where most people voted for marine le pen. today again after the debate, he has been within slapping distant of talking with everyone. you can see that he is ready to be challenged. marine le pen has been sheltered from any kind of position. she is always unfriendly ground, to consult these -- taking selfies. these images are quite strong and undermine the acquisition of arrogance. president macron is somebody who likes to discuss with people come with anyone. he likes to be sure that he takes risks and that is something that people like in him. it is bravado as some would say. but i think it has been good for smh. his image has changed a lot over the last 10 days. anchor: has marine le pen saved the political discourse in france. president macron himself had to reinvent himself to appeal to the people who support marine le pen. >> i would moderate it to a certain extent. on the issue of immigration and security, it has been a very important issue in the past and over the last couple of months. i would certainly agree that pres

marine. so, back to you, you voted against le pen but - fight for marine. e. so, back to you, i you voted against le pen but do you think in the next five years, if emmanuel macron wins, he can deliver for people like you don't necessarily support him? i for people like you don't necessarily support him? i voted for macron to vote _ necessarily support him? i voted for macron to vote against _ necessarily support him? i voted for macron to vote against marine - necessarily support him? i voted for macron to vote against marine le i necessarily support him? i voted for. macron to vote against marine le pen but that won't be my president and i will manifest against his illiberal politic but to stop marine le pen, it was just macron, so i voted macron. 50 it wasjust macron, so i voted macron. . , , , . macron. so many people here share that view, macron. so many people here share that view. they _ macron. so many people here share that view, they cockerel _ macron. so many people here share that view, they cockerel in - macron. so many people here share that vi

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he urged his supporters not to vote for marine le pen-— marine le pen. or they abstain for the second round or they abstain for the second round or they abstain for the second round or they go and vote for someone they do not want to see elected, which is always the situation resort when chirac was against lapel and then in 2017 when you had the beaver situation. we 2017 when you had the beaver situation. ~ ., 2017 when you had the beaver situation. ~ . , . ., ., situation. we are expecting to hear from emmanuel— situation. we are expecting to hear from emmanuel macron _ situation. we are expecting to hear from emmanuel macron in - situation. we are expecting to hear from emmanuel macron in a - situation. we are expecting to hear. from emmanuel macron in a moment. you are watching bbc news. i'm tim willcox live in paris. we have special coverage of the first round of the french presidential elections. in the past hour, exit polls have been published in france suggesting that emmanuel macron will face a run off against marine le pen in the second round of

marine le pen -ushed driving force at all. marine le pen pushed hard _ driving force at all. orce at all. marine le pen pushed hard on the _ driving force at all. marine le pen pushed hard on the cost - driving force at all. marine le pen pushed hard on the cost of - driving force at all. marine le pen pushed hard on the cost of living. | pushed hard on the cost of living. and how it affected people. that remains a priority issue for most voters, i think. remains a priority issue for most voters, ithink. emanuel macron trying to change that debate by saying this is a referendum on the european union. is he right? the? european union. is he right? they are linked- — european union. is he right? they are linked. if— european union. is he right? they are linked. if you _ european union. is he right? they are linked. if you ask— european union. is he right? tie are linked. if you ask marine le european union. is he right? tie1 are linked. if you ask marine le pen or emmanuel macron they will say, we don't want france to leave the eu but emmanuel macron will save more europe is the

for marine le pen to be domestic front. for marine le pen to he securing — domestic front. ntest, it really is this fortnight for her— contest, it really is this fortnight for her to— contest, it really is this fortnight for her to convince that she isn't so much — for her to convince that she isn't so much in — for her to convince that she isn't so much in the pocket of vladimir putin— so much in the pocket of vladimir putin that — so much in the pocket of vladimir putin that she may become a very unstable — putin that she may become a very unstable player in the negotiations going _ unstable player in the negotiations going forward. she may choose to play it _ going forward. she may choose to play it has — going forward. she may choose to play it has a positive card that she can he _ play it has a positive card that she can he a _ play it has a positive card that she can be a negotiator but she is going to have _ can be a negotiator but she is going to have to— can be a negotiator but she is going to have to make some convincing and emanuel— to have to make some convincing

>> yes, certainly if marine le pen wins. y 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 from the traditional right, possibly even people from the left who are sovereignists. but it will be difficult to get a majority. and depending on the majority, she would be able to implement her program or not. we might even end up in a period of cohabitation. if she wins, people might say, we have to ratify this. we might end up with le pen as president and --. you are right to point to the fact that the parliamentary election is the key election. without a majority, presidents do not have power. if macron wins, i think it is more likely for him to have the majority. maybe not an absolute majority but enough to create a coalition. host: we will closely follow this on al jazeera over the next weeks. that is

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because of course marine le pen because of course marine le pen because of course marine le pennti—eu. it stance but she has long seen as anti-eu. ., , �* ., ~ , stance but she has long seen as anti-eu. ., , �* .,~ , . anti-eu. it doesn't take very much for political _ anti-eu. it doesn't take very much for political disquiet _ anti-eu. it doesn't take very much for political disquiet in _ anti-eu. it doesn't take very much for political disquiet in france - anti-eu. it doesn't take very much for political disquiet in france to l for political disquiet in france to take to the streets, is there a fear that after the post—pandemic spending and with pension reform and everything else, emmanuel macron really has quite a bumpy ride ahead if he does get through the second round? , ~ ., , round? yes, i think that is certainly _ round? yes, i think that is certainly true _ round? yes, i think that is certainly true and - round? yes, i think that is| certainly true and probably round? yes, i think that is - certainly true and probably notjust of france but a lot of european leaders have

given that marine le pen is ro'ected that. given that marine le pen is projected to _ that. s projected to have won _ that. given that marine le pen is projected to have won over - that. given that marine le pen is projected to have won over 40%| that. given that marine le pen is i projected to have won over 4096 of projected to have won over 40% of the vote, is there a normalisation now of the far right vote in france? can one even call it far right any more, if 40% of voters have supported are? more, if 4096 of voters have supported are?— more, if 4096 of voters have supported are? the ideas are far riaht supported are? the ideas are far right obviously _ supported are? the ideas are far right obviously but _ supported are? the ideas are far right obviously but you _ supported are? the ideas are far right obviously but you cannot i supported are? the ideas are far| right obviously but you cannot say that all voters have chosen to vote for marine le pen are far right voters, are the bp, thinking that she's right, but she had a very smart campaign, in a way, because she was t

it actually helps marine le pen _ for marine le pen? pen look more _ for marine le pen? it actually helps marine le pen look more moderate| marine le pen look more moderate because she was more focused on spending power during this election... so she focused on the cost of living rather than immigration? yes, a bit more but her programme of immigration are still very hard, very strong but they used a word which was so strong against foreigners living in france that it really made marine le pen look more moderate. ~ . , . really made marine le pen look more moderate. ~ . _ ., moderate. what is a policy on immigration? _ moderate. what is a policy on immigration? it _ moderate. what is a policy on immigration? it is _ moderate. what is a policy on immigration? it is mostly - moderate. what is a policy on l immigration? it is mostly based moderate. what is a policy on - immigration? it is mostly based on national preference _ immigration? it is mostly based on national preference meaning - immigration? it is mostly based on national prefer

were showing 60% of them were planning to grab a far right opponent, the leader of the rally, marine le pen. some of the soldiers marching blamed emmanuel macron's for failing to stand up for french values. it is a situation he has faced before. in 2017 he won power after comfortably beating marine le pen. but since then, france has directed to the right and he faces challenges from her and a new opponent. a controversial commentator twice convicted for inciting hate speech. he has been infamous for its intimidation platform. after 20 years as a familiar face, he has become a populist challenger. all three have put patriotism at the center of the campaign and with the left in disarray, polls show one of them will certainly be facing president macron in the election. it means he will be seeking another mandate in a political landscape shaped by populist rhetoric. for a centrist incumbent for was first years, it has been a real problem. to understand more about how far france has moved, we went to the north of the country. anti-crump sentiment is very strong here. it is also a region where ma

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in second place, his far right rival, marine le pen, 23%. left is the f left candidate, melanchon. from here, the top two candidates go head to head, emmanuel macron against marine le pen, as they did in 2017. emmanuel macron came out just ahead this time. he had this message. >> don't make a mistake, this is not over. the debate we will have over the next 15 days is decisive for our country and europe. >> let's look more now at emmanuel macron. he became france's youngest president in 2017. before that, he was an economy minister. he started his centrist party as a challenge to france's traditional left and right parties, and he won. as president, he has cut taxes, introduced antiterrorist laws, and reduced unemployment, but his policies have also been criticized. he scrapped a fuel tax rise after protests. >> 2017, people voted for macron because he was new and we didn't know him. everyone was like let's try it. we tried it and it was awful. >> macron has focused his campaign on the more in ukraine but that has led to criticism. this is th

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

meanwhile, marine le pen. ine le pen is going to have to face may be a little more than she has so far the foreign—policy aspect of it. emmanuel macron is likely going to be using some of her past comments about a vladimir putin, about russell, her proximity to russia against her, given the situation in europe right now. i her, given the situation in europe right now.- her, given the situation in europe right now. i want to icked europe right now. i want to picked up _ europe right now. i want to picked up on _ europe right now. i want to picked up on all _ europe right now. i want to picked up on all those - europe right now. i want to i picked up on all those points. butjust before, emmanuel but just before, emmanuel macron butjust before, emmanuel macron has been criticised before being the leader of paris, not france, was see trends turning against globalisation and america, something associated with emmanuel macron, so what is it that marine le pen has done to bring in new voters? as you brought in new dem

. what far more hostile to emmanuel macron than marine le pen.— than marine le pen. e le pen. what you think emmanuel macron will be _ than marine le pen. what you think emmanuel macron will be focusing | than marine le pen. what you think. emmanuel macron will be focusing on in these campaigns are?— in these campaigns are? focusing on his record so — in these campaigns are? focusing on his record so far— in these campaigns are? focusing on his record so far and _ in these campaigns are? focusing on his record so far and how _ in these campaigns are? focusing on his record so far and how she - his record so far and how she is from the far right and therefore, dangerous. but he would be unwise to do that too much because the old question of, links to nazi fascism, i don't think that washes any more with the electorate. litre i don't think that washes any more with the electorate.— with the electorate. live from us there in paris _ with the electorate. live from us there in paris we _ with the electorate. live from us there in paris we have _ with the electorate. live f

to make up, not just in terms of support but really being seen to tackle particular issues that marine le penn championing and really focusing on, such as the cost of living. the argument that what marine le pen has to offer is unrealistic, her side would reject that but we will see no more personal battle is the focus goes into two candidates and just as well. to talk a bit about what he said, he talked about how he acknowledged that some might vote for him or hopes might vote for him over the next couple of weeks won't necessarily be voting for him but to block marine le pen. he is reaching out to voters there, probably on the left who may not particularly like emmanuel macron and see him as far too centrist, even right—wing, and not faint and very appealing at all, and there is a concern amongst supporters here that those voters might not show at all so i certainly think by talking about that he is trying to start to reach out to those voters now that it looks like he's heading, according to the projections, to the second round. he also talked about trying to lead a france that would not l

marine le _ children... we should go back to marine le pen's _ children... e investing theirfaith in lot of them now will be investing their faith in something that the even further right candidate has suggested is a coalition of nationalists and heading into the parliamentary elections, a lot of people drinking in this marine le pen stronghold will be putting their hope and faith there, that they can have an impact, a change and then they will have an opportunity to actually have their problems fixed by someone who has promised them she will increase them. it is all becoming a bit hazy here in this bar because they feel as though everything was riding on this. marine le pen has said she will not stand again but with this result, the people here hope she will change her mind. , ., the people here hope she will change her mind. , . �* . the people here hope she will change hermind. ., ~ ., ., ., her mind. many thanks. anna holligan re -rortin her mind. many thanks. anna holligan reporting there- _ her mind. many thanks. anna holligan reporting there. just _ he

and marine le pen's defeat doesn't exactly — polls. lls. and marine le pen's defeat doesn't exactly mean the - polls. and marine le pen's defeat doesn't exactly mean the end - polls. and marine le pen's defeat doesn't exactly mean the end of. polls. and marine le pen's defeat i doesn't exactly mean the end of her political career, does it?— political career, does it? well, this is very _ political career, does it? well, this is very interesting, - political career, does it? well, - this is very interesting, apparently not. she had suggested before the election that it might mean the end of her leadership of the national rally. but in her speech when she conceded defeat tonight, she talked about how she would never abandon france, how the fight for the legislative elections— these are elections taking place in six weeks' time to the country's parliament, the assembly — how that fight was about to start. so this did not soundin about to start. so this did not sound in any way like the speech of somebody who is about to give up. it was qui

speaking about marine le pen this did — pen. speaking about marine le pen this did not _ pen. e 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 freelance journalist based in washington, she is french. let's turn now to the conflict in ukraine. president zelensky�*s aides say he

and that's— far—right party of marine le pen and that's a _ far—right party of marine le pen andarine le pen and that's a big jump on the last result in 2017 _ that's a big jump on the last result in 2017 where i think it was an 8% his point— in 2017 where i think it was an 8% his point increase and of course that vote — his point increase and of course that vote for the far right has increased _ that vote for the far right has increased steadily over time. so if anyone _ increased steadily over time. so if anyone thought that the sorta populist — anyone thought that the sorta populist far right was given the sorta _ populist far right was given the sorta populist far right was given away, _ sorta populist far right was given away, that clearly is not the case and bring — away, that clearly is not the case and bring it— away, that clearly is not the case and bring it further forward, the assembly— and bring it further forward, the assembly elections are in june. and bring it further forward, the assembly elections are injune. and emmanuet— assembly elections are injune. and emman

why do you think marine le pen did so well? doesn't it show that emmanuel macron is out of touch with the french people? your poll seems to suggest that the president has come out as the first and the leading candidate in france so i think that's a signal that i don't think he is out of touch at all. but there are people with very different views in france. this is what the presidential election is all about. there is a first round, there are 12 candidates, more than in many democracies. people can outline what they seek in the presidential candidate and then there's a second round with the two frontrunners. and if you believe that france has a decisive factor in tackling climate change, in building our europe tomorrow, in creating a sovereign france, that there is a very clear path for that to happen. marine le pen offers a programme of turning in, of shutting out most of the world, a programme, in my view, which will impoverish the french and that's the alternative that presenting to the french. but make no mistake, we have t

reporter: an improvised addition to marine le pen campaign agenda. ter her historic results in the first round of voting yesterday night, marine le pen was supposed to hold meetings in paris with her campaign team to decide what the best strategy would be for the next two weeks before the second round of voting. instead she saw emmanuel macron hit the campaign trail, finally going to the north of france, going to marine le pen's backyard. that is when she decided to call up this farmer who lives on this farm in the region of burgundy southwest of paris to have a visit to talk about his everyday concerns and talk about the rise of food prices that are affecting every french person. purchasing power, an important part of marine le pen's platform. she wants to reduce to 5% to help working-class families all over the country. she also came here to address emmanuel macron directly. he is hitting the campaign trail really for the first time today but she's been doing it for months, trying to get a view of people's concerns. macron saying he is going to the

marine le pen has cast — extreme as they once were. as they once were. marine le pen has cast her vote. _ let's go live now to our correspondent anna holligan who is in the northern town of henin—beaumont where marine le pen cast her vote earlier. it is quite a show. it is quite a indeed. it is quite a show. it is quite a indeed- so — it is quite a show. it is quite a indeed. so many— it is quite a show. it is quite a indeed. so many people - it is quite a show. it is quite a indeed. so many people here| it is quite a show. it is quite a - indeed. so many people here tell us they feel left behind. we can show you these pictures, there is some flash photography. their passions she evokes in her heartlands are something to behold and people shouting we love you and she was kissing babies and promising to protect them. many people believe she has the potential to do that. we can speak to someone now who can tell us more about these communities and what marine le pen it represents, our green local politician here stop what is interesting ab

but it is marine le pen and emmanuel— race. but it is marine le pen and emmanuel macron, _ race. macron, and i wonder race. but it is marine le pen and i emmanuel macron, and i wonder how you think the voters who didn't choose them in that round will vote in the final head—to—head? i choose them in that round will vote in the final head-to-head?- in the final head-to-head? i think it's auoin in the final head-to-head? i think it's going to _ in the final head-to-head? i think it's going to be — in the final head-to-head? i think it's going to be an _ in the final head-to-head? i think it's going to be an extremely i in the final head-to-head? i thinkj it's going to be an extremely tight second round this time around, certainly even tighter than it was last time, in 2017. and a lot will depend on the way in which emmanuel macron engages with the domestic debate over the coming two weeks. he has been heavily criticised for not focusing on the domestic issues, not engaging on the cost of living my climate questions and so on, and these are issues on which both jean—luc melenchon and

well, marine le pen had a campaign rally on friday and said a emmanuel macron this frightened. poses to france, some of his campaign team have been tweeting an image that says marine putin. three of the more extreme candidates here have actually said quite supportive things about vladimir putin in the last year or so and emmanuel macron is trying to harness that for the french public to say, look, as might appear that marine le pen is far more moderate than she was a few years ago but do not buy that. she is just as dangerous as she was before. worth also pointing out that if you cast your mind back 2002, when jacques if you cast your mind back 2002, whenjacques chirac was in a run—off with marine le pen's father, and france then decided there was no way that they could possibly support a member of the far right and again that led to jacques chirac crashing marine le pen's father but marine le pen and her father don't get on any more, and that is how france that then. as things changed in the way europe has changed, that is the big question. forthis, the europe has changed, that

not obviously here in this area, where all of these people are planning to vote for merlene le pen —— marinest now. there is —— marine le pen. she has a baby nr harms just now. there is the round of applause. —— harms just now. there is the round ofapplause. —— in harms just now. there is the round of applause. —— in her arms now. you can see who they believe in. everything that we see and we hear and it chimes to the message you have been giving as about the softening of marine le pen, she has become a much more plausible candidate to far more people, as simple as that.— candidate to far more people, as simple as that. precisely. this used to be a mining _ simple as that. precisely. this used to be a mining community- simple as that. precisely. this used to be a mining community and - simple as that. precisely. this used | to be a mining community and many simple as that. precisely. this used i to be a mining community and many of the people we have been speaking to have been talking about their grandparents working in the mines, they have been working as mechanics one group of young people

guy: in france, got micron and marine le pen are headed for the runoff in the presidential election. it is a rerun of the 2017 contest. reverberations are likely across europe, especially if marine le pen wins. we are through the first rounds. it is the same as 2017. walk us through the candidates will have to adapt what they are doing as they had towards the 24th. >> this is a rematch of the 2017 elections but not a remake because this time around the race has become much tighter. one reason is marine le pen has been good at facing the issue of inflation, energy inflation and the issue of purchasing power and the cost of living at the heart of her campaign. she has been traveling up and down the country meeting with with the french when emmanuel macron was too busy. emmanuel macron will have to hit the campaign trail again, something he started doing today by going to the north of france, which is a reason where -- region where marine le pen had the most votes in the first round. kriti: you mentioned the focus on the domestic spending picture. our her efforts enough to widen her base

i think it would be a victory of marine le pen. would it be more damaging, even. european union. muhammad: you heard jacques there talk about the opinion he was expressing was that a le pen presidency would be damaging for france's standing in europe. i want to ask you, what would a le pen presidency mean for europe? jazin: well le pen presidency would be very bad news for europe. that is for sure. maybe to start from a bit like an integration and institutional perspective, le pen has or had until the brexit referendum actually always lobbied for a brexit and underlined that this would be a good idea. but her narrative has changed. what she's advocating for now is kind of leaving the eu but staying inside, because she says that she wants to reinstall the primacy of french and national law over eu law. so basically eu law would not even or would not anymore be applied in eu members or in france, which basically means you're just in a loose grouping of states that doesn't have any regulatory power. and that is also what makes the core of the european union union. fro

they are less sovereignists than marine le pen. it is a question of degree of course, the extreme left does not like integrated europe they like extreme right and marine le pen more the question is on this left side, which probably will be decided on the 24th of april and how much will they abstain and how much will they vote for macron i don't think a substantial part will vote for madam le pen the political culture is very, very different >> pascal lamy, former head of the wto. thank you for your take on this first round of elections a lot of stakes domestically in the election emmanuel macron hitting the ground with the campaign and traveling to the north of france and tomorrow to the east we know that the question of russia as well is crucial. and the sympathies of marine le pen with vladimir putin are at the heart of the far right candidate. lots at stake before the election on 24th of april. rosanna. >> charlotte, thank you so much for the coverage. >>> now a look at european markets. off the back of this and other indications

but marine le pen has done that. that is what _ prices. but marine le pen has done that. what we're saying, - prices. but marine le pen has done| that. that is what we're saying, she has a sort of _ that. that is what we're saying, she has a sort of social— that. that is what we're saying, she has a sort of social coverage - that. that is what we're saying, she has a sort of social coverage which l has a sort of social coverage which is not in favour of increasing the minimum wage, not in favour of capping prices which are increasing. basically shejust has capping prices which are increasing. basically she just has the same anti—social programme as emmanuel macron but had some racism. so this is what we are saying. so macron but had some racism. so this is what we are saying.— is what we are saying. so that is the point. _ is what we are saying. so that is the point. it's — is what we are saying. so that is the point, it's the _ is what we are saying. so that is the point, it's the racism. - is what we are saying. so that is i the point, it's the racism. because she has th

le pen is now ready for the highest office. and if you shut your eyes fora moment, can you imagine marine le pen in the elysee palace as your presidentt? i think she would be not so bad. not so bad as macron. with the very latest polls suggesting more support for marine le pen, more people are asking whether france is on the verge of its own brexit moment or trump moment. in other words, a political earthquake, something that has far reaching consequences, notjust here, notjust in europe, but beyond. but le pen appeals less in cosmopolitan paris, and emmanuel macron remains the frontrunner in the national polls. translation: i will vote for him. i've seen his values, what he can do at the geopolitical level, how he runs the country, how we listen to the french and took care of covid and dealt with protests. he's shown that he's a president up to the challenge. in this first round, the french have many candidates to choose from, but only two go through, meaning lots of voters will have to think again in a fortnight�*s time. if the polls are right and it's between macron and le pen, then what do you do? just not living in france anymor

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marine le pen's views of the eu have evolved _ the eu. ve evolved over— the eu. marine le pen's views of the eu have evolved over the _ the eu. marine le pen's views of the eu have evolved over the years, - the eu. marine le pen's views of the eu have evolved over the years, so i eu have evolved over the years, so it is difficult to predict what she would do if elected president. that being said, she is arguing in a form of freedom of movement within the eu, she says it should only apply to eu, she says it should only apply to eu citizens. that is difficult to do, it would require treaty change, and then do you put boarders in every country to make sure everyone who comes through as an eu citizen? she also wants to pull fans out of the electricity market, again very difficult to do, and then she is arguing for other measures such as a loosening of the eu's power, she wants to make sure that french law has supremacy over eu law, so these are all in theory sounding quite easy to do but in practice much harder. . , ., harder. french president

now and _ more voters voting for marine le pen now and we _ more voters voting for marine le penhave 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 they are quite _ which is new, and shows they are quite upset — which is new, and shows they are quite upset about the magsafe residency. we quite upset about the magsafe residen . ~ ., �* ., ., , , residency. we don't want to burst the bubble _ residency. we don't want to burst the bubble of— residency. we don't want to burst the bubble of anticipation - residency. we don't want to burst the bubble of anti

the markets are discounting a marine le pen presidency, are they complacent? i don't think they are complacent. i believe the outcome yesterday was pretty much positive for the markets. the risk was to have macron and le pen less than 25% in the first round. we did not have that. for the second round are about 53-47%. francine: that is tight. luc: it is ok. for two weeks we could have worries by financial markets if the polls go back to 51%. francine: this feels very different to 2017. macron has been in the job for five years, and people are going to not bother voting. one candidate said don't vote for le pen, so is there a danger that voter turnout is so low that it gives more momentum to marine le pen? luc: i think melenchon gave an opinion this time. five years ago was positive for my throne -- macron. i tend to believe is is a better situation than five years ago, still it is very tight. francine: in 2017, monsieur macron got 67% of the vote, he could only get 53% this time. luc: 53% is fine. francine: what does it mean for the markets? luc: if marine le

a lot of questions about emmanuel macron and marine le pen. marine le pen gets it, how would she fund the economy. who has the most moves? estelle: if we look at the sectors, the first one is the french banks. the banks and france because the risk premium is higher so that would be the first sector that could have the relations. the second one is positions because they fuel these highways so it is a completely different business for them. the third one, i would like to think about utilities because of the regulations. francine: what can you tell us? we have a broad international investment community watching us. the french presidential election can be a little different to what we see elsewhere because of the first round and the second round. is there a possibility right now that marine le pen becomes president? is it improbable or not impossible? these think she has a chance -- do you think she has a chance? estelle: it is not impossible but the french market today is pricing enough that marine le pen has a future as the president. it is a po

was speaking to some voters in a moment but first, here is a picture of what happened when marine le penher ballot. marine, marine! je t'aime! this is a flavour of the passion marine le pen evokes in her constituency. many people here are struggling with the rising cost of food and fuel and that they feel other politicians aren't aware orjust don't care. laura and yannik are both voting le pen. translation: food shopping, basic costs, even petrol- is becoming really expensive, so travel to work and for the kids' activities, it all costs a lot. and what do you think marine le pen will change for you? with her ideas, i think we'll have more to spend. we need a change, so it's now or never. we work, work, and in the end of the month, when you check your payslip, ah, you say, we should get more. i'm not sure if marine le pen can do the job, but we could maybe let her have a chance, if i can say that? so, why not? arriving here, people were chanting, marine, we love you. she wasn'tjust kissing babies' heads, she was telling them she would protect them and that's what the people here in her he

projected results have given him the lead by a margin of at least 15 percentage points over his rival marine le penfirmed, he would become the first french president to win re—election in 20 years. earlier this evening marine le pen has conceded defeat. she polled just under 41.5%. for emmanuel macron, over 58.5% of the vote. party headquarters — and our correspondent jessica parker is there. you are at the foot of the eiffel tower, where emmanuel macron isjust addressed his supporters. tell us what he said. emmanuel macron has been known for having a sense of theatre, and certainly, this evening, we have been treated to a bit of that. he made his entrance earlier on this evening and took to the stage in front of the eiffel tower, that iconic parisien structure, to address supporters, but of course as we were talking about before, notjust supporters but very much those people who do not support him as well. and he talked about those who had abstained, and he talked about those who had voted for marine le pen. his far right rival. and that attracted some booing from the crowd, but he said they shoul

has done a makeoverfor comeback by marine le pen who has done a makeover for her party. comeback by was a big surge for emmanuel macron with the start of ukraine while was surge for emmanuel macron with the start of ukraine while— start of ukraine while was a valley around the _ start of ukraine while was a valley around the flag — start of ukraine while was a valley around the flag effects _ start of ukraine while was a valley around the flag effects but - start of ukraine while was a valley around the flag effects but since l around the flag effects but since then everything has dropped for him and since _ then everything has dropped for him and since the start of this campaign with a _ and since the start of this campaign with a very— and since the start of this campaign with a very right—wing proposition like the _ with a very right—wing proposition like the age should be higher and monetary— like the age should be higher and monetary work. just like the age should be higher and monetary work.— like the age should be higher and monetary work. just to be clear the retirement age

did his campaign make marine le pen seem moderate by comparison? s what i am asking is, did his campaign normalized marine le pen? aurelien: absolutely. i think marine le pen benefited both from eric making her look more moderate by comparison, because he was much more extreme, where he was espousing old far right national positions, which make her look more moderate, even though her program was potentially more radical. she also benefited from the continuous mainstreaming of far right politics in french which we have witnessed in the past. marine le pen, while she did not run a particularly good campaign, she benefited from both sides around her. one of them making her look more moderate and the other one making her look more legitimate and mainstream. so in a way i think she was very lucky with the way the campaign panned out. zimou also allowed her to avoid some of the flak she would have gotten regarding her links to russia. it seems zimou suffered the most from these. mohammed: let's speak to a moment with you, thomas guenole, about what is goi

but for many in france, marine le pen remains unelectable, a far—right threat with a nationalist frenchtrast to the internationalist macron. but marine le pen insists she is not giving up. parliamentary elections are just around the corner here. translation: it is all left to play for at this stage. . we must make sure we retain hope. an unapologetic speech by marine le pen here. she may have lost tonight but, with her best result ever, she's trying now for the third time to become france's president, and millions upon millions of french men and women went out to vote for her. "watch out, emmanuel macron," she says. "we will 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. tomorrow, he will try to reunite his country behind him. his plans for stronger french finances and leadership abroad. tonight, celebration spread far beyond paris. brussels is beaming, as well. katya adler, bbc news, paris. a short time ago, i spoke to

if marine le pen were to _ foreigners is wrong. if marine le pen were to get _ foreigners is wrong. ere to get through - foreigners is wrong. if marine le pen were to get through to - foreigners is wrong. if marine le pen were to get through to the l pen were to get through to the second round, which we expect, and were to win the presidency, how would things change as far as migration in france would be concerned? i migration in france would be concerned?— migration in france would be concerned? i think it would be difficult for _ concerned? i think it would be difficult for her _ concerned? i think it would be difficult for her to _ concerned? i think it would be difficult for her to change - concerned? i think it would be difficult for her to change a . concerned? i think it would bei difficult for her to change a lot concerned? i think it would be i difficult for her to change a lot of things because we are part of the eu, we have the international and european convention and we have a constitution so many of the rights are protected by the constitution. but i think what was a bi

macris sensitive to then economy, but marine le pen has gotten ahead. no choice situation a. -- situation. >> marine le pen enjoyed a recent rise in the polls. she wants to ban the muslim headscarf in public places, immigration, but her campaign has zoned in on france's cost-of-living crunch. >> she was more with us on the field, in the cities. she did everything right. >> today's front pages, and expected, it is macron v. la pen. to win over voters -- there was lots of choice, but 12 is now down to two. the far left candidate whoame in third took nearly 22% of the vote. before heading to the polls, ana said she was voting green, but in a runoff, she would be voting for no one. >> there must be more of a chance. if we vote against le pen, there's a chance. >> if the campaign has seemed serene, it is now warming up, a head-to-head between two people who want toead france in different directions. jessica parker, bbc news in paris. laura: for more, we are joined by a benjamin haddad. marine le pen lost in a landslide to macron five years ago. what has chang

the reaction to the marine le pen emmanuel macron? o the marine le pen emmanuel macron?— the reaction to the marine le pen emmanuel macron? it is the rematch eve one emmanuel macron? it is the rematch everyone was — emmanuel macron? it is the rematch everyone was expecting, _ emmanuel macron? it is the rematch everyone was expecting, but - emmanuel macron? it is the rematch everyone was expecting, but when i emmanuel macron? it is the rematch everyone was expecting, but when it | everyone was expecting, but when it came down to the wire it was closer than what people expected in terms of what will happen next. it will now get fears. the campaign will really start in earnest and both of the candidates know where they have to be and know who they have to speak to. emmanuel macron has to prove that he is present, connected and understands that for most people in paris and right across france it isissues in paris and right across france it is issues like the rising cost of food and fuel that really matter. for marine le pen she has done a

nationally do something like 22% of the votes and was just pipped by marine le do something like 22% of the votes and wasjust pipped by marine le penle pen and his one message has been i'm not going to tell you who to vote for, i'll just tell you going to tell you who to vote for, i'lljust tell you not going to tell you who to vote for, i'll just tell you not to vote for marine le pen so people have to make up marine le pen so people have to make up their own mind and to try and help us work out what that might mean i'm joined now by bruno, the vice presidents, president of the pollsters, opinion way. thank you very much forjoining us. is that a fair comment on what your own figures suggest that it is hard to see how emmanuel macron doesn't win this relatively comfortable? yes. this relatively comfortable? yes, our oll this relatively comfortable? yes, our poll is _ this relatively comfortable? yes, our poll is at _ this relatively comfortable? yes, our poll is at 5796 _ this relatively comfortable? yes, our poll is at 5796 and _ this relatively comfortable? yes, our poll is at 5796 and 4396 - this relatively comfortable? yes, our