nicholas sarkozy said he will rollback is gay marriage lob pass last year.ext that's right, the president -- the french paper says that sarkozy relaunch the debate. it says that he put the debate back on the same-sex marriage debate in spectacular fashion. and it continues at the former head of state has taken a risk and may alienate his allies many of whom have actually resign themselves to the law actually being here to stay. he may not convince many people. others see it as political maneuvering in the run-up to the actual leadership race. >> as you are saying, these people are saying that this is nothing but a case of political maneuvering. >> that is right. nicholas sarkozy, more to the right, a change or opportunism? that is what the papers say. will he draw all the benefits he wants from his party echo the people he is trying to convince probably will not be convinced. and in the long-term, it may not win those for them. sarkozy is headed off to one of france's far-flung territories caledonia. >> yes, it is just to the east of australia. it is a trick

you have the right wing nicolas sarkozy, all the way to the left. you can see the president, francois hollande. the prime minister, manuel valls. "le point" is saying, given the dire economic situation that france is in, they need to stop their silly squabbling and get on the same page. "le point" says there are seven reforms they could all get on and it is time for them to work together. >> in the mid-of another scandal involving -- in the midst of another scandal involving -- >> he is being accused of asking the palace to speed up judicial investigations targeting former president nicholas sarkozy, a bid to stop them from returning to french politics. he has said he did not ask this at all. but the magazine says there is no doubt about it. he really tried to stab his good friend, nicolas sarkozy, in the back. you can see the title "nabillo n, the tv star who stabbed his small friend." this is a reference to another store that has been huge on social media involving a tv reality star who is suspected of stabbing her boyfriend. you can see it says "

are they ready for sarkozy? many say they are not. >> the atmosphere in the party isn't a good enough platform fob sarkozy to return. >> as far as i'm concerned, no, i followed him since he was the mayor and i don't want him back. >> polls indicate that the more centrist candidate and former french prime minister would be many people's preferred choice as the candidate in 2017. mr. sarkozy is by no means guaranteed his own party's nomination. >> bahrain, one of america's staunch evident allies, trying to fill 34 seats in the lower house. the opposition party is boycotting the elections, claiming the ruling party is not enacting necessary political reforms. the country stands by the united states in the fight against isil. >> there's been a political shakeup in taiwan. some voters say the pro china policies had a lot to do with voting. the progressive party could signify a changing tide ahead of the 2016 general election. >> i think it shows that the party has not performed well and the divisions have meant that

it shows nicolas sarkozy. we have france while -- we have francois. he says, "no, there is a plot against me." then there is in the one -- is another one who says, "no no, i will have the final say." he was convicted of mishandling funds. >> is the french reality -- it is the french reality version of "house of cards." germany is marking the 25th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall. >> let's have a look at a couple of german front pages. this has the headline "berlin beings alike to the world -- "berlin beams a light to the world." a look at another main german paper, which has a photo album of the jubilee events over the weekend. the photo is of chancellor angela merkel looking at gorbachev, now 83. the architect of terminal reunification, more or less. she says, i thank you for that. i thank you for letting things happen. >> gorbachev's, and that the world is again on the brink of a new cold war -- it's getting a lot of attention, isn't it? >> a lot of analysis pieces are about this statement by gorbachev that there could be a new cold war. l

paul, despite past legal tussles, sarkozy seems to be quite popular. at least within his party. >> well, yes, the polls done in advance of this leadership election here on saturday do indicate that sarkozy does have a sizable majority of the card-carrying membership of the unp willing to back him. not forgetting two and a half years after he lost the presidency to franÇois hollande and he vowed back then that you'll never hear from me again. he was going to change his life and do something else all together. he said that politics has drawn him back in. he feels that he is needed, but the question mark is not whether he will win because it looks like a forgone conclusion, but by how much he will win. that's critical. at the moment the latest poll gave him 63% of the vote. that's down 10% from a month ago. all the political analysts here in paris and across france are saying unless he can get 75% or in the region of that, that frankly his authority will not be sufficient to allow him to go for that french presidency in 2017. >> that's something that he w

the paper also says he could have played an important role after nicolas sarkozy lost israel electionampaign in 2014 -- his reelection campaign in 2014. what is ironic about this whole scandal is that nicolas or cozy is kind of getting away without a scratch. -- sarkozy is kind of getting away without a scratch. he finally reacted yesterday. he said that he would not stoop so low as to get involved, but he said we need to turn the page on the sickening soap operas are people try to take down a rival or competitor by dirtying their name. >> interesting. let's move on to the aoecpec meeting. the symbolic meeting between the chinese president and the japanese prime minister. >> it is the first meeting in over two years. it is getting a lot of coverage in the regional press. papers are describing this as a chilly handshake that could start a potential thaw in relations. a lot of papers have said the tensions are high and perhaps the two countries could go to war. people can heave a sigh of relief, but don't get your hopes up too high, says the china daily. they say there is still more wor

nicolas sarkozy has been elected president of the enp party. it boosts his hopes of getting his old job back. >> reporter: as he arrived to cast his ballot, nicolas sarkozy played down the importance, describing the party vote as an internal election among family. the result was crucial to fulfilling his burning ambition to lead france again, and the outcome was less conveniencing than sarcozy would have hoped -- convincing than sarcozy would have wanted. analysts predicted he needed a majority of 70% to assert authority on the party. in the end he got over 64%. >> it's exactly 10 years ago, almost to the day, that saabing owesy first -- sarkozy first won the leadership of france's center right unp party, which catapulted him to the french presidency within the space of three years. what is striking about this run, and the commentators are saying it, is how little the man changed in the intervening years. commentators highlight his impulsiveness, agitated mannerisms and skirting with far-right campaign ideas. many say sarkozy's biggest problem

it says he is assessed with sarkozy and vice versa. they could very well run against each other in the next presidential election, 2017. in the meantime, both of them playing -- paying close attention to each other. >> the magazine is exploring the dark aside of power this week. >> that's right. you can see a picture of adolf hitler taken on april 20, 1945 10 days before he died. you can see the quote is talking about his final days. they have pulled together some documents that were unknown until now that describe what happened in those final days his final conversations, which is just general. it is an interesting read if anybody is interested in the second world war. there is one document that they focus on what he says, if the war is lost, so is the german population. there is no need to ensure that the population has access to what it needs to survive. on the contrary, destroy these elements because the population has proven that it is weak. >> usually can count on -- for some love and tenderness, but not this week. the former fre

the former french president nicolas sarkozy will you win back the keys to the country. and we look at taiwanese election. >> now a reminder of the top stories in al jazeera. an egyptian judge has dismissed all the charges against president hosni mubarak. a group of sunni politicians in iraq has accused shia militias of revenge attacks. they say sunni muslims and their property are being targeted. >>> and the arab league will present a draft resolution to the u.n. security council setting a time frame to create a palestinian state. >>> to afghanistan where taliban fighters have attacked the foreign non-government organization compound in the capitol of kabul. the army base has also been targeted by gunmen in helmand. we have this update. >> reporter: a source of afghan supreme court forces who has been down on the scene in a target in kabul reports a number of foreigners both wounded and killed in this latest attack, also one afghan wounded. now the anterior military spokesperson has also told us that this ngo was targeted in this attack, was apparently involved in the e

nicholas sarkozy is again on the front page. he is running for the leadership of the opposition's conservative fewer people are. he gave an interview. >> that its rights, he is once again on the front page. he is full of love today. let's take a look at this quote he gives. he talks about the fact that he wants to reconcile the right with itself, and in this interview, he sees himself already as the leader of the unp. polls suggest he will win that race easily. he says "my first challenge will be to bring my political family back together. the ufp has been rocked" since he lost the reelection in 2012. he said he wants to put an end to all about. >> not everyone is convinced by sarkozy the peacemaker. >> exactly. some accuse him of reverse psychology. they point out that on the eve of this leadership election, he is pretending to be this unifying character, but he has really spent his whole campaign going on and on about very divisive topics. for instance, recently said he wanted to revoke the right to gay marriage if ever he wer

it could mark a comebacks by nicolas sarkozy. more than 268,000 party members are eligible to story. here is the story. >> you are welcome, sir, have a great day. >> for u.m.p. militants, it is not that easy to switch to voting online. >> hi. i would like to vote, but i have a problem. ic find my membership card. >> i have lost my membership card. >> i have a friend who is blind and would like to vote. >> the party is getting 5,000 calls on average every day. i find the militants are active. they said they are worried they won't be able to vote. starting at 8:00 p.m. on friday members have 24 hours to vote on this web page. >> the website has been designed to be robust enough to withstand the demands of this vote. >> the mumplet n.p. is trying to avoid another leadership row. they had a long contention fight over the u.m.p.'s top flight. >> the members have chosen me to be the next u.m.p. >> the results show that i have won with a small majority. >> so on the floor of the party headquarters, a committee composed of legal experts

nicholas sarkozy in particular showing his teeth. >> the president -- the former president is one of the three leaders in contention. last saturday, there was a rather ravi -- rowdy rally in the former stronghold of the former foreign minister, who is also the mayor of bordeaux. an incident opens already the confrontation between the two men for the unp primaries for the 20 17th presidential election. the battle on the right has been launched, says the paper. there lies a deep-seated questioning that the french white wing -- right wing cannot avoid, which is whether or not they should try to appeal to the center. and the paper reports that there is animosity setting in. this anna martin is the -- this animosity is nothing new in french politics, but it comes at a fairly dangerous time when the national front is now a formidable force. they will be having a leadership election next week, which will of course, be a formality. the elected leader of the party says between the ideological roots on the left and the personal ritz on the right can create a monopoly in french politics. plex f

. >>> and former french president sarkozy is looking at a comeback.e could now set his sights back on the presidency which he lost to socialist francois hollande two years ago. >>> and coming up, he would have turned 26 today. >>> and plus, sailors run into trouble while competing in the volvo ocean race. than the drive. it's more than the car. for lotus f1 team, the competitive edge is the cloud. powered by microsoft dynamics, azure, and office 365, the team can gain real time insights and instantly share information around the globe. when every millisecond counts, staying competitive begins with the cloud. this is the microsoft cloud. >>> welcome back, there is another tragedy in the world of cricket. an umpire in israel who reports say was also the captain of the national team died after suffering a head injury during a game. >> it is just really bizarre. another accident similar to last week. according to the news service, he suffered a catastrophic head wound when he was hit in the head by a ball. it ricochetted and oscar later died at a hospital

. >>> well france said former president nicholas sarkozy may soon return to politics. >> the country's opposition party unp is favored over his two charlies. the results of the race are expected later today. france will hold its next presidential election in 2017. >>> and russia said it successfully test-fired an intercontinental missile. coming up how russia fired the missile and how close it came to a u.s. state. >>> plus, the national football league in the united states announces a policy change after ray rice's suspension is overturned. >>> police in the u.s. city of chicago say a man shot a woman inside a department store during a black friday rush. >> yeah, take a look at this video. it happened add a nordstrom's store that was filled. police say it may have been the man's girlfriend, we do know that the woman died at the scene. >> one witness described what happened. >> by the corner there, a girl ran out, she said -- i asked her what happened. and she said that somebody -- a guy pulled out a gun, shot a girl. and then shot himself. >> the woman who was wounded was a seasonal e

elections previous basically by criticizing sarkozy for the rising unemployment rate and it continues up. he is facing reality that he would not be able to run for reelection. however, there is 2.5 years to go. all the predictions have been that at some point the unemployment rate is going to turn around. in 2013.pected people said this year. that didn't happen. we will have to see how it goes. >> if he doesn't run, who would run? >> that is the question. everyone in the socialist party is aware of this issue. basically, two main candidates. one is manuel valls, the prime minister. he represents the wing of the party pushing for a more pro-business image. valls has even said he wants to get rid of the word socialist because it is too old-fashioned. you have the labor minister introduced at 35 hours. she represents the more traditional side of the socialist party, more concerned about maintaining the welfare state. it is kind of a battle for the soul of the party. it will continue to be played out. >> talk to me about manuel valls. i caught up with him in london and he is definitely ve

where are we with sarkozy? do you think he will ever make a comeback? where is your money?all depensd on the unemployment rate. it is hard to imagine that it is going to keep picking up for 2 1/2 years. let's say it does, though. there is a battle within the socialist party between prime minister who wants to call it a pro business, more liberal conomic line and the mayor who stands for a traditional party. that's the battle that is being layed out. the prime minister takes obviously more flak. whether he can hold on to that popularity for the next 2 1/2 years is another question. >> ok. we'll leave it there. live from paris on hollande's half term. e.u. commission president accused of turning luxembourg into a tax haven. ♪ >> i'm anna ed warsd in london. time for today's company news. home depot says 53 million email addresses were stolen in addition to payment card information. a space outlaw and a talking raccoon helped disney's earnings beat estimates. "guardians of the galaxy" is the top grossing movie in the u.s. so far this year raking in $330 million in ticket sales

. >> she was there with olivier sarkozy, the brother of nicolas sarkozy.s, which fueled speculation that there might be a secret wedding. i called mary-kate olsen's publicist, no confirmation yet, but they have been dating for two years, and there is a 17-age gap difference. but from these pictures, they look like they care very deeply for each other. >> and the photo of the week, jon hamm, photobombed. >> this is exactly what jon hamm did at an amc party with january jones. he's creeping up behind january jones with his bug-eyed, wide-eyed look, just being very funny. a lot of people don't know that. they think he's very serious and very don draper, but off-camera, he is one of the funniest guy. >> such a practical joker. we've all experienced him. >> our tweet of the week is from jessica alba, showing her getting her workout on. >> yes, she is getting in some really serious shape. this week, she tweeted out, doing this video, practicing crab maga to the beats of no doubt's "i'm just a girl." for anyone who doesn't know about it, it's eight fighting techn