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of the macron campaign. just, people celebratin: ? , of the macron campaign.elebrating? yes, the project onto the big screen here, there was a l the big screen here, there was a very loud cheer, flags being waved by macron supporters, and it's the trenchant eu flags here, mirroring the plan has historically been against the european union, has possibly softened her approach, but macron has been talking about defence between the countries, for example, so this will be looked so very closely, notjust in france and brussels but for the whole of the eu and beyond, and macron's pre—eminence has grown, so a victory for him tonight will be greeted by a relief for many, in brussels, certainly, for those who are eurosceptics will be disappointed by the results. just eurosceptics will be disappointed by the results. , , ., the results. just we were hearing 'ust a the results. just we were hearing just a little _ the results. just we were hearing just a little bit _ the results. just we were hearing just a little bit earlier _ the results. just we were hearing just a lit

macron. so many people here share that view, macron.e here share that view, they cockerel _ macron. so many people here share that view, they cockerel in - macron. so many people here share that view, they cockerel in this - macron. so many people here share that view, they cockerel in this bar i that view, they cockerel in this bar is causing chaos, as you can see! a lot of people in this constituency believe that marine le pen has done enough to soften her image to appeal to those mainstream voters have both her macron have appealed to. she has talked about is of the eu, of course, not necessarily wanting to withdraw france but wanting to make france stronger, are nato too, they have really radically opposed views, so this is a vote, the people are voting on the future of france but also europe, and were now counting down about 45 minutes until they start celebrating or drowning their sorrows here. studio: thank you. and a reminder, we will shortly have a special programme bringing you the result, starting at 17:30 gmt. we should have

macron.igning -- emmanuel macron. , . macron. there is a feeling in france that _ macron. there is a feeling in france that the _ macron. there is a feeling in france that the president. macron. there is a feeling in | france that the president was focused on the russia— ukraine crisis and it help him in the beginning, because he was seen as a statesman, but then he sort of stayed on that statesman level and didn't really focus on the domestic campaign, if you will, while marine le pen actually did focus on that. the question is, how are they going to try and address these two elements. emmanuel macron is going to have to come back to the domestic campaign, try to explain to those who did not vote for him why they should vote for him why they should vote for him why they should vote for emmanuel macron and not just stay home vote for emmanuel macron and notjust stay home or vote vote for emmanuel macron and not just stay home or vote for marine le pen. meanwhile, marine le pen. meanwhile, mar

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

president macron believes the block should be stronger. the far right leader also said she would make it illegal for muslim women to wear the headscarf. president macron said such a more -- move would incite the civil war. >> i believe most young women who wear a have no choice. >> that france would be the first country of the world to bennett religious symbols in a public space. that is what you are proposing. reporter: at times, president macron seemed overconfident, but he had the upper hand. leaving marine le pen looking frustrated or confused. she gained ground on some social issues, including health care. >> the reality is during your presidency it has only been crises that make you act. there have to be a pandemic to make you realize that health workers have been in a terrible way for years. reporter: a debate that is usually watched the millions of people. from fiery exchanges to theatrical flourishes, the debates are often highly anticipated. over the years, the protectiveness and politics have changed, but one thing has remained

macron has taken his risks. he has clearly spcampaigned wit the retirement age of 65 which true a majority of french people do not like. he has been clear on this. if he is to be elected, which i believe is the normal scenario, then he would push this sort of reform forward he has been clear on this and i don't think he will move back. >> mr. lamy, rosann here from london with globalization and trade, many countries, including french, have to recalibrate the relationships with china and relationships with russia, especially with what is happening in ukraine what should the candidates keep in mind with holding the values of europe? >> i think this is what macron would do there is a bit of globalization here and there and globalization going on in other areas. i think if it is about macron's stance, i don't think this will change he is a pro-trade and pro-openness candidate madam le pen is the other way around what she has said is in part of the french population who believes globalization is not good for them. we

macron is in the middle.going to see on the right is a recomposition -- the hard right, le pen, the people who backed her, plus -- voters. and the hard right party on the right which could gather a percentage of the voters. and this is similar to the british tory party. very nationalist and protectionist and at the same time, against foreigners. it is [indiscernible] host: funny you should say that. we need to get into the parliamentary elections. i'm sorry to interrupt. a president without a majority has no power and we have parliamentary elections coming up in the summer. traditionally, the winning president gets the parliament. do you think this will be a different ballgame? >> yes, certainly if marine le pen wins. ever since they changed the timing of the parliamentary elections putting them after the presidential election, there is a momentum going in. however, i don't see marine le pen winning an absolute majority. we also know that power attracts and i'm sure she would be able to attract people coming

macron. 23.3 for marine le _ 28.1 for emmanuel macron. 23.3 for marine le pen. 50 28.1 for emmanuel macronout five points which was - marine le pen. so a distance of| about five points which was what marine le pen. so a distance of - about five points which was what the polls were saying on friday night. so marine le pen has not done it but we have valid —— valerie pecresse on 5%, we have the khan younis and nicolas dupont and anne hidalgo, what an extraordinary result there, 2.1% for the socialists which mean she loses her deposit. when you think back i decade or more, the fight between the left and right of france, the left absolutely demolished. let us go tojess parker. i'm joined now by jessica parker, who's at the campaign headquarters of emmanuel macron, at the paris expo porte de versailles 7 that's in the capital s 15th arrondissement. relief there. yes, as you can hear, huge cheers behind me. incredibly happy here at macron hq. 0bviously happy here at macron hq. obviously there have been huge nerves. ten minutes ago things were looking pretty tight but their man has come out in fr

it is macron again iiven is annoying. it is macron again given this _ is annoying.iven this impression of being this very important man and we don't feel like he is very close to us, you know, as the normal french people don't feel close to him, and again he is putting this show on and it is a little bit strange. we had five years ago the same with the walk to the louvre. it years ago the same with the walk to the louvre. ., . years ago the same with the walk to the louvre-— years ago the same with the walk to the louvre. ., , ., , ., the louvre. it was when he won, you know, the louvre. it was when he won, you know. this — the louvre. it was when he won, you know. this is — the louvre. it was when he won, you know. this is a _ the louvre. it was when he won, you know, this is a post _ the louvre. it was when he won, you know, this is a post like _ the louvre. it was when he won, you know, this is a post like the - the louvre. it was when he won, you know, this is a post like the end i the louvre. it was when he won, you know, this is a post like the end of i know,

president macron: thank you. [applause] thank you dear friends.ellow citizens, here tonight in paris and everyone and everywhere in france and our territories and abroad. for anything else, let me say thank you. [applause] president macron: after five years, of difficult but happy transformation and exceptional challenges, this day the 24th of april 2022, the majority amongst us chose to trust me to pilot the republic for the next five years. [applause] president macron: i want to thank all of the activists, all of the workers, all of the people along with us for the ride along with the elected officials who supported me and who made this election possible. i know that you have given so much of your energy, your effort to this endeavor. the truth comes from my heart. thank you. thank you. i know what i owe you. thank you. [applause] president macron: i want to thank all of the french people, men and women, who are the first and the second round of these presidential elections, placed their trust in me so together, we can undertake the project of f

have five more years with macron. i wasn't elected. have five more years with macron-— with macron.ve years — with macron. i fear the worst. the next five years will _ with macron. i fear the worst. the next five years will see _ with macron. i fear the worst. the next five years will see lots - with macron. i fear the worst. the next five years will see lots of - next five years will see lots of anti macron protest because france is suffering — anti macron protest because france is suffering and being ripped apart. but for— is suffering and being ripped apart. but for many in france, marine le pen remains unelectable, a far right threatened with a nationalist french vision, in stark contrast to the internationalist macron. but marine le pen insists she is not giving up. parliamentary elections are just around the corner here. translation: it around the corner here. translation:- around the corner here. translation: , translation: it is all lefty playful at this stage- _ translation: it is all lefty playful at this stage. we _ translation: it is all lefty playful at this stage. we m

so it looks like macron, le pen duel for the second round.h a closer margin, a narrower margin than was expected only even two weeks ago. so that's the main point, is the rise and rise of marine le pen in the last couple of weeks. i can explain why that has happened at a later stage, but if you want, i can start now. muhammad: jacques, i'll actually get back to you with a question on that in just a moment. jazin, let me ask you, how much has russia's invasion of ukraine upended president macron's plans for what he had hoped to accomplish in the first half of this year? and how much is the shadow of the conflict in ukraine looming over this election cycle? jazin: i will start with the first question. thank you very much for that. in this context, it is very important to know that france is currently holding the rotating presidency of the council of the european union. and when you are holding this function, or when you have this role, that means that you have kind of a coordinating role. it can give some ideas for what can be done on the europ

emmanuel macron's lead — narrow macron when. -- win.'s lead in — narrow macron when. -- win. emmanuel macron's lead in the _ narrow macron when. -- win. emmanuel macron's lead in the first _ narrow macron when. -- win. emmanuel macron's lead in the first round - narrow macron when. -- win. emmanuel macron's lead in the first round is - macron's lead in the first round is actually— macron's lead in the first round is actually larger than it was in 2017, but for— actually larger than it was in 2017, but for the — actually larger than it was in 2017, but for the second round, some polls are showing — but for the second round, some polls are showing out to be as close as 51 macron _ are showing out to be as close as 51 macron and — are showing out to be as close as 51 macron and 49 le pen. that would be far tighter— macron and 49 le pen. that would be far tighter than we saw in 2017 went macron_ far tighter than we saw in 2017 went macron166% of the vote. of course, having _ macron166% of the vote. of course, having le _ macron166% of the v

macron versus le pen. the gap between the two candidates has never been closer, and france is braced for two weeks of intensive campaigning we will follow every step of the way. . jean-luc melenchon told his supporters to not vote le pen, without given his endorsement to macron. could this influence the final result? all is set to be revealeover the next two weeks. ukraine pro-russian separatists claim to have seized the port area of mariupol. over 10,000 civiliansave been killed there so far. the full death toll could be quite -- twice that number. this is live from paris. ♪ thank you very much for being with us. he met omicron faces a second round runoff against his opponent of 2017, marine le pen. the percentage split of the vote over the first round of votes, macron was first with almost 28 $. there was an increase in abstentions from the last presidential elections. france bracing for an intense two weeks of campaigning before the final second round vote to decide who is the next french president, apr

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

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

so let's see how relations between macron and parliament go. see if the french, as they used to do, equip him with the parliamentary majority together. but i am currently not very optimistic that his party will have this majority. mohammed: thomas, it looked to me like you are reacting to some of what gesine was saying. did you want to jump in? thomas: respectfully, yes. if we look at the french parliamentarian elections, for the past two decades now, we've had parliamentary elections a few weeks after the presidential election, and here is what happens again and again and again. all electorates, all voting bl ocks, if i may, got demobilized. really, really dropped from the voting rate. but the voters who voted for the winner of the presidential elections, they were demobilized way less than the others. so, in terms of actual votes cast, what you see is a landslide in favor of the guy who won the presidential election. so if things keep being the same, and they have been so for the past 20 years, we will see a landslide majority in favor of emm

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

macron. let me ask you, michael, in the last three _ macron. on covid? it's impossible to tell. and luckily we have the - own law on covid? it's impossible to tell. and luckily we have the may . tell. and luckily we have the may local— tell. and luckily we have the may local elections and we just have to be patient — local elections and we just have to be patient and wait. from what i can tell, what— be patient and wait. from what i can tell, what we talked about in france, _ tell, what we talked about in france, most people who will sit around _ france, most people who will sit around this table for any reason thing. _ around this table for any reason thing. you — around this table for any reason thing, you can't do that, you cannot break— thing, you can't do that, you cannot break the _ thing, you can't do that, you cannot break the rules, the laws, you just made, _ break the rules, the laws, you just made. and — break the rules, the laws, you just made, and so brazen fashion, even for a _ made, and so brazen fashion, even for a 50 _ made, an

or le pen. .. ., ~ chanting neither macron or le pen. ., ~ ., chanting neither macron or le pen. .,~about marine le pen. speaking about marine le pen this did — pen. speaking about marine le pen this did not _ pen. speaking about marine le pen this did not sound - pen. speaking about marine le pen this did not sound like - pen. speaking about marine le pen this did not sound like the | pen this did not sound like the end of the road for her, or the end of the road for her, or the end of the road for her, or the end of a career, by any means. after a lot of the past prediction we think it is the end of the road for marine le pen but she comes back. we saw that. it was a great score, for the far right. so it is hard to see now, what this election shows between marine le pen's highest score, and eric zemmour, the populist far right 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

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

now, despite macron's deiscisiv win. strongsest showing from far right le pen and acknowledging his second term cannot just be a repetition of his first. macron is the first french president in 20 years to win reelection and admits many people didn't vote for him. but rather against his opponent. he promises to address the country's economic issues and also the anger and disagreements the drove voters to the far right. mr. macron ended up with 59% of the vote. compared to le pen 41%. and although that may seem like a wide margin, which it is, it's the closest a far right candidate has ever come to winning the french presidency. and as his victor rally, he appealed for unity and voiwed t try to heal the nation. >> we have so much to do. and the war in ukraine is a reminder we are going through tragic times when france must speak out, show the clarity of choices and build and strengthen all areas and we will do so. we will also need my friends to be kind and respectful. our country is full of so many doubts. so many divisi

emmanuel macron made the promise that the - macron made the promise that the last minute.is mainly tactical because nuclear is focusing a lot of attention in the french debate and i think it is a shame because it is a small part of what we have to do to meet our climate goals but it is true it is something we are both politicians agree the nuclear industry is a real source of pride for many french people and the call for new power stations is also a way to maintain our energy sufficiency but i think we should be clear any new power station will not only be able to provide electricity before 2035 so we should be careful about what those promises can deliver. ., , , about what those promises can deliver. . , , ., . ., deliver. there are plenty of climate activists in france _ deliver. there are plenty of climate activists in france as _ deliver. there are plenty of climate activists in france as in _ deliver. there are plenty of climate activists in france as in many - deliver. there are plenty of climate activists in france as in many parts| activists in france as in many p

coming up, a big night for emmanuel macron. he carry the momentum from his presidential election as of the upcoming president -- momentum from his presidential election into the upcoming parliamentary election? this is bloomberg. ♪ this is xfinity rewards. our way of saying thanks, with rewards for the whole family! from epic trips... to the original jurassic park... on us. join over 3 million members and start enjoying rewards like these, and so much more in the xfinity app! and check out jurassic world: dominion, in theaters june 10th. >> welcome back to the open. 42 minutes into the opening trading day. losses of 1.5% across the benchmark. so much for the relief on the back of a macron victory. this is about what's happening in china. you are getting a move into safe havens and you are seeing that across bonds. the yields are lower across u.s. treasury but also german bones and even greek debt. the yields have come off a little bit but the investment move into bonds, flight to safety. the bloomberg dollar index is up. moves

we don't know yet macron's strategy.hor: and of course emmanuel macron remains in charge of the eu presidency until june when it changes hands. james, thank you very much with the international affairs brief. great to see you. turkey sentenced a prominent civil rights activist to life in prison without parole. the court found him guilty of trying to overthrow the government in a mass protest. he and seven others were sent to prison. this comes as the council of europe lnched procedures against turkey for refusing to abide by a ruling of the european court of human rights that called for his release in 2019 on grounds his rights have been violated. we have more. reporter: shock, dismay and contempt. there must have been 200 people in the courtroom, they stood on the benches and booed the judges as they left the court guarded by police. the spectators chanted -- the main square where the protests took place. everywhere is this square, everywhere resistance, they re saying. he was sentenced to aggravated life and subversion

a choice of president macron or president le pen.lation: what will| happen on 24 april is not just a vote about conditions, it's a matter of society, even of civilisation. early projections suggest that emmanuel macron is still the favourite with 28% of voters, more than last time around. marine le pen's share of the vote grew to around 23%. it's not as close as some polls had predicted, but this is where the battle really begins. i'm impatient. a little bit nervous always, simply because you don't know what france will choose. and what the french people will want. afraid, never. we have seen lately that extremism is getting quite more popular, in part because on the social networks, misinformation is kind of like the plague of the 215t century. so, our work is to try to fight that. yes, we are scared - because the votes are very close on the first round, people on the second i round will vote everything. but macron because people are not satisfied i about what he did. mr macron only started campaigning a few weeks ago, too occupied

is it a change for macron? >> what he is trying to do is to have positive outcomes it is still business friendly. that means it is important it is production taxes that is special to france. it is a huge tax on businesses which is really extraordinary negative effect on manufacturing. macron started cutting the taxes. he wants to continue to cut taxes. he will be business friendly nowhere do you have corporate higher taxes or more regulations. he has become business freiendly he wants to be supportive of the people of france and who are in tr trouble and trying to find a job. this is from the fiscal perspective. you want to cut taxes and you have stupid taxes. you need to keep cutting you want to spend more on many items. including education, health care and as you mentioned, offsetting energy prices and food prices. this is one point of gdp how do you do that the only solution is pension reform the only place where french spend more than the others french spend 14% on gdp. germany spends 9%. if you had that mo

emmanuel macron winning a second term.e analysis, let's bring in matthias matthijs, associate professor at johns hopkins university. so, a few victory for macron, as polls predicted, but much tighter than the race against marine le pen five years ago. and a third of ballots cast were also invalid or were abstentions. what does this tell us about the message being sent by french voters? matthias: it is an excellent question. the first point i would like to make is this is without a doubt a big victory. marine le pen did worse than some of the polls predicted. a few weeks ago she was polling roughly at 5050. some polls even had her winning. in the end, 58-42 is a very come to bow victory for macron. in a you kate or u.s. context, they would speak of a landslide. they are immediately focused on the 42% who voted for le pen, which is correct. millions of voters who did not vote for her five years ago now did vote for her. and yeah, she did pack in all the anger both on the left and the right against raising standards of living

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

professor vargas highlighted macron's own support for anti-immigrant, anti-muslim policies saying macrongitimated all the topics of the extreme-right." adding, french people were forced to "vote for le pen or vote for what created a favorable environment for le pen's ideas. it's a choice between an evil and the cause of that evil." his comments came after the french presidential election's first round of votes earlier in april. >> here is an expression and french that often was applied to this election whh it is hard to choose between the plague or colorado. you hearit a lot going into the second round, having to choose between these two candidates. if you look at the breakdown of macron's support, around 40% of people who voted for him said they did so to deny the presidency to le pen. that is a big chunk of voters who do not necessarily agree with his agenda. terms of his actual policies, the french context, it is fair to say he is a very right-wing policy program he has put into place. if you look at the repeal of the well tax that used to apply to people with 1.3 billion euros in ass

of course, if we rely on the polls, macron - macron will win. if we rely on the polls, macron is the l rely on the polls, macron is the clear frontrunner, rely on the polls, macron is the clearfrontrunner, but experience clear frontrunner, but experience has clearfrontrunner, but experience has taught us after tom, brexit, to be very cautious about the opinion polls. but, —— aftertrump be very cautious about the opinion polls. but, —— after trump and brexit. success has been to lead a very effective campaign and to solidify her impression french electorate. 0ver solidify her impression french electorate. over the past two decades, the far right has been steadily progressing in france. that is, in itself, a sad achievement. thank you very much for your analysis, sylvie. it is interesting that almost the last word is a manual macron uttered in the course of campaigning, yesterday evening was to say, don't forget brexit, don't forget the election of donald trump, get out and vote. there was a real concern from his side of defence that the abstentio

four emmanuel macron, because it was a vote - macron, because it was a vote against marine le pen.o, i was involved in the macron campaign but now, it has beenjust a decision to be clearly against the far right and to avoid to have a future dictator.— far right and to avoid to have a future dictator. julie, yours are vital macron, _ future dictator. julie, yours are vital macron, do _ future dictator. julie, yours are vital macron, do you _ future dictator. julie, yours are vital macron, do you fear - future dictator. julie, yours are vital macron, do you fear what | future dictator. julie, yours are i vital macron, do you fear what is future dictator. julie, yours are . vital macron, do you fear what is a le pen presidency would bring to your country?— le pen presidency would bring to our count ? , ., �* . , your country? yes, i don't want wish to live in a — your country? yes, i don't want wish to live in a country _ your country? yes, i don't want wish to live in a country that _ your country? yes, i don't want wish to live in a country that is _ your country? yes, i don't want

in the best case, the macron is supported by no more than 30% of the electorate.s means that 70% the majority of the french are against him and the rejection of macron. among these people, probably very strong , many do not like him because he is a former banker and because he has the psychology of a resident of a big city. this does not impress everyone, in addition to the big city. the macron of paris also works for the voters with its headquarters in brussels in this capital of the european union, the events in which he takes part do not need to be specially organized by his electoral headquarters, and from any summit and macron meeting. can plunge the gauls interlocutors turn to the french communal, macron, the youngest president of france in history counts on the longest possible political career and the longest possible television broadcast, but now on the eve of the elections all 12 candidates have the same and limited television time, but not for the macron, who can act both as a candidate and as the acting president and therefore everything that happens i

.— lyre, emmanuel macron.uel macron. those are strong caricatures. le _ lyre, emmanuel macron. those are strong caricatures. le pen - lyre, emmanuel macron. those are strong caricatures. le pen has - lyre, emmanuel macron. those are strong caricatures. le pen has notl strong caricatures. le pen has not denied recently, nonetheless i recognise she wants to dismantle wind turbines which i am sure you find very difficult to swallow. president macron is residing over our government that has... what is he doing wrong? our government that has. .. what is he doing wrong?— our government that has... what is he doing wrong? there is a huge gap between what _ he doing wrong? there is a huge gap between what he _ he doing wrong? there is a huge gap between what he says _ he doing wrong? there is a huge gap between what he says and _ he doing wrong? there is a huge gap between what he says and what - he doing wrong? there is a huge gap between what he says and what he . between what he says and what he actually does and t

and the resource of trust, but for now the macron.ems that with all his might he supports the image of a warrior-defender, the fifth republic to return to politics. kolya express, a poll conducted after the debate showed 59% of the viewers that macron’s arguments were more convincing 39% on the side of lipn, but it’s quite possible that this could play a cruel joke on him, who believed in the victory of the incumbent president by akron’s voters, they may simply not come to the polls, and then the confidence of the supporters of le pen his ditty. maybe it's today in france the day of silence the second round of the presidential elections already tomorrow klimsanatkin yury ryabakone. alexander karlov and vladislav kulachikhin central television. we may find out who will become the president of france tomorrow, when the results of the first exit pools become known. well, in moscow 20:00 6 minutes and we return to the main event of this saturday. yes, well-known german children or the sciences of culture and politics appealed to chancello

macron stop thank you. pandemic on court backlogs 7 and raises questions about how cuts before 2020 have played a role in what barristers say has become a catastrophic situation. our legal correspondent dominic casciani reports. how long should someone wait forjustice? in the oasis of calm of her home, lisa tells me about the nightmare of criminaljustice delays after she was raped in 2017. she had damning evidence against her attacker, a man she knew well. i was led to believe originally that it would be quite a speedy resolvement to the case and it would be taken onto charging and that decision would come about. however, it didn't happen in that way. and it was a very long process. police and prosecutors took two years to charge the attacker, taking him to court in the summer of 2019. but existing backlogs meant no trial before the following april, and then the pandemic closed courts. the rapist was only convicted in late summer 2021. i think if i hadn't have gone forward and reported it, i would have been

you have seen emmanuel macron go around france.ed heavily for him in 2017 but turned out to vote for the far left candidate in the first round. he's gone out of his way to try and convince them but will it be enough? good question. i'm just going to ask our camera crew to look at the building behind us because we have the ukraine flag flying alongside the ukraine flag flying alongside the eu flag and the tricolore. that was emmanuel macron's explanation for not engaging earlier, preoccupied with russia and ukraine. how much has that issue played a role in this whole election. dire role in this whole election. are several things. _ role in this whole election. sire several things. the first thing is that the war in ukraine has overshadowed things. that is because there is a war happening in europe, and emanuel macron is one of the only western leaders who has continued to talk to vladimir putin. they had to talk about how to support ukraine. but this doesn't seem to be one of the issues voters are thinking about when they are castin

emmanuel macron's team treated marine le putin.— emmanuel macron's team treated marine le putin.tin. when the invasion started. she _ marine le putin. when the invasion started, she said _ marine le putin. when the invasion started, she said that _ marine le putin. when the invasion started, she said that she - marine le putin. when the invasionl started, she said that she supported ukrainian solidarity, but also she said that she did not think russia should invade any further, so she has tricked her position, she has condemned the violence, but again i think that is a challenge for marine le pen, how would you react if she was president? fin le pen, how would you react if she was president?— le pen, how would you react if she was president? on immigration, and it is interesting _ was president? on immigration, and it is interesting when _ was president? on immigration, and it is interesting when you _ was president? on immigration, and it is interesting when you look - was president? on immigration, and it is interesting when you look at - it is interesting when you look at the f

any summit and macron meeting.erhaps the interlocutors turned to the french emmanuel macron, the youngest french president in history, is counting on the longest possible political career and the longest possible teles. but now, on the eve of the elections, all 12 candidates have the same and limited tv time, but not for the macron, who can act both as a candidate and as the current president and therefore everything that happens in the world and everything that may be related to france is used by him as a platform for speaking with the french. however, despite the height of the presidential chair favorable for agitation in the last week, the picture was spoiled by the scandal about close relations of the macron, not with a woman with an american consulting firm. seems like a lot of money. bypassing taxes. she helped the macron get elected for the first term and lead. further state affairs. the french electorate traditionally has a negative attitude towards to the world of money accusations of the establishment of

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

the market had been anticipating we would see a macron win.ow we've got it, we need to focus on other things. roland: the thing is that we had a lot of uncertainty with this election before the first round. after the second round, what we have seen is the momentum that the victory of macron is clearly something that pushed investors to reprice in the market. so i would say that today, the impact is pretty limited. you were mentioning the cac 40. the thing is when you look at this index for the french economy, for the french equities, we have to think about an index which have luxury goods, carmakers, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals. those are global players. so the impact of the french election, we need to see more domestic names. kailey: let's talk about some of those big exporters, the luxury names, for example. a lot of those exports are going to one market in particular, and that is china. how does the covid zero stance in china, the questions around growth there, affect the thesis not just for french equities, but european equities more broa

"macron review" — that was the slogan.ch finances and leadership abroad. tonight, celebration spread far beyond paris. brussels is beaming, as well. katya adler, bbc news, paris. i'm joined live from paris by my colleague reeta chakrabarti. thank you so much forjoining us after a busy night covering the elections. he faces a huge challenge of reuniting the divided france. yes, he'd does, indeed. he talked about the bittersweet victory, and that's a very good way of characterising it. it is sweet because it is victory and he's pulled off this great feat of being elected twice in a row, the first person to do that for 20 years. but analysts keep pointing out that the figures don't look great for him — he has one by we think around 58.5% of the votes in the second round, which is less then he won by five years ago, when he got 66%. it appears that met him le pen, his defeated rival, has put on the region of 2—3,000,000 votes. this is yet to be absolutely confirmed, but this is what is being protected and estimated at the mome

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

and i_ second round voted for the macron and i guess— second round voted for the macron and i guessrrow will be low and probably because what we have seen in the _ probably because what we have seen in the five _ probably because what we have seen in the five years is that we have more _ in the five years is that we have more voters voting for marine le pen now and _ more voters voting for marine le pen now and we _ more voters voting for marine le pen now and we have a lower level of voters _ now and we have a lower level of voters for — now and we have a lower level of voters for macron, 50% now, it was 65 years _ voters for macron, 50% now, it was 65 years ago, so we expect half of them _ 65 years ago, so we expect half of them will— 65 years ago, so we expect half of them will choose for macron and all vote for— them will choose for macron and all vote for macron but about a third or a quarter— vote for macron but about a third or a quarter will go to marine le pen, which _ a quarter will go to marine le pen, which is _ a quarter will go to marine le pen, which is new, and shows