhood candidate the ruling military council says it will tran

lower house election held in december last year changed her. suspicion arose that the government was involved in massive election fraud. yelena started to take part in opposition rallies and distribute white ribbons. she also encourages other people to join in protests by posting messages on web pages and blog sites. >> translator: the rest of the world, particularly europe, is much more civilized. i have to say that russia is still a futile society. i want a government to respect the public just like other governments do. ♪ >> reporter: president vladimir putin plans to clamp down on opposition forces as soon as he returned to the country's top post last month. the ruling united russia party submitted a bill to the lower house of parliament to raise fines imposed on anti-government protesters. the opposition reacted sharply, blasting the government for trying restrict freedom of assembly and contain protests against the government. >> translator: the new fines are the average yearly income for russians. the law will keep a tight leash on the p

round of the french parliamentary vote the forty six percent when we could see a lot secure the lower house and receive a powerful motivator for his reform plans. and police searched the homes of several russian opposition leaders and call them in for questioning the search was ordered by a court in connection with clashes at an anti-government rally last month and both protesters and riot police were injured. now across the european countries who share a currency the debts are piling up and the emergency ballot fund is quickly dependently the man at the helm of the euro project when it launched now tells r t what he thinks is needed to save. monetarily was a huge leader when eleven states abandon their currency for the euro mr prodi do you take any responsibility for the current mess for the current mess no bust i take the merit for the euro look when the euro was bore it was clear that we needed political legs come on fiscal policy i advised the program of and now dorothy to cultural the behavior of member states. in two thousand and three i rise in the program again and france germany an