and marine le pen, a lot of people are still worried about what would it marine le pen do if she wasnch president. we still have a majority of people who would not vote for marine le pen for a second term if she was qualified. >> looking at how fillon is faring giving the scandals that have engulfed his campaign, one of the interesting lines overnight is many of the lawmakers from the republican side, more than xp, say they can't support him. some of them according to anna, to replace and. giving your knowledge of the political scene, is that even possible at this late age in the campaigning? >> i have to tell you the truth. this is a political crisis on the right wing today. what is going to happen in the next hour, and the next few days. everything can happen. this is a never seen before situation for a french presidential election. francois fillon is the candidate for republicans but everything can change in a few days in a few hours. more and more people in this political family does not want it anymore. there are serious doubts about it capacity to be the candidate for the right

now he says he feels most at home with the leader of the front national, marine le pen. . it's marine le pen. if it were her father in charge, it would be no, because he's a crazy old man. back then there were skinheads, thugs and fascists in the party. with marine it's not like that at all. there's an elegance, a bit of restraint. j'aime la france. marine le pen has tried to rid her party of the racist, homophobic image it had under her father, jean—marie. several of her closest advisers are now openly gay, and she expelled her father after he described the holocaust as "a detail of the second world war". wherejews and gay men were once seen as outsiders, the party's target now is immigration and radical islam. marine le pen is presenting herself as the defender of minorities, against what she says is a growing threat from political islam. gay voters, dues and women all have something to fear, she says, and the front national is the party to protect them. analysts say the party is now being pulled in two directions. they have said there is a red line we shall never cross

marine le pen dropping to 24.5%. beats marine le pen in a runoff. global news, 24 hours a day. powered by our more than 2600 journalists and analysts, in more than 120 countries. hi him taylor riggs. this is bloomberg. tom: a data check here after what we saw yesterday. futures continue to erode. --ative seven on smp fear of negative 7 on s&p 500. thecurve is flattening on 210. we vix was a 10 handle and got more angst in the market. the yield is a lower yield. the color is wrong in the green. 10 basis points with a lower year yields this morning. a coordinated decline in the markets. francine: something we need to eye on. congratulations to the team for pointing my eye at iron ore which is getting battered after thatd a significant round this years rally may be overdone. a bear market has been ingles with the china futures. so look at iron ore. a couple of contracts we need to look at. you were back to what showing on yields with the two-10 year spread. the vix is gaining at 13.0 nine. tom: i love that they showed yo

those who preferred alainjuppe marine le pen. rred alain juppe would move marine le pen. those who preferred alainjuppe would move almost inevitably towards a manual macron. and the republicans are fundamentally divided in terms of ideology. thank you for coming in. now it's one of the busiest sections of road in the country — and air pollution levels there regularly exceed the safe limit — but until two years ago, the dartford crossing was classified by the government as a rural road. the error means the levels of pollution there have been routinely ignored. crucially, it also means the results haven't been passed on to the european union, which can impose fines when safety levels are breached. sarah smith has the story. 50 millionjourneys are made on 50 million journeys are made on the stretch of road every year. the town. go to the south and direct the north have some of the highest percentages of death due to air pollution in the south—east. in da rtford pollution in the south—east. in dartford the council has recorded nitroge

i don't think marine le pen will get in. her aim has a lwa ys le pen will get in.as always been to look at the next presidential election, not at the current one. she is trying to detoxify the brand in front. she a lwa ys detoxify the brand in front. she always believed she would need another election to do that is up it is because of this populism peace we have talked about that she has gained ascendancy. —— piece. because of what donald trump has done and what happened in the last year. macron has to be an even stronger favourite. they are quite dominated by politics. now that she cannot sell herfashion items by politics. now that she cannot sell her fashion items she needs a newjob. she has found one. sell her fashion items she needs a newjob. she has found onem sell her fashion items she needs a newjob. she has found one. it is an unpaid job. but she is not short on money. what is interesting about this, people talk about diversity in the workplace. there is no perversity immediately around donald trump. nobody is there to give him a different perspective. she

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particularly if marine le pen wins. that the eu itself is under threat.ith britain's exit from the eu there are only three big countries that remain. germany france and italy. if france were to leave as well that would be the end of the european union. former economy minister emmanuel macron may be tied for the lead with marine le pen. >> the least interesting candidate. the least colorful is macaroon. i mean macron. >> untouched by the scandal that has engulfed his competitors, then one been all but eclipsed. has been all but eclipsed. genie: new details on the man behind the attack at orly airport in paris yesterday. the suspect took a female sosoldier hostage before being shot dead. the autopsy report shows he had traces of cocaine and cannabis in his blood as well as twice the legal limit of alcohol. the orly airport attacker had ingested narcotics and alcohol. that's according to a sunday autopsy carried out on his remains. medicall analysis revealed a blood alcohol level of 0.83 grams s per liter and the presee of cannabis and cocaine. that would se

the russian president, vladimir putin, has met the french far—right presidential hopeful marine le penanctions against russia lifted. greg dawson reports. this was a rare but symbolic show of hospitality from vladimir putin. it is not often the russian president invites candidates from foreign election campaigns. in the pen is an exception. translation: we in no way want to influence events, but retained for ourselves the right to meet with all representatives of all political powers, just as our partners in europe and the us did. the kremlin likes what it is hearing from france's national front leader. marine le pen has called for at eu sections on russia to be scrapped. she claims that crimea, the ukrainian peninsular controversially annexed by moscow, has ordered in russian. translation: -- has always been russian. in my positions have been known. i really change them, which makes me an exception. you know that iam for makes me an exception. you know that i am for development of relations with russia and the context of this long relationship that defines our two countries. the natio

he thinks the visit is strategic, so that marine le pen can show voters we re that marine le pen canaders. and how she hopes to become one herself. the trip to moscow is not unusual. what is unusual is that in this election, the context, she is received by vladimir putin. she has a problem in that her rivals, like a manual micron, can be seen with angela merkel and theresa may, without any difficulty. she cannot. —— emmanuel macron. she has only met as heads of state the head of state of leven on and off chad. meeting vladimir putin shows she can be presidential and talk directly to some of the most powerful people on this land. but is it a wise meeting, given some of the accusations that have been levelled at rush hour over its alleged interference in your selections. there is a lot of fear about that in europe, as well as conspiracy theories on rumours that russia is supporting the far right. my russia is supporting the far right. my feeling is that with her supporters it will go well, because she can show that she is anti— system, that she is a rabble, and that she can go and meet

we were surprised at just how far marine le pen was willing to go to enforce assimilation. >> le pen translated ): france isn't burkinis on the beach. france is brigitte bardot. that's france. >> cooper: should muslim people be allowed to wear headscarves? >> le pen ( translated ): no. i'm opposed to wearing headscarves in public places. that's not france. there's something i just don't understand: the people who come to france, why would they want to change france, to live in france the same way they lived back home? >> cooper: it's not just headscarves. le pen says she would ban yarmulkes in public, any conspicuous symbol of religious belief. would a sikh person allowed to be... wear a turban? >> le pen ( translated ): no, not in public. we don't have a lot of sikhs in france. we've got some, but we don't about them, which is good news. >> cooper: her views go to the heart of a debate that's been raging in the country for decades over what it means to be french, and who's responsible for the failure of some immigrants to become fully integrated into french soci

so who is going to run against marine le pen?ey need a candidate who is right wing, and who can take her voters and defeat the front national. francois fillon has lost a lot of support and he's quite painfully fairly unelectable, you would imagine, but if marine le pen is the one who gets into the final run—off and is against emmanuel macron, it is likely that even conservative voters would vote with the blairite in order to vote against her. you vote against the person you don't want to get the job, fundamentally, in france, so the conservatives are pushing francois fillon to go through because they don't want macron to go through. it is a long game of chess. our politics is a bit mild, i suppose, but the daily telegraph has a story aboutjeremy corbyn, under attack from his own side, but this is about his tax returns. reportedly he released his tax returns to put pressure on the government when it comes to the issue of tax, but it is suggested not all of his income has been declared on his tax returns. it looks as though his inc

marine le pen stated very clearly, we wa nt marine le pen stated very clearly, we want to reverse the of a euro aquatic superstate, which the people do not want. thank you very much for your time. you are welcome. that was fascinating. i wa nt to welcome. that was fascinating. i want to ask you a question that relates both to emmanuel macron and marine le pen. it seems to be emerging that one of the biggest issues in this campaign, as it was in the united states and the brexit vote is the issue of immigration. at one point does emmanuel macron have to ta ke one point does emmanuel macron have to take a clear stand on the immigration issue if he is going to carry supporters with them? at the moment it seems like he is trying to please everyone on an issue where it is impossible to do that.|j please everyone on an issue where it is impossible to do that. i think their national front will try and focus minds if they get through to the second round. they are seen success in some of their oral heartlands, informing territories, in places that you and i both go to on our summer holidays, th

marine le pen will probably ask france to pull out. i don't think her chances are good, and i think the netherlands further am anyify that. but this -- amplify that. maria: marine le pen wants france to get out of the eurozone. a lot of this has to do with the refugee crisis. they want their even borders. if they were to do that, the euro plummets. sam: sit would not be good for the world. you want to keep your investments home even if you think that's going to happen. i have got my money mostly in u.s.-generated earnings. not because i think marine le pen is going to be elected. but because economic growth stutters. maria: sam, how do you see it. a lot of countries in the emerging markets were the hot areas to be the last 20 years. then the last several years they can't get back on track. sam: i think it's the old phrase of reversion to the mean. if you look to the fact the last 9 years the s & p 500 has exceed or kept pace, developed in international markets on a rolling 10-year basis are rifling their all-time low of 2009. if you hav

we have marine le pen's project coordinator at front national he's with us. good to have you with us. i want to start with some of the latest news within the last day or so. marine le pen losing the eu parliament's immunity for tweeting graphic images of isis executions on twitter back in december of 2015. in other words, parliament is now allowing for legal action against her. do you fear this is going to make a difference in the last bit of campaigning before the actual election date? >> well, good morning. no. answering your question, there will not be any consequence regarding that democratic evolution of the election. as you see, the figures of marine le pen regarding the polls are still very high despite all this judicial news that is coming from parliament. the french people, in fact, deeply understood that there are many differences between what is the approach to francois fillon for example and what is the approach to her. regarding those images on twitter, a deputy national assembly was not lifted from his immunity, so for the same fact you have two

he met in moscow with french presidential candidate marine le pen who could turn america's reliance on>> reporter: vladimir putin's latest attempt to manipulate another country's levers of power. he meets in moscow with france's far right presidential candidate marine le pen a woman who could turn it upside down. saying like to recognize putin's annexation of crimea. >> translator: it's the world of vladimir putin, it's the world of donald trump, united states. >> reporter: only efforts say it's a stunning image for a top candidate in a democracy to unabashedly embrace moscow. at the time in america when trump's campaign is being investigated whether they coordinated with russian operatives. >> i think it's important to say how much russia is playing into our daily news cycle and dales consciousness. russia at the center of attention. >> reporter: why is marine le pen a favorite of putin -- >> because le penn wants to bring prance out of nato, she wants to bring france out of the euro. and wlants to break a bloc which putin seeing correctly as preventing russia achieving a dominant pos

france's marine le pen loses immunity from prosecution for tweeting so—called islamic state images aser rival sets out his stall in the election. british cycling bosses promise to make changes after accusations of bullying and sexism at the top level of the sport. i'm simon mccoy, and in the next hour, how gordon and sarah brown's daughter's death helped save the grandchild of another labour leader. villa survived thanks to and on the bus lane cameras snapping up £31 million a year. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. there are claims that policing in england and wales is in in a "potentially perilous" state, with victims being let down, criminal cases shelved that's the warning from the police watchdog. her majesty's inspectorate of constabulary says most of the 43 forces in england and wales are providing a good service, but a third require improvement. it says some forces are putting the public at an unacceptable risk by rationing their response to crime as they struggle with cutbacks. our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani reports. the cornerstone of british policing,

what we have seen is that marine le pen voters are marine le pen voters. your line, francois fillon if francois fillon -- in your line, if francois fillon were to drop out, there will be some folks who don't show up to vote for macron and marine le pen would gain a little bit. but a 34% probability is still scary for marine le pen. it is high. it happens one every three times. so it is not good. more chaotic than the united states of america? we will continue with erik nielsen. in the next hour, on "bloomberg excuse me, i lost track of the clock here. in the next hour, john silvia from wells fargo on the president and the american labor economy. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ tom: this morning, from carnage to removal of the american spirit, president trump response .o republican ovation democrats sit on their hands. now the hard part -- a trump wishlist of austerity. in this hour, kevin cirilli. a stronger dollar. we speak with john foley, and a report that was a wrong report but was corrected. he isle bit of chaos and due to speak very shortly. good morning, eve

recent opinion pulled in marine le pen neck and neck in the first round with the centrist candidate. uld be happy to deal with the president le pen. stay with us on bbc news — still to come: we visit roma where the leaders of the european union nations gathered to celebrate the 60th birthday... with one exception. let there be no more war or bloodshed between arabs and israelis. so proud of both of you. with great regret the committee have decided that south africa be excluded from the 1970 competition. streaking across the sky, the white hot wreckage from mir drew gasps from onlookers in fiji. this is bbc news. i'm lebo diseko. the latest headlines: donald trump has withdrawn his healthcare bill, after it became clear he didn't have enough support from his own party to win a vote in congress. president trump has been forced to abandon his plan to replace obamacare with his own health scheme, after failing to get enough support in congress to pass the bill. i asked jay wolfson — a professor of health and medicine at the university of south florida — why it was so difficult to get repu

marine le pen.here is a danger lurking on the sidelines in italy where the far it -- where the five-star movement could come in. gasquet even if he had the biggest party, he would not be the prime minister at the point of the populist movement is that "we are the people of they will not let us govern because they are scared. that is one thing that the netherlands has proved. wilders is not the people, not even 20%. that is good. and now, we have to look at the other bits of europe and proof there that they are part of the people but not "the people." rieke: that was part of the thisf that we saw after election. everyone was eagerly watching the netherlands saying this would be the start of the populist spring and then we move on to france and germany. i think that is part of the relief. we saw that he is not the people as you rightly put it and it is the same kind of relief we felt after austria. everyone feared after donald that and brexit, that would be the beginning of populism spreading in europ

as far as the allegations against marine le pen will not have any against marine le pen will not havenot have any affect on her base. her base will see it as an establishment rouse to undermine her. the interesting thing is what happens in the second round of this vote. what marine le pen has been effective at doing is harnessing the dissatisfaction among blue collar worksers and rural areas. she has had good work there and won towns because of the disaffected youth. it's quite a strange thing, in this country, in britain, you have older people who are eurosceptic and are voting against the euro, the european union. in france, it's the young people conversely who have a problem. she is doing pretty well among blue collar workers. it will be interesting to see what they do in the second round of the vote. which is of course what donald trump did in some of those states in wisconsin, pennsylvania, he did it — we didn't expect him in michigan, for example, to win people who voted democrat all their lives, blue collar, solid left—wing voters for their working lives and decided to switch p

macron and marine le pen, between globalization and protectionism, the new political divide.y williamson, bbc news, paris. palmyra, same as the agent ruins has changed hands several times during the conflict. they managed to retake the city -- december.unding sweden has announced it will inntroduce military -- response to global security challenges including the threat from russia. sweden suspended the policies seven years ago. but military action in the alt. area has increased. to all on wall street today traders welcomed the first of trading for snapshot. shares of the photo sharing from came sprinting out of the gate. dave lee joins us with more from san francisco. snapshot closed with more than $30 a share. why are investors so desperate to get a piece of the action? dave: well, i think they say it is a potential huge network along the lines of facebook. the moment snapchat is not close to making any money but the potential for it to be a money making machine is in the air. there are 150 million users of snapchat and many of them use the app more than 10 times a day so th

marine le pen meets vladimir putin at the kremlin.he russian president tells the far right leader that he has no intention of meddling in france's presidential election. and scandal-hit francois fillon accuses the media of leaks. ♪ >> we begin in london, where the investigation into the westminster attack continues. police say two more significant arrests have been made, bringing the total people in custody to nine. the attacker has been identified british-born muslim convert. he killed four people when he drove his car into crowds on westminster bridge before stabbing a police officer to death at parliament. he was eventually shot dead by police. >> two more arrest made adding to a series of raids made in the .ondon capital and birmingham at least say at total of 50 people were injured in this attack. two of those remain in critical condition, one with life-threatening injuries. police naming the attacker, the 52-year-old, somebody who was born in the southeast of england. molly: is there anything more you can tell us about the attac

marine le pen has been very clever. obviously she is a woman, but traditionally populist figures have tended to appeal to the male vote, the industrial classes who have been disadvantaged by globalization. marine le pen has been never enough to see that the female vote in france can also swing her way. the female vote perhaps has got the most to lose by a number of trends. it was president hollande that said marianne, the symbol of france, could wear a burqa one day. when marine le pen was in lebanon, she kind of picked a fight with a muslim cleric and refused to wear a veil. she was making the point that female rights are very entrenched and maybe there's a risk of them with certain long-term trends. i think she got her dog whistle message across effectively. in france, the most powerful leaders are women. i think she's playing the female card. she can win, but it would take an external event. much as in the u.s. it took the fbi to reopen the investigation against hillary a week before the election -- that might have be

marine le pen and her centrist rival, emmanuel contenders. agreed on almost everything. they disagreed on almost everything. immigration, free trade and the place of immigrants in france. a few yea rs place of immigrants in france. a few years ago there were no bikinis on the beach and i know you are for them. it is a trap to turn the bikini intoa them. it is a trap to turn the bikini into a big debate about secularism. that is the trap we are falling into. it is to divide society and turn the 4 million muslims living in our country into of the republic. francois enemies of the republic. francois fillon was for once is not the centre of attention. he may have been hoping for a presidential kind of reserve. but, after all the surprises in this election, it's not clear as to the kind —— that is the kind of president france once anymore. supporters of marine le pen are seen as fiercely loyal and she is expected to get through to the second round of the election. the debates are largely about who will join her in the second round. whoever that is

he far right presidential candidate marine le pen has been stripped of her immunity or prosecution orges she tweeted of violence by so-called islamic state. french law bans the distribution of violent images. reporter: the decision to strip marine le pen of her parliamentary immunity was voted for by a broad majority of lawmakers in brussels. now le pen is under investigation in france where she could be found guilty of publishing violent images, which could carry a penalty of three years in prison. he charges date back to 2015 when she tweeted pictures of executions by the so-called islamic state. she has denounced the legal proceedings against her as political interference in the campaign. before his own legal woes, this might have been to the advantage of francois fillon, but he is now fighting to salvage his campaign. he might be charged over allegations he misused public funds and paid his wife thousands of euros for work she did not do. french police raided his home on thursday. the bid for the friends presidency is gathering momentum. the centrist candidate took aim at le pen a

the situation with marine le pen, is that just a distraction? thatjust a distraction? yes, i don't kill or make a blindest bit of difference to the campaign, it might even help her. her supporters look at the european parliament as a total shower, so were the issue turns to their will say what is new? she tweeted those pictures in response to her party being like daesh, and she said no, this is islamic state and broadcast the three images. it laid her open to this prosecution which might now be able to go ahead because of her community... it is not actually community, it is immunity from charges relating to her work as a parliamentarian that has been lifted. so yes it is an inconvenience to her but frankly i don't think you will make any difference to the. emmanuel macron, his manifesto, does that change things? yes, it is more good news for him that he can move in where more or less francois fillon has vanished in the policy debate. he is the centrist ex—holland s2. he has been accused of having anything of substance, merely being a internet sty

well, that is true, i mean, marine le pen is in that is true, i mean, marine le pen isina that is trueis in a strong position. she is likely to get to the second round. we'll have to see what happens, whether she is beaten in the second round stage, which is probably likely. as we saw with president trump and with brexit, surprises can happen. brexit‘s case, thank goodness they did it. we appreciate your time. thank you very much. to asia now, where there's more evidence china's economy is bouncing back. nice healthy bounce back. activity in the country's factories has increased at its fastest pace in almost five years. there's also been string growth in services and construction. rico hizon has been looking at the numbers for us in singapore. hey, rico, i have missed you! welcome back from your holiday. well, i was visiting family. it wasn't really a holiday, rico. hey, listen, my friend. china, beijing and the administration, the powers to be, have for the last several yea rs to be, have for the last several years tried to shift the economy away from making staff to being more servic

what is run—off would beat marine le pen by 60% to a0%. pen according to the polls by a larger margin than francois fillon. the whole focus is going to —— is who is going to get through to the second round against marine le pen. will it be francois fillon or an alternative right—wing candidate, because it is not finally decided that it will be fillon. there are negotiations going on. or will it be macron, the newcomer from the centre who has taken the country by storm and has this huge open space in the centre to attract people. at the moment all that has happened with the centre—right, with fillon and his party has been man from heaven to macron, he can't believe his luck. everything is running in his favour thing to stand against marine le pen. she of course is also rubbing her hands, but every poll says that whoever runs against marine le pen will win, so it is macron who is the real winner in this. britain's most senior anti—terrorism officer has revealed that 13 potential terror attacks have been prevented since 2013. assista nt assist

and let‘s not also forget marine le pen. run—off, there would be a coalition among voters, right and left, to vote for emmanuel macron. voting against marine le pen. what francois fillon is doing by standing, despite the fact he is my inner scandal which makes him unelectable, a lot of his support has drained away over the past few weeks, he is trying to ensure that he gets into the run—off and then the presidential election is between left and right as opposed to centrist and far right. he is trying to get through for the conservative vote. this picture of this big rally, it was important that he got in with the big numbers of people, like donald trump.|j think the weather was bad. i saw footage of people covered in rain. he estimated that 100,000 people turned out. it is estimated the area that he was in good contain about 35,000 people. did it extend as far back as the washington monument? one white ——1 reason why francois fillon keeps going in is because he has discovered a constituency. that constituency is conservative

if macron passes the first round he would eat marine le pen by 61% in the runoff and we have seen marinee pen softening her turnabout you -- leaving the euro. saying it would be the final step. manus: thank you so much. thearis at the beginning of event. we did a whole bunch of ceorviews with the french 's. many of them did not want -- we used to have a disaster recovery plan. a site that we would go to when it all went to pot. they did not seem to want to talk about the propensity for a disaster recovery program in france. territory for which there is now map. that is aa thing realistic possibility. not anything anyone wants to consider. remember how is this is reacted to the possibility of brexit or the nervousness of investors globally about potential. and the outcome of the u.s. election. markets spend too much attention looking at the french polls and we are ignoring a number of important risk factors. one of them is that le pen has the most loyal following which has resulted in her commanding share of the vote for the first round. thatis despite the fact credence toy little be give

translation: if it's between macron and marine le pen in the second round, i will vote for macron.e will better try to get closer to people, in general. by "people", i include, of course, older people, more conservative people, and workers, blue workers. polls suggest marine le pen has the support of almost half the blue—collar vote in france, and is gaining among farmers, and some public servants, too. but she is also battling claims that she misused eu money to pay party staff. emmanuel macron‘s strategy lies in holding together two different political tides. the centre—left and the centre—right. critics say the glue in that formula has been mr macron‘s personality, and his deliberately vague ideas. this programme tries to offer something to both sides. but will it be enough to keep them faithful and get them out to vote? with his centre—right rival francois fillon under investigation for embezzlement, this presidency could come down to a choice between mr macron or marine le pen, between globalisation or protectionism, the new political divide. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris.

marine le pen -- >> good evening get settled. this is our first debate for the 2017 presidential election. >> we are ourselves to the future confidently. i am a fighter, don't be afraid. don't doubt. i will lead to a strong recovery. >> national decline, we have had enough. thatroject is a project will liberate and protect us. we must be proud of our project has that is what we want to do. i am a candidate in favor of work. represent people who can't be fooled a third or fourth time. vote. my commitment is to restore order. to do that we need everyone. a free french people. all, everyone will have the same amount of time after 90 seconds you will see a red light go on. discuss andable to clear and myself will be moderating the debate. was drawnof speaking by lots. what about the economy and what is the position of france in the world. let's begin with a very simple question but essential, what kind of president do you want to be? each of you has 90 seconds. francois fillon. wouldould like to say it about the organization. 11 cand

is any chief executive officer behind marine le pen? , 16% of small and medium businesses in france think marine le pen has the best economic program. that means the vast majority of executives support other candidates. it is interesting to see that the bigger your company is, the fillon. will vote for approvedg businesses fillon. a quarter of the medium companies prefer macron. tom: what is her goal to get the marginal french motor, the marginal french voter in paris? >> today, her concern is do not scare too many voters. on her plan to leave the european union and the euro. she knows this is one of the reasons there is this so-called glass ceiling which could prevent her from winning in the runoff, no matter who she faces. populationfrench want france to stay in the eu. she has been trying to soften her stance about this idea of a brexit referendum, saying her priority will be to favor brental print jobs -- jobs and restore -- french jobs and restore borders, leaving the euro would be the final thing and she would wait for that before

translation: if it's between macron and marine le pen in the second round, i will vote for macron.ant. i think he will better try to get closer to people, in general. by "people", i include, of course, older people, more conservative people, and workers, blue workers. polls suggest marine le pen has the support of almost half the blue—collar vote in france, and is gaining among farmers, and some public servants, too. but she is also battling claims that she misused eu money to pay party staff. emmanuel macron‘s strategy lies in holding together two different political tides, the centre—left and the centre—right. critics say the glue in that formula has been mr macron‘s personality, and his deliberately vague ideas. this programme tries to offer something to both sides. but will it be enough to keep them faithful and get them out to vote? with his centre—right rival francois fillon under investigation for embezzlement, this presidency could come down to a choice between mr macron or marine le pen, between globalisation or protectionism, the new political divide. lucy williamson, bbc

marine le pen is an exception.the right to meet with all political forces and all political partners, just as our partners in europe and the us do. the kremlin likes what it is hearing from marine le pen. she has called for sanctions imposed on russia to be scrapped. she claims that crimea, the ukrainian peninsula co ntroversially that crimea, the ukrainian peninsula controversially annexed by russia, has always been russian. translation: you know my position is unknown. i rarely change them, which probably makes me an exception. —— mayan positions are known. the national front leader may have won widespread support in france, but her populist views have deterred most foreign leaders. vladimir putin, however, says she represents a fast—growing element of european politics. russia may already be accused of meddling in the us election to help donald trump wind the white house, at the kremlin denies those claims, and insists it will not try to influence next month's election. recent opinion polls in france put ms le p

marine le pen goes to moscow. she meet vladimir putin in the kremlin.an you we meet the four—year—old twins who saved the life of their mother when they worked out how to open her phone to call emergency services. hello and welcome. president trump has suffered a major defeat over one of this biggest campaign pledges. this vow to reform the system of america and repeal obamacare. he was facing a position notjust from democrats, but from this own party. he had issued an ultimatum saying he would drop it altogether if they did not back him. he was forced to abandon this plan after being told he simply did not have enough support. mr vice president, do you have the vote? a day of truly frantic meetings and phone calls, as the vice president, mike pence, went to the hilt to try to secure the votes needed to pass health care reform — trumpcare. and the usual tools deployed, a mixture of menace and flattery. but it wasn't going well. my vote is still a no. my vote has not changed. if anybody tells you for certain they know what is going to happen, they are ly