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sarah: they took second place to the conservative ump alliance under former president nicolas sarkozy. ben: and fresh blood to france will hollande's -- two francois hollande -- to francois hollande's party. reporter: france is divided into three main camps, the conservatives around nicolas sarkozy, marine le pen and the socialists of manuel valls. the are being -- these elections are being seen as a bellwether for the next presidential elections. >> i voted for the national front. they should get even more votes. if you want to know why, you should take a look around you. the rise of the national front and this mentality -- that worries me. reporter: all suggested the far right national front would win but it's leader -- win but it didn't. marine le pen still called it a triumph. it came in second. former president nicolas sarkozy and his conservative ump and its allies were the winners with 29%. >> our compatriots have turned away from the left in huge numbers because they feel they have been lied to the past three years. reporter: president francois hollande's socialist party took

the former president nicolas sarkozy came in first.ie la pen with the national front in second with just over 25%. >> it was quite a convincing lead for the unp the center right party led by the former french president nicolas sarkozy. the national front did less than opinion polls predicted but we have to remember that opinion polls are not an exact science but just a suggestion of voting tendencies. very much enforcing the over all trend that the national party seems to be losing favor and president hollande is not highly rated at the moment. we must remember also this was the first round of voting because in france there is a system of two rounds. it does give people the luxury of maybe registering a protest vote making some kind of a statement in the first round while then getting more serious in the second round. also these are local elections rather than national elections. again, people will sometimes vote in a different manner. what often happens in elections in france if the national front does well in the first round generall

. >>> a tv exit poll in france suggested that the former french president nicolas sarkozy. is leading for president. >> consolidating his political come back. ex-president nick has sarkozy is head-to-head weakening the national front's hopes of a first round win. >> i confirm that there will be no agreements, local or national, with the leaders of this party. >> marie la pen has turned france's political landscape on its head. transforming the initial front from a fringe moment to one of europe's most postal far right parties. they now want to gain more ground. >> the goal is to demonstrate that the initial front is a great strength with local presence and not only a force to attract french people in a national election. >> the latest result show important gains for nicolas sarkozy's party and marie la pen's national front but the country's embattleed president franÇois hollande has steadily seen support. his acceptance rating is at an all-time low. >> vote something a victory for men and a bit too late for women. today we can vote. we will elect as many men as women. >> is

they were beaten into second place by conservatives, led by nicolas sarkozy. the united states says it won't participate later today when the humane rights debates in the palestinian territory. washington normally defends israel on such occasions. the u.s. has given no explanation for the planned absence this time, but recently signaled it's reassessing its relations with israel. >>> the republican senator of texas, ted cruz has become the first major candidate to announce he'll stand in next year's presidential election. mr. cruz a conservative, who battled against president obama's health care reforms, posted his intention on twitter. >>> and four live shows of the bbc's "top gear" program are due to take place in norway next week have been postponed. the show's presenter is being investigated over an alleged clash with a producer. a report on the incident will be given to the bbc director general later this week. >>> more than 10,000 people have been killed by ebola in the years since the first deaths from the outbreak of the disease was confirmed in west a

anna: in france, the former president nicolas sarkozy made gains. and lashes out at francois hollande. despite gains, the national fund failed to take power in anyone district. the china central bank chief says the nation's growth rate has fallen too far and policymakers have room to respond. the shanghai composite jumps 2% -- more than 2% in fact. meanwhile, in japan industrial production fell more than forecast. output dropped by 3.4%, missing analyst estimates. the data is the weakest since june of last year. coming up, the bitterly contested nigerian presidential elections. more on those latest political developments when we come back. ♪ anna: welcome back to "on the move." we're 30 minutes into the trading day let's see how things are shaping up. you can see many of the markets getting a bit of a boost partly in response to what we're hearing from china, perhaps not what we are hearing from greece. the ftse 100 up by around half a percent. let's get to some of the top stock stories. caroline hyde is here. caroline: a bit of m&a is leading the c

what we are seeing is the return of course of the ex president nicolas sarkozy leading the emp party, the center rite party, making gains. leaving the national front in second place. but, of course the incumbent president francis hollande socialist party, in third. he has failed to make any significant gains in recent months despite the overall view in france that his handling of the attacks in paris in jan were handled very well. this is of course a 3-horse race as we have seen from the early results. >> the remains of medieval king richard iii has been transferred to a formal burial place. it passed several historical landmarks, including the battlefield where he was killed more than 500 years ago. king richard's bones were found under a car park previously the site of a church >>> still to come an al jazeera - we go ideas the lucrative and murky world of pigeon racing and tell you why this bird is worth $264,000. and star of the galaxy a great goal from the football league and the rest of sport from around the world. >>> welcome back. it's never been the most my flying of sports bu

. >>> former interior minister of nicolas sarkozy is in prison charged with illegal financing in 2007. the police say that the money could have come from libya. we have reports from paris. >> the questioning that is been going on since the early hours of friday morning surrounds a sum of approximately $700,000. which appeared in claude guillen's bank account back in markin 2007. gueant said that 24 was for the sale of two paintings, but there is dispersion and doubt over the story partly because the two paintings themselves are considered to be worth a fraction of what they were allegedly sold for. also if you're selling valuable paintings and shipping them overseas, you need an export license from the ministry of culture. there are questions marks over of isevery the election campaign of 2007 of nicolas sarkozy. >> still ahead, another stalemate. we'll have the latest on the peace talks from south sudan's government and rebels. >>> flooding in argentina leave thousand homeless and an entire town abandoned. >>> and italian football club parma is given a financial lifeline. >> i was go

the end, in french local elections, the party was edged out by the former right clock president nicolas sarkozy. the udi pulling in 29.5% of the vote. the national front brought it close to 26%. that is still its highest score ever. it was a bit of an upset though, as that party was excited to come in first. the party of socialist, francois hollande, just 21% of the vote. that election continues next sunday in round two of the local vote. meanwhile, the war of words is already underway. michelle harrison has more. michelle: he hit the campaign trail running. socialist prime minister determined to put a stop to the search in popularity for the national front. he made second-place behind nicholas sarkozy's unp. >> this massive vote in favor is a singular blow against the prime minister, who thought he could lead the campaign that stigmatized millions of french citizens. >> the socialists were given third-place results. voters will have back to the polls next sunday. the french premier made a clean for a so-called republican front, urging both socialist and unp voters to unite against the national

. >> in france the party led by the former president nicolas sarkozy looks set to win local elections. president francis hollande's socialists are thought to have reacted badly. marine le pen's party did not do as as well as she hoped. >> as she voted on sunday. marine le pen hoped this would be a break through election and it would gain control of local councils. projected results suggested a big disappointment for her. while it gained more members, it will struggle to control even one council. she stride to put a brave face on it. >> translation: the historical fact is the establishment of the thanksal front as a force. it is a good sign for the future. the socialist party is disappearing whilst the national front showed exceptional results. >> reporter: the clear winner was projected to win two thrds of france's councils. that may help the campaign to become the umps next presidential candidate. >> with their vote the french poem have rejected the politics of france where francis hollande's government. this has never happened before never have they lost so many. the socialists have

. >> the winners that swept to victory were nicolas sarkozy's centrist right party. >> france's socialists woke up to their worst election hangover in years, a slap in the face according to this paper. the socialists were sent packing in nearly half of their departments. >> they have the choice between bad and really bad. it shows bad. i would say that is a sign of common sense. >> what is most important is that the politicians learn from this. >> the prime minister did not even try to sugarcoat the bitter outcome. minutes after the polling stations closed, he conceded defeat. >> this evening, the mainstream white -- right as one the parliamentary elections. it is undeniable. >> tonight big winner was nicholas sarkozy. his conservative unp party took to thirds of the -- two thirds of the department. >> through their vote, the french people have massively rejected the policies of fred -- of president francois hollande and his government will stop change is coming and nothing -- francois hollande and his government. change is coming and nothing can stop it. >> but others have their eyes set

the nicolas sarkozy party is leading in the first round. the far right national front is it in second place. their leader is hoping to build on that momentum for a presidential bid in 2017. neave barker reports from paris. >> consolidating his political comeback. ex-president sar cosy ump's party edged ahead, weakening the national fronts hopes of a win. >> i confirm that it's local or national with the leaders of this party. >> they turned the landscape on its head transforming the front from a fringe movement into one of the powerful parties. after their historic win last year. they now want to gain more ground. >> the goal is to demonstrate that the national front is a great strength with local presence, and not only a force to attract people in a national election. >> the latest result has gains for sarcozy's ump party, at the national front. it's seen support for the socialist steadily dwindle. the approval rating is at a low, despite prays for the handling of the paris attack. >> in january, men and women were killed because they were

nicolas sarkozy has set the stage for a possible run at the lycÉe.s suggest his allies push the far right national front into second place. a recent survey put sarkozy ahead of francois hollande. the regional event will be held on sunday. the greek permit us to has reportedly warned it will be impossible to service his country's debt unless the eu provides more aid. alexis tsipras made the comment to angela merkel. -- in response to angela merkel. tsipras will meet merkel in berlin later today for more talks. hong kong is hosting the might and money conference, bringing together the leading players and top investors from across the region. china continuing to slow. joining us is fortescue metals representative. how would you describe the mood at this conference compared to previous ones? >> the conference has been a little at the start. all of us recognize it is cyclical business. when prices are down it's an opportunity to make sure we are ready for the upturns. rishaad: iron ore's collapse has worsened. it has been one of the biggest stories. why a

the former nicolas sarkozy party. the unp and the french nationality were running neck and neck.irelli is going private. let's get some traction on this deal with caroline hyde. it seems like a complicated number. guest: 15 euros per share. that values them at 7 billion euros. it is complicated. chemchina is looking to buy the majority holding. that is 26%. they are going to buy 26% of the rally -- pirelli. they want to spend up to 7 billion euros. they may want to get skin in the game. one of the men is the chief executive of pirelli. he will probably remain as chief executive. he can reinvest in the country -- company. whatever happens, they are getting in there and taking the 26% stake. we understand the cap he will be taken private for at least four years. why do they want chemchina behind them? they already have stake in tires. they could double the volume in the truck tires business. thereir competition is michelin. they want to be able to reclaim some of that market share with the backing of china. this deal is one of the most substantial we have seen from a chinese compan

remember president obama ripping netanyahu to president nicolas sarkozy. that was open mi consider.srael needed to go to '67 borders. there have been a history of things. this has not happened in a vacuum. it is time to ask the question, is this white house anti-symphony mick. >> i don't think this relationship can be prepared. too much has happened behind the scenes in front of the scenes we've overheard in terms of policy unfortunately it is job of next president to solidify this bond. let israel know we have their back. i don't know that netanyahu is obama's biggest supporter. can you really blame him? he hasn't vocally had israel's back in way he should have. >> administration is not anti-semitic. this is rift in the diplomatic community about iran and culture and future. is it a moderate state? does it have the culture to be a moderate state? are there forces at work if it we engage with them they might become more moderate? >> charlie i understand if you believe that iran should exist and believe in iranian exceptionalism, if you believe those things you don't have to be openl

. >>> france's conservative ump party, led by nicolas sarkozy is showing a strong showing. the ruling socialists of francois hollande appear to have lost about 30 departments. sarkozy calls a conservative victory a massive rejection of hollande's policies. >>> greece is hoping for approval today of its new list of economic reforms demanded by international creditors. if accepted, it would mean the release of more bailout money to the cash-strapped country. leaders spent the weekend in talks in brussels. >>> another story we're following. according to yemen's foreign minister, -- >> saudi war planes have begun daylight strikes in sanaa. now these latest strikes are described as some of the most intense since the coalition began its campaign last week. the rebels say the strikes have killed 48 people. >> the fighting comes amid word that the arab league is forming a new joint military force. ian, the arab world has seen so much division. how much coordination can we expect with this new military force? >> reporter: well, zain, first off, this is unpress didn'ted. we've never

take a message that works well in texas to the rest of the country >>> former french president nicolas sarkozy's center right party won the election. it's an unexpected lose. the anti-immigrant policy beat out the socialist party, led by the current president. >> consolidating the political comeback the ex-president ump's party edged ahead. weakening the al nusra front's hopes of a first-round win. >> i confirm that there'll be no agreements - local or national with the leaders of the party. >> they have turned the landscape on the head. >> turning it into one of the far right parties. after the election win, they want to gain more grounds. >> the goal is to demonstrate that the al nusra front has a local presence. and not able to win in a local election. >>> it shows gains for sarcozy's party. the country's embattled president has seen support for his socialists steadily dwindle. the approval rating is at a record low, despite prays for his handling of the paris attacks two months ago, a point touched upon which his prime minister. >> in january, men and women were killed. let not forget that.

afterwards, ump leader nicolas sarkozy made a brief statement acknowledging his party's success.ngeover of national power, he said, is coming. but for the government, prime minister vall s said there should be satisfaction that the national front had not done as well as it hoped. >> even if support for the far right was too high it's not the biggest party. i'm content with that because that was my personal campaign goal. >> reporter: but they can't conceal the fact that it was a miserable day for the french left. next sunday the second round of voting and in many constituencies, it will be a runoff between the right and the far right. hugh schofield, bbc news paris. >>> the british parent who is sparked an international manhunt last year when they defied doctors to take their 5-year-old child overseas for cancer treatments say that their son is now free from the disease. they said they feared their son, asher, would die if he continued to be treated in the uk. he eventually received experimental therapy in the czech republic and his doctors say he will soon be allowed to go home.

results >>> the clear winner of the elections was the right wing ump led by former president nicolas sarkozy. it is project to win almost two-thirds of france's councils. that might help his faltering campaign. >> with their vote the french people rejected the politics of francis hollande's government. never before has the government lost so many departments. >> the socialist of francis hollande have been punished by voters. frustrated by the economy and high unemployment. the results suggest they have lost up to 30 councils to the ump. before these elections, the polling suggestions suggested the french people were turning towards the national front in greater numbers, attracted to the anti-immigration or europe nationalism. results show the party is gaining popularity it doesn't have the critical mass to breakthrough. it will reassure those looking ahead to the 2017 presidential election in which marine le pen will run as a candidate. >> crews tried to recover the second back box from the deadly plane crash. helicopters flew to and from the site all day. investigators are looking for the s

in france, former president nicolas sarkozy and the national front made games in the -- james in theelection. -- gains in the national election. at a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck just off the coast of court, new guinea this morning. -- papua new guinea. caroline: you can join the conversation with both of us this morning, let us know what you think about the show and what you want to hear about. looking at effects, read bets on the euro, record high -- the bets on the euro, record highs. manus: the deadline for greece comes hard. we will look at the details and what the issues are. stay with "countdown." ♪ caroline: welcome back. let's talk greece. for six years struggling, they are short of funds. they might run out of cash in a matter of weeks. keeping in mind that nobody has left the euro, take a look at what might happen. the next steps range from standing in the euro to catastrophic divorce. the greek prime minister will have to accept austerity in exchange for loans. without cash, how long will the government last? if no compromise is reached, bailouts will still. that means

his predecessor and political opponents nicolas sarkozy led a sweeping majority in the elections.merican express increasing ceo will pay 25.1 million. that is after please hedged records. -- after companies hedged records. they ended a partnership with cosco that was ranked among amex is most profitable. there will be stricter testing of pills of the country's largest retailer of dietary supplements. gnc and three major retailers were accused of selling herbal supplements that were contaminated fraudulent, or incorrectly labeled. the new procedures would be tougher by those required by federal law. trainee is shannon teddy -- joining me is shannon. shannon: it is not regulated by the fda didn't a vessel the violation they can get caught. there is no regulation, no approval is, nothing they have to go through to get certain. they were assigned products. a very common popular product. they have things like ground of experience -- ground of asparagus in it. some really weird stuff. there have been cases where things the past contain traces of certain drugs. some weird stuff has been

conservatives led by former president nicolas sarkozy dominated elections yesterday.reamworks movie is a hit. the studio was looking for "home" to top expectations. rihanna and jennifer lopez have major voice roles. dreamworks is restructuring four of his last six movies lost money. tom: something we can do as we move into the 7:00 hour, peter cook will report from washington. janet yellen's speech reaction across that important speech on friday. something that has captured the art world. this is one of the most important picasso paintings. we are privileged to bring you one of the leaders of christie's. a gorgeous painting. the numbers being touted are extraordinary. barry reynolds i have to recapitulate what he said. i can think of 18 million reasons for the u.s. -- 18 trillion reasons for the u.s. to issue a 50 year bond to refinance all of its debt. interest rates will rise one day. those who are been predicting a return to traditional rate environment have been dead wrong. are they just early or is this a paradigm shift? we might not know for some time. neil dutt

open microphone caught part of a private conversation with the president and french president nicolas sarkozy. sarkozy said of the israeli premier, "i can't stand netanyahu. he is a liar." but rather than defend israel the president piled on. he said -- quote -- "you're tired of him? what about me? i have to deal with him every day." february of 2012, at a conference in tunis the secretary of state hillary clinton was asked about mr. obama pandering to -- quote -- zionist lobbyists end quote and she acknowledged that was a fair question and went on to explain during an election season, there are comments made that certainly don't reflect our foreign policy. 2014 during the gaza conflict, the white house and the state department criticized israel for the deaths of palestinians who were being used as human shields by hamas but far worse was the president's true feelings -- with his true feelings was the decision to try and use arm supplies to israel as a pressure point against israel. in october of 2014, an anonymous administration official called prime minister netanyahu a chicken -- i can't e

words but not nearly as tough as gordon brown the perform former prime minister of britain and nicolas sarkozyfrance. all throughout his administration he sought to look at iran in the most positive light. he has as the end goal warmer relations between the united states and iran. martha: fascinating. steve, thank you very much. >> you bet. >> see on the side of your screen, now on your whole screen. this is the person who is introducing benjamin netanyahu. we're waiting for the speech. just moments away. we'll take you there live. bill: that is bob cohen. we could dip in a moment. he does the intro obviously for benjamin netanyahu. he said on the tarmac before he left tel aviv yesterday he comes to america what he believes is something that is paramount to the israeli people and he speaks on behalf of all the jewish people when he comes here. the big event tomorrow, bipartisan meeting in house of representatives. today, this is the largest israeli american organization you will find in this country. this is a very influential group that netanyahu wants to address first. speech should go about